Crimping Reformer Furnace Tubes
Crimping Reformer Furnace Tubes
(OP)
Does anyone have experience in crimping off reform furnace tubes (pigtails) while in operation? Have you had any problems with pigtails cracking at the clamp location? Do you use your own personnel or do you have specialized contractor? What type of equipment and clamps do you use?
We have been crimping in the past but due to cracking of a tube during clamping safety issues have arisen. Our clamps are "home built" and maybe our problem. The pigtail material is Inconel 800H 1-1/2" sch 80 and sch 40.
We have been crimping in the past but due to cracking of a tube during clamping safety issues have arisen. Our clamps are "home built" and maybe our problem. The pigtail material is Inconel 800H 1-1/2" sch 80 and sch 40.





RE: Crimping Reformer Furnace Tubes
The specialty leak sealing contractors (e.g. Koppl, Team Inc., Furmanite, etc.) can check out your clamps for dimensional tolerances. You can buy pigtail clamps from these guys or independently from the manufacturers (names of the manufacturers escape me right now). One final note, I would NOT try to build my own pigtail pinching clamps unless it was a dire emergency AND leak sealing contractors were days away.
RE: Crimping Reformer Furnace Tubes