Type 500

Basco® Type 500 Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

Our Basco® Type 500 remains the industry standard in ultimate value and long-term reliability. This proven fixed tubesheet shell and tube heat exchanger offers the cost effectiveness that comes with having a highly standardized design, while easily providing various options to meet specific customer requirements.

Our Basco® Type 500 heat exchangers are manufactured in our ISO 9001 certified Buffalo, NY facility and our Suzhou, China facility. We employ Demand Flow Technology (DFT) manufacturing processes where finished goods are made “on-demand” from components and in-line support machining centers. We’ve invested heavily in DFT and embrace the superior quality, improved workflow, and cost controls inherent in DFT manufacturing.

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Performance Notes

  • Pre-Made Components
  • Many designs available immediately
  • Available in straight tubes or U-tube bundles; detachable and non-detachable

Applications

  • Compressors
  • Air Cooled
  • Fluid Power
  • Industrial Markets
  • Air dryers
  • Commercial shipbuilding
  • Mobile Equipment
  • Mining
  • Rail
  • Data Centers
  • Air Cooled
  • Direct-to-Chip
  • Edge
  • Immersion
Sizes75 to 1050mm diameter; 305 to 9150mm in length
ShellsCarbon steel or 304 stainless steel
Tubes10, 16 or 19 mm diameter tubing in copper, special brass, 90/10 CuNi or 304 S/S. Straight tubing or U-tube configurations
BafflesPrecision stamped carbon steel, brass or 304 S/S
HeadsCast heads are available in iron, 304 stainless steel, or bronze; Manufactured heads are available in carbon steel, 304 stainless steel or 90/10 CuNi.
FlowAvailable in 1-pass, 2-pass and 4-pass versions
CodesCommercial standard (no code), ASME, TEMA-C

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