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Scope of application

Developed for wet-process phosphoric acid concentration and heating applications, the graphite shell and tube phosphoric acid heater features excellent corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, low fouling tendency, and long service life. It is widely used in the phosphate chemical industry and new energy material production.
Core Applications:Wet-process phosphoric acid (WPA) concentration and purification, suitable for single-line phosphoric acid concentration systems with capacities of 30,000–150,000 tons/year, and diammonium phosphate (DAP) plants with capacities of 60,000–600,000 tons/year.
New Energy Materials:Acid treatment, heating, and recovery processes for lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF₆) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) precursor production.
Fine Chemicals:Heating, evaporation, condensation, and heat transfer of phosphoric acid-containing media, as well as acidic material processing in pesticide and dye intermediate production.
Other Industrial Applications:Hydrochloric acid synthesis and cooling in chlor-alkali industries.
Heating and concentration of acidic solutions in titanium dioxide and zirconium processing.
Temperature control of electroplating solutions.

Performance Characteristics

· Main Structure:The equipment adopts a shell and tube graphite heat exchanger structure, consisting of graphite tube bundles, graphite tube sheets, graphite heads, steel shell, spring compensation devices, and anti-swirl baffles.
· Graphite Tube Bundle:Manufactured with pressed graphite tubes and treated in high-temperature infrared furnaces to enhance thermal stability and mechanical strength.
· Uses high-strength modified resin bonding technology, providing excellent bonding strength and preventing leakage.
· Tube Sheets and Heads:Constructed with an integral impermeable graphite structure.
· The tube bundle and heads are bonded as one unit, eliminating the risk of metal contact with acidic media and ensuring reliable sealing performance.
· Shell and Thermal Expansion Compensation:Carbon steel shell designed for pressure resistance.
· Built-in spring compensation structure absorbs thermal expansion differences between graphite components and the steel shell, preventing cracking.
· Flow Optimization:Equipped with internal anti-swirl baffles to reduce dead zones, minimize scale deposition, and improve heat transfer efficiency.

Technical Characteristics

Item Specification
Design Temperature -20~130 ℃ (Short-term up to 150 ℃)
Design Pressure Tube Side / Shell Side ≤ 0.4 MPa
Thermal Conductivity ≥80 W/(m·K)
Heat Exchange Area per Unit 50–500 m² (Customizable)

 

Graphite Phosphoric Acid Heater