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A finned heater coil water-to-air heat exchanger for the poultry sector is a specialized agricultural heating unit that transfers thermal energy from a central hot-water loop into the air inside broiler houses, layer barns, breeder facilities, or hatcheries. Hot water (supplied by biomass boilers, natural gas boilers, heat pumps, or biogas CHP systems) circulates through internal tubes while heavy-duty axial fans force barn air across the external finned surface, distributing clean, sensible heat across the bird living zone.
Unlike traditional direct gas-fired space heaters that emit massive amounts of moisture, carbon dioxide (CO2CO2), and combustion byproducts directly into the bird room, a CSTHEATEXCHANGER water-to-air finned heating coil delivers 100% dry, indirect heat. This provides crucial biological and economic advantages:
Dramatically Drier Litter: Eliminates combustion moisture (burning 1 kg1 kg of propane produces ≈1.6 kg≈1.6 kg of water vapor), keeping litter dry, reducing footpad dermatitis (pododermatitis), and lowering ammonia (NH3NH3) release.
Reduced Minimum Ventilation Rates: Because no CO2CO2 or moisture is added to the air by combustion, required winter minimum ventilation rates drop by 20% to 40%20% to 40%, cutting total heating fuel consumption.
Anti-Clogging Wide Fin Spacing: Engineered with wide fin pitch (4.0 mm to 6.0 mm4.0 mm to 6.0 mm / 4 to 6 FPI4 to 6 FPI) to prevent feathers, dust, and dander from bridging and choking airflow.
Ammonia & Washdown Durability: Built with heavy-wall copper or stainless steel tubes, epoxy/E-coated aluminum fins, and stainless steel casings that withstand aggressive ammonia vapours and high-pressure water washdown (50 to 100 bar50 to 100 bar) between flock cycles.
At CSTHEATEXCHANGER, we engineer custom finned tube heat exchangers, hot-water unit heaters, and agricultural radiators specifically tailored to the demanding thermal and biosecurity conditions of modern commercial poultry production.
At CSTHEATEXCHANGER, we combine heavy industrial heat exchanger manufacturing with deep agricultural application knowledge. We do not supply delicate commercial coils to farms; every poultry heating unit is built to withstand years of corrosive ammonia exposure and rigorous pressure washing.
Our Poultry Solutions Deliver:
Custom Heating Capacities: 15 kW15 kW to 120 kW120 kW per unit heater, engineered for standard high-temp boiler loops (80∘C80∘C) or low-temp heat pump loops (50∘C50∘C).
Severe-Duty Metallurgy: Seamless heavy-gauge copper or 316L stainless-steel tubes with ammonia-resistant E-coated or epoxy fins.
True Washdown Construction: 304 stainless steel casing, hinged swing-out frames, and IP55/IP65 sealed waterproof fan motors.
Direct Factory Quality Guarantee: 100% underwater nitrogen bubble testing at 2.5 MPa2.5 MPa to guarantee leak-free reliability.
It is an indirect heating unit connected to a central hot-water loop. Hot water flows through internal tubes while an axial fan forces barn air over wide-spaced external fins, distributing warm, clean, dry heat across the poultry house without combustion gases or open flames.
Direct gas heaters release 1.6 kg1.6 kg of water vapor for every kilogram of gas burned, along with CO2CO2 and COCO. Hot-water finned coils provide 100% dry heat with zero moisture or gas emissions inside the barn. This keeps litter dry, prevents footpad burns, reduces ammonia production, and cuts winter ventilation heat loss by 20% to 40%.
A wide fin spacing of 4.0 mm to 6.0 mm4.0 mm to 6.0 mm (4 to 6 fins per inch4 to 6 fins per inch) is strongly recommended. Dense commercial fin spacing (12–16 FPI) quickly clogs with feathers and dust, choking airflow and making pressure washing impossible.
Ammonia (NH3NH3) combines with barn moisture to form corrosive alkaline solutions that attack bare aluminum fins and corrode standard copper joints. CSTHEATEXCHANGER uses thick-gauge aluminum fins with ElectroFin E-coating, epoxy coatings, or stainless-steel construction to ensure complete corrosion resistance.
Yes. Our poultry coils are constructed with heavy-gauge fin stock (0.25 mm−0.40 mm0.25 mm−0.40 mm thick) and rugged tube-to-fin mechanical bonding designed specifically to withstand high-pressure water washing (50 to 70 bar50 to 70 bar) during between-flock barn sanitation.
Our coils are typically designed for 70∘C to 90∘C70∘C to 90∘C (158∘F to 194∘F158∘F to 194∘F) hot water from biomass or gas boilers. However, we also engineer custom large-surface coils optimized for low-temperature water loops (45∘C to 55∘C45∘C to 55∘C) supplied by heat pumps or waste heat circuits.
A standard 120 m×15 m120 m×15 m (1,800 m21,800 m2) broiler house in a temperate climate typically requires 150 kW to 220 kW150 kW to 220 kW of total heating capacity. This is usually met by installing 4 to 6 units of 40 kW to 50 kW CSTHEATEXCHANGER water-to-air unit heaters distributed evenly down the building.
Please provide:
Barn dimensions (Length ×× Width ×× Height) and bird capacity;
Lowest outdoor winter design temperature and target indoor brooding temperature (∘C∘C or ∘F∘F);
Hot-water supply and return temperatures from your boiler/heat pump (∘C∘C);
Preferred heater mounting location (ceiling suspended or sidewall);
Power supply voltage and frequency (e.g., 230V/1Ph/50Hz230V/1Ph/50Hz or 400V/3Ph/50Hz400V/3Ph/50Hz).
Investing in CSTHEATEXCHANGER water-to-air finned heater coils transforms poultry house climate control. By replacing moisture-laden direct gas heaters with clean, indirect hot-water heat, growers achieve drier litter, lower bird mortality, reduced pododermatitis, and dramatic reductions in winter ventilation fuel costs.
CSTHEATEXCHANGER can engineer, customize, and supply the exact finned heating coils for your poultry farming project. Contact our agricultural thermal engineering team today with your barn dimensions and boiler specifications for a complete heating layout design and quotation.
Contact CSTHEATEXCHANGER: www.cstheatexchanger.com
Email: info@cstheatexchanger.com
