Specialty and Custom-Built Units

Flash Tanks & FRV Flash Recovery Vessel

Vertical Flash Tanks or Horizontal Flash Tanks or Flash Recovery Vessels are used to reduce high-pressure steam to a low-pressure state before returning the steam in your system. Tanks can be built with a horizontal or vertical orientation with a stand. Horizontal design is available without a stand for hanging. Tanks made of heavy-duty steel and designed up to 150 psig with national board stamp as standard; other ASME stamped ratings available upon request. Various sizes available.

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Discharge Chemical Feeder

Discharge Chemical Feeder units provide a low cost way to add chemicals thereby prolonging the life of the mechanical seals on the pumps of boiler feed units; boiler feed pumps should not pump chemicals. Tanks can be built as vertical orientation with optional stand and/or bypass piping. Tanks made of heavy-duty steel and designed to 150 psig with national board stamp as standard; other ASME stamped ratings available upon request. Various sizes are available.

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Blow Down Separator

Blow Down Separators allow the chemicals and dirt, from blowing down the boiler, to be piped into drain by cooling the water temperature. Tanks can be built as vertical orientation with stand. Tanks made of heavy-duty steel with stainless steel wear plates and designed to 150 or 300 psig with national board stamp. An optional manual or automatic after cooler is available. Various sizes are available.

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Glycol Fill Tanks come with an air gap fitting to eliminate back flow that might contaminate the water supply. Unit can be used to add glycol to a system but also for applications requiring an Air Break Tank or Seal Flush Unit. Design comes standard with either simplex or duplex, bronze-fitted pumps and 3/16" thick, black steel tank; an option for heavier thickness is available. Standard unit also includes a removable lid, gauge glass assembly and low water cut-off switch.

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See Examples of Shipco® Custom-Built Units!

Do you have doorway limitations? Do you have limited a "footprint"? Do you need a steel tank with special tapings? Do you require a uniquely shaped steel tank? Do you need to "yoke" cast iron receivers? Is your budget restricted so that the only way to acquire a deaerator is to use a design approach that spreads the purchase cost over multiple years? Do you need a custom-built unit?

Most models in any of the product lines can be custom-built to meet the unique requirements of the end user. And if an existing model cannot meet your requirements, Shipco® will partner with you to design and engineer a custom-built product that will meet your special needs. We offer tanks, either vertical or horizontal configurations, with flat or dished tops or sides on legs or cradles and a variety of accessories. Tank fittings, man-ways, brackets, interior baffles, legs, sight-glass, gauge panels, ladders, hand-rails, etc. are available. Contact your local rep to discuss ordering a custom-built model for your specific application.

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Blow Down Tanks (BDT) are ASME code stamped for 150 psig (minimum 5/16” thick). These vessels provide an alternate way of cooling the bottom boiler blowdown. The tank is designed to break up the blowdown flow by hitting the tangential stainless steel wear plate in the vessel. Unit can be fitted with optional after cooler. Various sizes and shapes are available to meet your specifications.

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