Plate Exchanger, Heat Exchanger, Heat Exchanger Design, Australia
Plate Heat Exchangers
The Plate Heat Exchanger is basically a series of corrugated plates and rubber gaskets sandwiched together to allow a flow of hot fluid through one side of the plates and cold through the other.
Allied Heat Transfer have two types of plate heat exchanger:
the difference being that the plates are separated by gaskets or are fixed together by brazing.
Plate Heat exchangers are efficient, compact and in the case of the gasketed type have a degree of versatility because plates can be added or subtracted if the duty changes. Gasket plate heat exchangers are custom built by adding any number of pre-made plates to standard frame sizes.
Advantages of the Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger:
Allied Heat Transfer have two types of plate heat exchanger:
- The gasketed plate heat exchanger and
- The brazed plate heat exchanger
the difference being that the plates are separated by gaskets or are fixed together by brazing.
Plate Heat exchangers are efficient, compact and in the case of the gasketed type have a degree of versatility because plates can be added or subtracted if the duty changes. Gasket plate heat exchangers are custom built by adding any number of pre-made plates to standard frame sizes.
Advantages of the Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger:
- Easy assembly and disassembly
- Compact and require less space for maintenance
- Plate number can be changed if the duty changes
- Any gasket leaks become obvious as fluids leak out to atmosphere
- Great heat transfer efficiency allow for compact design
- Low fouling if properly designed
Brazed plate heat exchangers are as efficient as the gasketed type. The number of plates cannot be changed and they are not normally considered serviceable except for chemical cleaning. Brazed plate exchangers are generally used where both hot and cold fluids are relatively clean.
Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers can be serviced on site however it is often less troublesome to bring the exchanger or plates into the workshop.
Disassembled plates are cleaned, neutralised and inspected for damage or cracking. The cleaned plates are then re-gasketed and cured before being re-assembled into the frame. The Completed Plate Exchanger is then pressure tested before return for service.
At Allied Heat Transfer we offer a design and problem solving service, new Plate Heat Exchangers, additional plates & gaskets and a cleaning/re-gasketing service.
Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers can be serviced on site however it is often less troublesome to bring the exchanger or plates into the workshop.
Disassembled plates are cleaned, neutralised and inspected for damage or cracking. The cleaned plates are then re-gasketed and cured before being re-assembled into the frame. The Completed Plate Exchanger is then pressure tested before return for service.
At Allied Heat Transfer we offer a design and problem solving service, new Plate Heat Exchangers, additional plates & gaskets and a cleaning/re-gasketing service.
