Vertical Chilled Water Buffer Tanks

ASME CUSTOM BUFFER TANKS

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CUSTOM VERTICAL CHILLED WATER TANKS
30 to 400 Gallon Sizes
(built to customers’ design)

  • These tanks increase the capacity of a chilled water system and stabilize the return water temperature. This results in fewer cycles of the compressor and better temperature control overall.
  • Properly-sized chillers keep chiller compressors from short cycling. Without the proper amount of system water, however, the temperature will rise and cause the compressor to shut off. If the compressor is off for too long, it cannot meet the demand for chilled water, which negatively affects your water system’s operations.
  • A chilled water buffer tank is ideal for chillers with insufficient water volumes. It adds volume to help your water system buffer, preventing erratic system operations.

CUSTOM VERTICAL CHILLED WATER TANKS
400 to 2000 Gallon Sizes
(built to customers’ design)

  • HANSON TANK manufactures two styles of 125# ASME chilled water tanks. Both vertical, they have either a vertical internal baffle with connections on the sides of the tank, or a dip tube on one of two connections on the top head. Please refer to the attached drawings for details. Chilled water tank standard connections are from 2″ to 3″ FNPT and 4″ to 8″ 150# Flanges. Grooved pipe stubs are available for all sizes instead. Tanks 42″ diameter and above have a 12″ x 16″ elliptical manway installed in the shell.
  • R-16 foam insulation is also offered at reasonable price.
  • The Chilled Water Buffer Tanks are built to order in 4 weeks.

Material Pricing Subject To Change Based On Market Volatility
Resulting From Implementation Of Section 232 Tariffs And Availability

GALLSSIZE Dia x LgthPRESSURE psigWT#DRAWING / PART#INQUIRE PRICE
3018" x 31"150101
8020" x 63"150205
10024" x 57"150290
12024" x 64"150318
12024" x 64"150368
12024" x 64"150312
12024" x 67"150381
12024" x 64"150326
13030" x 49"150327
15530" x 57"155423
16030" x 59"125456
16030" x 59"150470
16030" x 59"150462
18930" x 69"150525
20030" x 72"125534
20030" x 72"125523
20030" x 72"150458
24030" x 84"125610
24330" x 86"150529
25036" x 64"125566
25036" x 64"125542
25030" x 89"150633
25030" x 89"150563
25030" x 89"150585
26030" x 90"150541
30036" x 76"150667
30036" x 76"150686
30036" x 76"150672
30536" x 75"125615
35036" x 85"150738
35036" x 85"150738
40036" x 99"150843
40036" x 99"150972
40048" x 60"1501.107
42042" x 79"1251.021
50042" x 92"1501.142
50036" x 119"1251.013
50042" x 94"1251.054
50048" x 73"1251.067
50048" x 73"1501.482
50042" x 92"1501.222
53442" x 96"125999
53442" x 96"1251.179
60048" x 86"1251.360
80048" x 112"1601.815
80048" x 113"1251.840
80048" x 113"1251.654
91056" x 95"1251.790
100054" x 112"1251.980
100060" x 92"1252.072
100060" x 92"1252.108
120060" x 110"1252.518
120060" x 111"1252.612
120066" x 94"1252.322
143348" x 196"1503.046
165064" x 130"1253.088
195072" x 123"1253.272

Standard Chilled Water Tanks

  • Factory insulation is also offered at reasonable cost.
  • Hanson Tank Buffer Tank Sizes: Add 4″ for supports. (Please enquire for other sizes and connections)
  • The ¾” top connection is for an air vent valve, for example a Honeywell Braukmann #EA79A1004.
  • All sizes of Chilled Water Buffer Tanks are built to order in 4 weeks.

Custom Horizontal Chilled Water Buffer Tanks

  • The size of tank is determined by deducting the capacity of the basic system from the desired capacity.
  • For example, a 80 ton system with 200 gallons in it would need a 600 gallon buffer tank for optimum (ten gallons per ton) efficiency.
  • Most chiller manufacturers recommend five gallons per nominal ton for a typical air conditioning system. In the above example, this would result in a 200 gallon buffer tank.

Hot Water Buffer Tanks

  • A hot water buffer or volume tank improves system efficiency by adding extra thermal mass to the boiler water loop that circulates through a heat exchanger bundle.
  • They are necessary with today’s smaller, high efficiency low mass boilers and also function as an air eliminator.
  • As temperature stratification is not a major concern, they are usually built without internal baffles.