In all sectors of industry, there is a drive to improve efficiency and minimise waste. Many existing and future heat plants could be improved with some form of heat recovery process.

If this involves the requirement to heat air or a gas, and with no mixing of the hot and cold process streams, it is likely that a finned tube “air-cooled” or fin pack heat exchanger is required. Windsor can provide you with a bespoke solution to your requirements.

Our History

We produce our heat exchangers in two locations across Australasia:

Windsor Australia (formerly Crossle Coils Pty Ltd):

As the oldest heat exchanger manufacturer in Australia, we provide not just the most experience, but a unique insight into quality production, specialising in contract coil manufacture.

Our extended surface coils are designed, engineered and manufactured to provide the best possible heat transfer under all operating conditions.

Windsor Engineering, New Zealand

We began constructing carbon steel finned tube heat exchangers in the late  1980’s for our high temperature kilns. As the timber drying  market evolved to include lower temperature drying added stainless steel designs to our portfolio.

Overtime this expertise was leveraged into other industries, including heat plant preheat, process heat recovery and the exacting requirements of the dairy industry.

Using our in-house designed software we create bespoke designs to suit each customers requirements, ranging from high pressure hot water or steam, and thermal oil and a variety of air side gases.

Our designs involve the careful selection of heater coil materials, relevant welding procedures, allowances for thermal expansion, provision for coil support and testing and inspection requirements.

Materials

Most of our products can be manufactured utilising either stainless steel or carbon steel tubes and headers with a choice of fin materials. Fin materials carried in stock are:

  • 0.2mm / 0.45mm plain aluminium
  • 0.2mm double gold epoxy coated aluminium
  • 0.2mm copper
  • 0.25mm 316 stainless steel

Finned tubes are manufactured from ¾” or 1” diameter carbon steel or stainless steel base tube. Fins can be G-fin (wound into a groove on the tube and swage locked) or extruded type (fins integral to a “muff” tube over the base tube). We are happy to discuss which is most appropriate for your application.

Design

We have developed and refined our own in-house software to allow the design of purpose built heat exchangers to suit a customer’s requirements, for high pressure hot water, high and low pressure steam and thermal oil and a variety of air side gases. Designs take into account the specific requirements, and variability, of the hot and cold process streams and also involves the careful selection of heater coil materials, relevant welding procedures, allowances for thermal expansion, provision of heat exchanger support and testing and inspection requirements.

We can provide a detailed technical analysis of your process situation, and a payback rationale and include any special transportation and installation requirements and the necessary provisions for maintenance. Our designs are verified by a certified third party when required by code.

Our team can also manufacture a range of Direct Expansion cooling heat exchangers, finned tubes, laundry coils and unit heaters to suit customer specifications/drawings.

Manufacture & Inspection

All heat exchangers are manufactured in our factories to Australian or ASME codes, and the requirements of the OSH code of practice.

All coils are externally design verified. We supply full quality assurance documentation with each heat exchanger, and can supply weld maps if required.

Third party inspection (including full internal endoscopic inspection) can be provided where necessary.

Features
  • We can provide for the necessary piping, valve harnesses, trapping, and control requirements for the heat exchangers.
  • Design capability to meet specific and customised site requirements.  Often we can retro-fit a new and improved performance heat exchanger into existing locations, thus saving installation costs.
Benefits
  • Risk reduction as all Windsor heat exchangers are guaranteed for thermal performance, workmanship and materials
  • Proven designs and constantly innovations to meet evolving technology
  • Faster delivery to Australasian customers
  • Local support and service