Oil Expansion Tanks

Expansion tank is provided in hot oil system to accommodate for the increased thermic fluid volume due to thermal expansion.

Oil expansion tanks.

We offer a wide selection of amtrol watts and bell gossett expansion tanks to suit all of your plumbing and heating needs. The other side is dry and contains. One side is connected to the pipes of the heating system and contains water. Manufactured with the highest quality materials and components we offer both atmospheric and pressurized expansion tanks.

This can be system piping the heater or sometimes the thermal fluid space within a user for instance the heat exchanger calendar roll or press platen. Thermal fluid expansion tanks and degassing systems are important for maintaining long oil life as well as lowering the maintenance costs on the thermal oil heater pumps and process equipment. The ideal height for the expansion tank is above the highest liquid level in the system. It also helps in removal of moisture and non condensables during start up.

This article will show how to do sizing of an expansion tank. To determine the size needed for your system use the expansion tank sizing calculator. Atmospheric expansion tanks are typically mounted above the highest point of a system and built to customer specific needs to accommodate any footprint or height. Expansion tanks have capacities ranging from 2 gallons to several hundred gallons.

Expansion tanks are occasionally full of hot thermal oil making them both burn and fire hazards.