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Gasketed – Hygienic Plate Heat Exchangers
Gasketed – Industrial Plate Heat Exchangers
The global applications for industrial heat exchangers calls for a wide and deep product range, putting great demand on the equipment. SPX FLOW's portfolio of APV ParaFlow is designed to satisfy your needs, whether this is for very small flows, or the extra-large kind, up to 4500 m3/h. With our selection of materials, connections and accessories, we can supply equipment for practically every heat transfer need. The ParaWeld and Paramine technologies expand the boundaries for gasketed plate heat exchangers. Added our long experience in after sales services, SPX FLOW is your all-round partner for heat transfer.
Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers
Hybrid Heat Exchanger – All Welded Design
Semi Welded Heat Exchanger – ParaWeld
APV Plates
Plate heat exchangers are designed to transfer heat or mass using a series of plates through which fluids pass through spaces between thin metal plates. Plates are generally made of scratch, corrosion and high pressure resistant materials, mostly stainless steel, titanium, nickel or aluminum alloys are used.
Usage Areas of Plate Heat Exchangers
Plate heat exchangers are devices used for heat transfer and are widely used in many industrial applications. Uses for plate heat exchangers may include:
- Heating and Cooling Systems: Plate heat exchangers are used in heating and cooling systems in buildings. While hot water or steam is transferred to heating systems or radiators through plate heat exchangers, in cooling systems the coolant (usually water or antifreeze) is circulated through plate heat exchangers.
- Food Industry: Temperature control is important in the food industry and plate heat exchangers are used in processes that require temperature control (for example, pasteurization or sterilization). They can also be used to cool or heat food products with hot or cold water.
- Chemical Industry: In the chemical industry, plate heat exchangers are used to provide controlled temperature conditions in chemical reactions. They can also be used for cooling or heating chemical products.
- Oil and Gas Industry: Plate heat exchangers are used in the oil and gas industry for temperature control, heat recovery and inter-process heat transfer. In this industry, special plate heat exchangers that can operate under high pressure and high temperature conditions are preferred.
- Energy Production: Plate heat exchangers are used for steam production, cooling water circulation and heat recovery in power plants (coal, natural gas, nuclear, etc.).
- Pharmaceutical Industry: In the pharmaceutical industry, plate heat exchangers are used in various applications such as heating, cooling and sterilization in pharmaceutical production processes.
This covers some of the main application areas where plate heat exchangers are used, but this list is not comprehensive. Plate heat exchangers are often used in many different industrial processes to provide energy efficiency, optimize processes and reduce costs.
The advantages of plate heat exchangers include:
- High heat transfer coefficient: The small gaps between the plates allow the fluids to be close to the plate surface, resulting in a high heat transfer coefficient.
- Efficient: The plates provide a larger surface area, providing a more efficient heat transfer.
- Easy maintenance: The plates can be easily removed and cleaned, which simplifies maintenance and cleaning.
- Space saving: Plate heat exchangers save space as they are more compact than other heat exchangers.
Plate heat exchangers are widely used in many industries such as food, chemical, petrochemical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.