Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers

The gasketed plate heat exchanger is built up by of a number of corrugated plates, channels are formed between the plates and the corner ports are arranged so that the two media flow through alternate channels. The heat is transferred through the plate between the channels, and complete counter-current flow is created for highest possible efficiency. The corrugation of the plates provides the passage between the plates, supports each plate against the adjacent one and enhances the turbulence, resulting in very efficient heat transfer.
 

Heat transfer efficiency up to five times that of other types of heat exchangers.

The industrial gasketed plate heat exchanger consists of a plate pack of corrugated metal plates with portholes for the passage of two fluids between which heat transfer takes place. The plate pack is assembled between a frame plate and a pressure plate and compressed by tightening bolts.
 

Some Plate Heat Exchangers are designed specifically for use in the food, dairy and brewing industries. A major feature of PHE’s used for this process is a sanitary plate designed to achieve optimum distribution of the product over the entire plate surface. These liquid food plants are designed for the concentration of malt, beer, yeast, fruit juices, pulp and other liquid food products to remove water and stabilize enzymes, prior to product storage.
 

The Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger, can also be used in the

cooling and heating of fibrous materials, such as, fruit juices and fluids containing pulp, fruit purees, turbid fruit juices, dairy mixes, citrus pulp, and highly viscous liquids.
 

The unique capabilities of the PHE makes it suitable for a wide range of applications that extend beyond refrigeration such as: refrigerant evaporating & condensing, heat pumps, steam heating, engine or hydraulic oil cooling, swimming pool heating, and heat recovery for industrial applications e.g. waste water, dye works, paper manufacture etc.