PHE Plates:
The plates on a plate heat exchanger may appear to have a simple design, but each plate is full of interesting engineering design features. For example:
- When the plates are compressed together to form a plate stack, the gap between each of the plates is very small, which ensures good thermal contact between the two flowing mediums. The gap between the plates is also known as ‘clearance’.
- Plates are thin and have a large contact surface area, which gives each plate a high heat transfer rate.
- Plates are manufactured from a material with high thermal conductivity, which further increases the heat transfer rate.
- Corrugations on the plate surfaces prevent laminar flow and promote turbulent flow, which increases the heat transfer rate whilst also reducing the likelihood of deposits accumulating upon the plate surfaces.
Plates available in SS316L, Hastelloy C-276, Ti Gr.1/2, SMO 254, Nickel 200/201 and others on request.