Gasketed Plate-and-Frame Heat Exchangers
Gasketed Plate-and-Frame Heat Exchangers
Gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers (GPHEs) provide efficient heat transfer in compact equipment with a small footprint — much smaller and more efficient than shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Plate heat exchangers are designed to optimize heat transfer, because the corrugated plates provide by far the greatest surface area through which the heat can be drawn from one gas or liquid to the other. The units also have a flexible design and are easy to service and maintain.
Specifications
- Partner: Alfa Laval
- Precision heat transfer — closer approach temperature, true counter current flow, 80–90% less hold-up volume
- Low overall cost — low capital investment, reduced installation costs, limited maintenance and operating costs
- Maximum reliability — less fouling, stress, wear and corrosion
- Environmentally responsible — minimum energy consumption for maximum process effect, reduced cleaning
- Easy to expand capacity — simply add or remove plates on the existing frame
Applications
- HVAC and refrigeration
- Engine cooling
- Dairy and food processing
- Chemical processing
- Oil production
- Power generation
- Heating, cooling, heat recovery, evaporation and condensation