Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers | Working Principle and Diagrams

Spiral Plate Heat Exchanger

The Spiral Plate Heat Exchanger is based on the principle that increased surface area will make the heating of the fluid faster in comparison to other methods. 







This is actually a family of heat exchangers based on the basic Type A spiral core. A variety of spiral heat exchangers can be created by adding or taking away weld-seams and head arrangements. This versatility makes the spiral attractive to many services and applications.

Example of an actual spiral heat Exchanger.



Applications
Slurries:​​
​Paper & Pulp
Digester Heaters for Waste Treatment
Textile and Laundry Plants
PVC Production

High Temperature & Low Temperature:
Exhaust Coolers
High Temp Gas-to-Gas, (up to 1650°F)
Liquid Nitrogen & other Cryogenics

High Viscous:
Distillation Columns Bottom Coolers
Fatty Acid Coolers
Resin/Plastic Feed Heaters (20,000 Cp)

High Efficiency & Close Approach:
Heat Recovery and Cogeneration
Bottoms to Feed Interchangers
Partial & Knockback Condensers
Vacuum Service
Thermosiphon Reboilers

Source:Elancho

4 comments:

  1. A Plate Type Heat Exchanger plates are simple to maintain because they can be taken out and cleaned separately. But, since they may gather debris or smell, you should avoid them.

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