Friday 11 December 2015

Plant Turnaround Services

Dunn Heat Exchangers isn’t just a company that offers services such as cleaning, repair and fabrication services only. What sets us apart from our competition is the fact we offer plant turnaround services as well.

With this type of service, your plant or refinery can save a lot of money and time for maintenance of heat exchangers. Furthermore, the company is able to complete all turnaround services within just 24 hours. Our highly skilled craftsmen work 24/7 to finish all projects successfully.

Dunn Heat Exchangers Inc. provides the most extensive range of equipment cleaning service. For instance, up to 16 pieces of equipment that weigh up to 100,000 pounds can simultaneously undergo different cleaning services like hydroblasting, waterlancing, grit blasting, or thermal decomposition.

Plant turnaround services include the following stages:

  • Evaluation of the problem to help engineers identify the most urgent parts in order to prioritize the execution
  • Restructuring stage –looking for the most effective solutions to various problems (to get maximum gain for minimum cost)
  • Stabilization stage –incorporation of solutions to fix the problem
  • Revitalization – finalizing the project and delivering the equipment to plant or industry.



After we’ve seen all the stages that plant turnaround services include, let’s see what services our company offers to you:
  • Pressure and vessel cleaning of heat exchangers
  • Repair
  • Modification
  • Fabrication.

The most popular or frequently sought after turnaround service is, definitely, cleaning of heat exchangers. Dunn Heat Exchangers Inc. performs cleaning in the biggest and most modern facility in the United States. Our highly skilled craftsmen use equipment of the latest technology to perform this task and incorporate the following techniques:
  • Hydroblast and waterlancing –cleaning without abrasives or chemicals. Hydroblast uses water power to remove fouling and waterlance uses steam. Furthermore, these methods are the most commonly used methods of heat exchangers cleaning.
  • Grit blast cleaning – refers to cleaning with abrasives. This method is performed in three enclosed grit blast houses.
  • Chemical cleaning – is usage of powerful chemicals in order to remove fouling.


Plant turnaround services also include transportation of the equipment to your plant or refinery. Transportation is a demanding task as this equipment is delicate and it should be made sure nothing gets damaged on the road. That’s why, our company transports your equipment in the tractor-trailers that are specially designed, enclosed, and covered which guarantees the safety of heat exchangers during transport. Feel free to contact us in order to get more info about turnaround services. 


Furthermore, you can schedule plant tour or lunch and learn sessions to find out more about heat exchangers and their maintenance.