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Tanks & Vessels

 

Paul Mueller Company builds innovative processing equipment for use on dairy farms and in a wide variety of applications in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical facilities worldwide. From a stainless steel wine barrel to a one million gallon tank fabricated in the field, Mueller product solutions and components are making a difference all around the world.  Equipment for the following industries:

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  • Chemical and Industrial

  • Pharmaceutical and Pure Water

  • Food and Dairy

  • Heat Transfer

  • On-Site Fabrication

  • Brewery and Winery

​Tanks

Mueller is known for designing and building custom vessels to fit your specific process. We provide tanks for many applications in the chemical, food, dairy, brewing, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.

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  • Durable Type 304 stainless steel inner liner polished to a No. 4 sanitary finish

  • Prime-painted carbon steel outer jacket

  • Removable, 2-inch stainless steel inlet with special "no-foam" design

  • Removable, 3-inch perforated air vent protects tank structure from vacuum

  • Ladder with a platform for access to inlet and vent

  • A 16- by 20-inch insulated, stainless steel manway door with sampling valve

  • Stainless steel front head with 10-inch cylinder band (recommended for bulkheading) or stainless steel jacket and legs

  • Vertical, mechanical agitation system

  • Two-inch rigid insulation

  • Adjustable carbon steel legs with concealed threads

  • Lifting lugs

  • Dial thermometer with well

  • Three-inch, clamp-type outlet ferrule is standard

  • CIP door and spray devices for automated cleaning

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Optional Features

  • Painted exterior finish for protection and enhanced appearance

  • Liquid level gauge connection for continuous monitoring

  • Recording thermometer well for temperature tracking

  • Refrigeration controls for chilled water, R-507, or ammonia refrigerant systems

  • Combination sight and light glass with handy light fixture

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​Multi-Compartment Tanks

 

Paul Mueller Company's highly customizable multi-compartment tanks are designed with ice cream mix and other similar products in mind. The line of tanks has models with either hinged cover or a solid top with a manway.

 

What makes our multi-compartment tanks truly special is that adjacent compartments can be used with extreme temperature variations without affecting the other compartments. One and a half inch rigid insulation on each side of each compartments allows multiple tanks in a minimum amount of space.

 

As with all of our food and dairy products, Mueller multi-compartment tanks come with a polished #4 finish that meets 3A requirements as well as CIP technology that makes cleaning your tank convenient.

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Vessels

Mueller Chemical and Industrial Equipment manufactures storage vessels for a wide variety of industries including food, dairy, chemical, pharmaceutical, and many more. We have the experience to design and fabricate a custom vessel that meets the unique storage and holding needs of your product. This experience designing and building stainless steel tanks since the 1940s ensures that you will receive a quality piece of lasting, American craftsmanship.

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Processing fluids under high pressure and in corrosive environments is a job you can't trust to just any equipment.

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Components

 

Horizontal Agitator Mixers

Paul Mueller Company's patented, USDA-accepted, horizontal agitator is designed for sanitary applications including a cleaned in place (CIP) feature. The agitator and seal assembly do not require removal from the tank for cleaning as is required for other horizontal agitators currently available. The newly designed agitator is suitable for use in plants that are accepted for the USDA Dairy Grading Branch Survey Program.

The design is also capable of fully separating all sealing surfaces for periodic inspection without the need to remove the agitator shaft. For cleaning, simply open the manway door, install the CIP door and attach assembly, turn on the agitator, and start your CIP cycle. There is no need to loosen or remove the shaft, thus eliminating the confined space entry procedure.

Retrofit Option
Retrofit for patented, USDA-accepted, 3A designed, fully CIP-able horizontal agitator is also available for field installation.

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Heat Transfer Products

  • Mueller Temp-Plate® heat transfer surface provides precise, consistent control capability with minimum pressure drop. Its design provides extremely efficient heat transfer performance more economically than competitive types of heat transfer surface. Spot welded and inflated channels induce the fluid turbulence necessary to attain high heat transfer coefficients. Lower flow rates are necessary to accomplish high velocities of heating or cooling heads.

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  • Mueller half-pipe coil heat transfer surface handles large volumes of flow and is suited for high-pressure applications as well as low-pressure drop requirements. It is ideal for cyclic heat transfer conditions in which heating and cooling cycles occur several times a day as it is very resistant to stress corrosion cracking. Half-pipe coil is used for heating or cooling with steam, hot oil, water, glycol, ammonia, and refrigerants. ASME code stamping is available.

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  • Our dimpled heat transfer surface is ideally suited for applications involving high pressure and temperature extremes. It can be routinely fabricated in an almost unlimited number of shapes, sizes, and materials to fit any vessel design. Styles are available for use with almost any type of refrigerant or heating media.

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Tank Cylinders

When you purchase a tank cylinder from the Paul Mueller Company, you are purchasing a piece of high-quality American craftsmanship. As your single source tank component supplier, the Paul Mueller Company offers tank cylinders that meet your needs:

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  • 12" to 240" in diameter

  • Up to 1" material thickness

  • Single piece cylinders up to 20' long

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We can circumferentially weld multiple cylinders together to meet all of your needs. Our cylinders are fabricated in a multitude of material specifications and can be certified to a variety of fabrication standards including ASME, PED, API650, and others. Additionally the Paul Mueller Company offers transportation solutions for your products. Our shipping capabilities include the ability to cradle, brace, or jelly-roll your components to ensure they reach your facility while maintaining the highest level of quality and efficiency.

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Replacement Parts

Paul Mueller Company offers a wide range of replacement parts for your equipment. Some of our part offerings are:

 

  • Manway parts

  • Gaskets

  • Sampler parts

  • Horizontal agitator parts

  • Vertical agitator parts

  • And more!

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Tank Heads

If you need a head that's bigger than the size ranges listed on the individual head style pages please don't hesitate to contact us! Heads with large diameters can be built using segmented construction and we will work with you to come up with a solution that meets your needs. For more information about Paul Mueller Company's wide range of tank heads for sale contact our responsive sales team today!

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Value-Added Options

We offer a wide range of value-added items for your tank head including fittings, ferrules, and manways. More information about the complete line of tank components Mueller offers is available at the link below.

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Manways

Paul Mueller Company manufactures high quality stainless steel manways and access ports for sale and use in the tank fabrication markets. These products are sold as individual components for installation into new or existing equipment and provide the operator of the vessel access to the inside of the tank. Access to the interior of the vessel is typically needed for periodic cleaning, inspection, and servicing of the vessel.

All Mueller manways can be furnished with a variety of gasket material, which is sold separately (unless specified in the product description).

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Manway Features

Paul Mueller Company manufactures manway closures in a variety of sizes and styles to fit your specific requirements. They are available for single-wall or insulated tanks, both ASME and non-ASME. Manway closures include the following features:

 

  • Use on single wall or insulated tanks

  • Inside or outside sealing

  • High pressure/vacuum applications

  • ASME or non-ASME

  • Circular, rectangular, cone, or oval shape

  • Highly polished or sandblasted finish

  • Stainless steel construction

  • 3-A sanitary design (available only on manways listed as 3-A)

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