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Jun 14, 2024 · Curtiss-Wright EST Group specializes in the design and manufacture of highly-engineered tube plugging products and repair services for shell and tube heat exchangers, condensers, coolers and chillers.
EST Group provides a complete range of repair products, services, and replacement parts covering the life cycle of heat exchangers and condensers; additionally EST Group provides products and services to facilitate pressure testing pipe, piping systems, pressure vessels, and their components.
Early detection of leaking tubes in heat exchangers, boilers and condensers is essential to avoiding costly downtime. G-160 Tube Testing Tools from EST Group rapidly detect leaks while providing a safer environment for plant personnel.
Resistant to thermal cycling and able to provide a seal that’s helium-leak tight, Pop-A-Plug CPI/Perma Tube Plugs are the safe, effective, and reliable solution for heat exchanger tube leaks. Pop-A-Plug CPI/Perma Tube Plugs are rated to 1000 PsiG (68.9 BarG), and install in minutes.
Plugs maximize uptime by maintaining a helium leak-tight seal that will not eject like friction fit tapered plugs. Pop-A-Plug Tube Plugs ensure stability through a ring/pin design with metallurgy matched to tube material to minimize thermal expansion/
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Replacement Seals for the G-160 Tube Testing Tools can be procured for any tube I.D. from 0.28" to 1.81" (7.11 mm to 46.00 mm). For tube IDs larger than 1.81" (46.00 mm), contact EST. Looking for heat exchanger tube testing equipment?
Fast - Simple hydraulic installation significantly reduces turnaround/down time. Safe - Pressure rated to 1,000 PsiG (69 BarG) Reliable - Provides helium leak tight seal to 1x10 -6 cc/sec • Lowest life cycle cost compared to alternative plugging methods.
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• Helium leak tight seal to 1 x 10-6 cc/sec • Engineered solution-installed with controlled force eliminating ligament and/or roll joint damage • Lowest life-cycle cost compared to alternative tube plugging methods
Replacement Seals for the G-150 Tube Testing Guns can be manufactured for any tube I.D. from 0.28" to 1.23" (7.11 mm to 31.24 mm). For tube ID's larger than 1.23" (31.24 mm), contact EST for information on the G-150A Tube Testing Gun Package. The procedure for replacing the Seal and Washer sets is outlined below.
GripTight® Elbow Plug. Eliminate welding on end caps! Versatile plug designed for testing long radius elbows without welding. Patented GripTight MAX self-aligning gripper & seal design provides a safe and effective solution for testing pipe spools and piping systems terminating in long radius elbows.