Industrial Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger
The heat transfer area of a gasketed plate heat exchanger consists of a series of corrugated plates, assembled between a frame and pressure plates to retain pressure. Gaskets act as seals between the plates. Fluids normally run counter-currently through the heat exchanger. This gives the most efficient thermal performance and enables a very close temperature approach, ie the temperature difference between the exiting process medium and the entering service medium.
Advantages
- Highest thermal efficiency and close temperature approach
- Compact units – space saving, easy to install and maintain
- Maximum uptime – less fouling, stress, wear and corrosion
- Flexible configuration- easy to adapt to changed duty requirements
- High serviceability – easy to open for inspection and cleaning and easy to clean by CIP
Available Material:
Plates – SS304, SS 316, Titanium, Hastelloy C, other exotic materials
Gaskets – Nitrile, EPDM, viton, other special materials.
Frames: Epoxy painted, Stainless steel
Other materials available on request.
Our gasketed plate heat exchangers are equipped with features that turn this high-performance family into efficient and reliable workhorses that are easy to service and maintain over the whole product lifecycle.
For efficiency
By improving the efficiency of your heat exchanger, you can maximize production and minimize energy consumption to reduce your power bill and improve your environmental footprint.
For reliability
We are always looking to increase the reliability of every aspect of our gasketed plate heat exchangers. We focus on durable designs based on robust materials and safe manufacturing processes.
AHRI-Certified Plate Heat Exchanger
The Alfa Laval AlfaQ range of heat exchangers are certified according to the AHRI* Liquid to Liquid Heat Exchangers (LLHE) Certification Program (AHRI 400) which ensures thermal performance according to a manufacturer’s published specifications.
Advantages
- Eliminate uncertainty about thermal performance
- Reduced system-wide energy use and operating costs
- Uncompromised environmental performance
- Independent assurance
- Three-year warranty
The benefits of performance certification
- Lowers energy consumption and reduces lifetime operating costs significantly by assuring a more energy-efficient system.
- Ensures full investment value by reducing costs for field tests and additional component performance margins.
- Enables fair comparisons of thermal performance and price/performance ratio, as calculations have been verified.
- Ensures that targets for power consumption and climate control can be met by adequate dimensioning of the heat exchanger capacity.
- Provides peace of mind for those who rely on system performance – suppliers, consultants, contractors and end users.
- Places focus on energy efficiency, which fosters innovation and stimulates manufacturers to develop more efficient products.
- Eliminates cheating from thermal performance, which enhances confidence in the industry.
Stainless Steel Frame Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger
When stainless steel frames are required in some industries due to various reasons, we can offer a competitive range of gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers with stainless steel frames.
- Service-friendly –easy opening for inspection and cleaning
- Fouling resistance and thermal efficiency thanks to range of pressing depths and chevron patterns as well as various corrugations
- Flexible – heat transfer area can be modified by adding or removing plates or combining different plates and material if process parameters change
- Suitable for multi-section heat exchangers
- Stainless steel frames