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Finding the right turbulator for an application is an exercise we are equipped to handle.
We let applications dictate the enhancement type because we quite literally make them all.
We make a bunch of different turbulator types and many different geometries within those types.
And it’s because we make the entire spectrum of turbulator types and have data on where they stand that we can rank them in order of performance without letting bias creep in.
Rigid Soldered Turbulators
The highest performing turbulator out there. In addition to extreme turbulation, it also increases the internal surface area of the tube anywhere between 2x to 4x (due to the solder bond effect). It makes drastic size (and cost) reduction in viscous fluid coolers possible.
It is also a gamechanger in gas coolers where surface area extension is the dominant play other than simply turbulation as gas is naturally turbulent anyway. A 4x increase in internal surface area at 75% bond efficiency would still give a 3x bump in heat transfer coefficient.
Wire Turbulators
Wire turbulators offer the flexibility of easy insertion and the second highest performance profile in our range. Second only to rigid soldered turbulators. Their performance and pressure drop correlations are mapped into our VorTX DLL. Wire Turbulators are ideal for cases where tubeside limitation is severe.
Spiral Turbulators
Spiral Turbulators sit in between the performance of tight L/D Twisted Tape and Low Dense Wire Turbulators. A sweet spot in terms of pressure drop penalties. Spiral Turbulators also have their performance and pressure drop correlations mapped into our VorTX DLL. Spiral Turbulators are ideal for viscous and semi-viscous applications where pressure drop allowance is tight and twisted tapes can’t give enough performance.
Twisted Tape Turbulators
CEI Twisted Tapes have perfect L/D conformance and can be made in a wide range of materials and sizes. Even the L/D range that we can make these in is large giving a lot of flexibility in terms of design choices.