Altitude training institute

PLATE HEAT
EXCHANGERS
 Overall construction
 Pack of corrugated metal plates
assembled between a frame plate and a
pressure plate, compressed by
tightening bolts.
 Plates fitted with a gasket which seals
the channel and divides the fluids into
alternate channels.
 Plates suspended from upper carrying
bar.
 PLATES

 Number and size of plates: determined from process

parameters
 Plate corrugations
- promote turbulence
- support plates against differential pressure.
 Gasket materials

Wide range of elastomers

 NBR and Teflon-encapsulated NBR
 EPDM
 Hypalon
 Viton
 Butyl
 Neoprene
 PHE – The Versatile Heat Exchanger

 Comprehensive and flexible range

 Maximum design pressure: 25 bar (30 bar)
 Maximum design temperature: 160 oC (200 oC)
 Code approvals: all major PV codes
 Heat transfer area: 0.1-2200 m2
 Materials: all pressable materials. Most common: SS304, SS316
and titanium
 Suitable for liquid-liquid, condensing andvaporising applications
 Benefits offered by PHE’s

 Reduced capital cost

 Lower space: 1/5 to ½ compared to a STHE
 Reduced operating and maintenance cost due to lower fouling
 Reduced shutdown time
 Easy to modify for for altered duties
 Elimination of vibration problems
 Operational security in case of leakage
 Flow in a Plate Heat Exchanger

 Washboard pattern: turbulence due

to continuously changing flow
direction and velocity
 Herringbone pattern: swirling
motion due to corrugations
pointing in alternate directions
 Turbulence is the key to superior
performance!
 Comparison between a PHE and
a STHE
PHE STHE

Temperature cross Possible Possible only with true

countercurrent or multiple shells
Temperature approach 1 oC 5 oC

Heat transfer ratio 3-5 1

Gaskets On every plate Only at ends

Time required for opening 15 minutes 60-90 minutes

Repair Easy to replace plate or gasket Tube plugging required

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