Plate type heat exchangers provide efficient heat transfer in compact equipment with a small footprint. The units have a flexible design and are easy to service and maintain. The product range is extremely wide and is used in duties for heating, cooling, heat recovery, evaporation and condensation in industries ranging from HVAC, refrigeration, engine cooling, dairy and food to heavier processes like chemical processing, oil production and power generation.
Design and Functions of Plate Type Heat Exchangers:
The heart of a Plate type heat exchangers is a pack of embossed plates with apertures. The plates are assembled in a 180° angle to each other, resulting in flow gaps on each side. Each plate is provided with a gasket, which securely seals the flow gaps from the atmosphere and separates the two media used in the heat exchange. The gasketed plate pack is mounted in a rack and is compressed with tightening bolts between the fixed plate and the movable plate. To guarantee maximum heat transfer, warm and cold media are normally fed through the plate type heat exchangers in one-pass or multi-pass counter flow. Connections are on the fixed plate, but can also be on the movable plate for multipass flow.
Plate type heat exchangers materials:
| Funke heat transfer plates are always produced in 1.4401 / AISI 316 as this material is generally more corrosion –resistant and more resistant to chloride damage than 1.4301/AISI 304. Depending on the design, Titanium is also available in serial production. |
As an option, the following additional material may be used:
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