Plate Heat Exchangers

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moving frame Design

The main components of the

DHP Plate Heat Exchangers :
carring bar - The plate pack comprises of a number
of heat plates, according to the heat
transfer surface required.

gasket - Gaskets on the plates ensure that the

flow channels are securely sealed from
heat plate
each other. The gasket also determine
fixed frame the direction of flow within the exchanger.

- The frame enclosing the plate pack is

held together with tightening bolts.
guide bar

tightening bolt - Connections for incoming and outgo-

ing fluids are usually in the fixed frame
of the heat exhanger. In the case of multi
pass flow, connections have to be in the
fixed frame and the movable frames.

Operation

Adjacent plates form flow channels carrying alternately hot and cold fluids throughout the plate pack.Normally, single
pass heat exchangers are used, permitting 100% counterflow of both products. All port connections are located in the
fixed frame plate providing a low maintenance installation. In cases of low temperature differences, or where these
differences are to be fully utilized, multi pass Plate Heat Exchangers become more economical. Provided the number of
passes is the same for both fluids nearly 100% counterflow will be achieved.

Single pass Multi pass

Variety of Plate Heat Exchanger

B R
F T

E
H

D
P
P W

Connection Options

Threaded Standard Studded Flanged Sanitary

connection studded connection connection Quick-
with alloy connection with alloy Disconnect
nozzle lining nozzle
TYPE MAX. CONN. FRAME SIZE (mm) NUMBER OF SIZE (P)
F.RATE SIZE B H W F E D 50 100 200 400 600
(m3/hr) mm (A)
DX-1 10 25A 200 540 300 70 377 100 300 - - - -
DX-2 40 50A 320 648 440 142 392 171 400 - - - -
DX-3 40 50A 320 844 440 142 588 171 400 - - - -
DX-4 40 50A 320 1040 440 142 784 171 400 - - - -
DX-5 40 50A 400 1172 600 163 830 247 640 990 - - -
DX-17 90 80A 350 1052 350 150 800 170 720 1000 1550 - -
DX-6 90 80A 420 990 630 194 694 173 640 990 - - -
DX-7 90 80A 550 1475 750 257 1010 325 860 1285 2135 - -
DX-8 160 100A 600 1500 800 300 1100 280 860 1160 1760 2360 -
DX-22 350 100A 470 1084 470 231 719 215 720 1000 1550 - -
DX-9 350 150A 700 1760 900 319 1200 224 1050 1745 2325 3900 -
DX-143 640 150A 580 1346 580 292 936 210 840 1010 1760 - -
DX-55 350 125A 580 1647 580 310 1237 210 900 1200 1800 3000 -
DX-161 350 150A 600 1860 800 260 1424 240 900 1250 1950 3350 -
DX-146 640 150A 580 1778 580 292 1368 210 900 1200 1800 3000 -
DX-163 350 150A 600 1260 800 260 784 240 900 1250 1950 3350 -
DX-20S 500 200A 780 1415 950 370 790 315 900 1250 1950 3350 -
DX-20M 500 200A 780 1745 950 370 1120 315 900 1250 1950 3350 -
DX-20L 500 200A 780 2075 950 370 1450 315 900 1250 1950 3350 -
DX-148 640 150A 580 2210 580 292 1800 210 950 1250 1850 3050 4250
DX-30S 1500 300A 1040 1878 1200 540 1178 350 1300 1650 2350 3700 4500
DX-30L 1500 300A 1040 2328 1200 540 1628 350 1300 1650 2350 3700 4500
DX-36S 2000 400A 1130 2040 1180 570 1340 380 1200 1500 2100 3300 4500
DX-36M 2000 400A 1130 2660 1180 570 1960 380 1350 1650 2250 3450 4650
DX-36L 2000 400A 1130 3280 1180 570 2580 380 1500 1800 2400 3600 4800
Max.Operating Temp. 250 oC
Max.Operating Press. 20 Kg/cm3
Plate Material STS 304, 304L, 316, 316L, AVESTA, 254SMO, HASTELLOY-B, C, TITANIUM,
TI-PD, NLCP(NICKEL), AL-BRASS
Gasket Material NITRILE (NBR), HNBR, HYPALON, BUTYL, FPM, FPM-G, EPDM (Ethylene
Propylene Diene Methylene), SILICONE, NEOPRENE
Frame Material CARBON STEEL, STS 304, 316, STS LINING
Advantages of Using DHP Plate Heat Exchangers

Cost Savings
DHP Plate Heat Exchangers save costs, with their high efficiency,
low investment, compact installation and simple maintenance.
High Heat Transfer Coefficients
DHP Plate Heat Exchangers provide high rates of heat transfer, due
to the turbulence inducing shape of the plates.
The special gasket configuration of the plates prevents any mixing of
the media being processed. In the port area both fluids are sepa-
rated by double gaskets. Additional safety is ensured by the leak-
age gap.
Adhesive - Free Gasket
DHP developed adhesive-free gasket. The optimum gasket setting in
the gasket groove and the fixing of the gaskets by pressed indenta-
tions, allow high resistance against pressure and enable a quick and
simple gasket replacement.
Flexibility
DHP Plate Heat Exchangers can be adapted to changing process
conditions. If process conditions change plates can be added or
removed easily. This eliminates the need for costly re-investment.
Low Product Content
This small volume of liquid in the Plate Heat Exchangers is the rea-
son for the low weight of the equipment. It enables a faster start up
and shut down of the complete plant, than conventional heat ex-
changers.
Compact Design
DHP Plate Heat Exchangers are of compact design. For example,
200 m2 of heat exchange surface require a Plate Heat Exchanger of
only approx. 3m length, 2m height and 1m width. For a shell and
tube heat exchanger to achieve the same duty, some 300 m2 of heat
exchange surface would be necessary.

Maintenance & Materials

Material
DHP Plate Heat Exchangers are manufactured from a
wide range of materials, depending on individual appli-
cations.

Maintenance
Any maintenance of DHP Plate Heat Exchangers can be carried out easily. For inspection and manual
cleaning simply release the movable frame to allow the plate pack to be taken apart. Other forms of cleaning
such as back flushing or chemical cleaning can be done keeping the exchanger assembled.
 Plate Materials
Stainless steel :
- STS 304
- STS 316
Fouling Factor

r
ula
Tub - STS 316L
- STS 317
Plate type - STS 316Ti
- AVESTA SMO 254
Special Materials
- Hastelloy - B,C
Time
- Incoloy
High Grades of
- Titanium
1. All stainless steel tubular
- Titanium, stabilized with Palladium
2. Stainless steel tubes, mild steel shell - Nickel
Cost per unit area

3. All mild steel tubular - Tantalum

4. Plate Heat Exchanger Gasket Materials
- Nitrile Rubber (NBR) temperature range up to 140 oC
- Butyl Rubber (Butyl) temperature range up to 140 oC
1 - Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPDM) temperature range
4 2 up to 170 oC
3 - Silicone Rubber temperature range up to 175 oC
Heating area - FPM (Viton) temperature range up to 180 oC
- Hard Gasket, asbestos-free, temperature range up to 220 oC
Applications of DHP Plate Heat Exchangers
Automotive Industry Marine Appl. and Engines Power Stations
- Cooling quenching oil - Central cooling - Cooling circulating water
- Cooling paint - Lubricating oil cooling - Cooling flusing coolant
- Cooling phosphating solutions - Cooling piston coolant - Cooling transmission oil
Chemical Industry - Cooling transmission oil Pulp and Paper Industry
- Cooling lyes - Pre-heating heavy fuel oil - Cooling waste water
- Cooling acids - Pre-heating diesel oil - Cooling wash water
- Cooling sulphuric acids - Heating-up of sea water - Waste water evaporation
- Process cooling Mechanical Engineering Steel Industry
- Cooling circulating water - Cooling machinery - Mould cooling
- Cooling kerosene - Cooling emulsions - Continuous casting plant cooling
- Cooling salt solutions - Cooling hydraulic oil - Hydraulic oil cooling
- Condensation of ethanol - Cooling grinding oil - Furnace water cooling
- Drying chlorine gas - Cooling klin water - Cooling coking plant water
Edible Oil Processing - Cooling transmission oil - Emulsion cooling
- Heating edible oils - Cooling autoclave water - Cooling NH3 solutions
- Cooling edible oils - Cooling engine coolant - Cooling machine coolants
- Cooling for winterization - Heat recovery - Cooling compressor coolants
- Cooling fatty acids On-and Off - Shore - Cooling feed water
HVAC - Central cooling Suger Industry
- District heating - Lubricating oil cooling - Heating raw juice
- Underfloor heating - Process cooling - Heating pulp press water
- Heating treatment water Pharmaceutical Industry - Heating extraction water
- Heating swimming pools - Cooling emulsions - Heating carbonated juice
- Heat pump installations - Heating supsensions - Heating thick juice
- Heat recovery installations - Heating blood plasma - Heating syrups
- Preheating heating water - Heating citric acid - Heating thin juice
- Geothermal installations - Cooling infusion liquids - Juice concentration
- Solar energy installations Piston and Turbine Machines Surface Treatment
- Central cooling systems in - Cooling engines - Cooling electrolyte
airconditioning plants - Heat recovery from diesel power - Cooling paint
Textile Industry plants - Cooling electroplating baths
- Heat recovery from textile washing agents - Cooling gas turbines - Heating degreasing baths
- Heating wool washing liquids - Cooling steam turbines - Heating phosphating baths
- Cooling dyeing plant effluent - Cooling compressors
- Heating dyeing liquors
- Cooling liquor water
Plate Coil
DHP’s versatile, highly efficient prime surface heat exchanger replaces costly,
unwieldy pipe coil, steam sparging or expensive resistance heating or cooling ele-
ments. DHP series for heating units are designed to uniformly deliver steam to all
levels of the units through zoned headers as shown in the figure below.
High internal flow velocities of DPC & DPH heat exchangers provide effective
heat transfer rates. Single and double embossed styles may be flat, bent or rolled as
immersion heaters, banked for tanks, used in mixers, cryogenic shrouds, jacketed DPC Series DPH Series
vessels, clamp on panels and variety of other configurations.
Size (mm) Heat Trans.A. Nozzle Remarks
Type
Width Height Flow R/SH (m2/sheet) (in/out)inch
62 200 600 5.0 m3/h 0.280
DPC-
65 550 600 “ 0.760
COOLING TYPE

92 200 900 “ 0.414

DPC-
95 550 900 “ 1.140
122 200 1200 “ 0.552
DPC-
125 550 1200 “ 1.520
1/2”
152 200 1500 “ 0.690
DPC- 1”
155 550 1500 “ 1.900
1 1/4”
62 200 600 “ 0.280
DPH- 1 1/2”
65 550 600 “ 0.760
HEATING TYPE

92 200 900 “ 0.414

DPH- Variable
95 550 900 “ 1.140
122 200 1200 “ 0.552
DPH-
125 550 1200 “ 1.520
152 200 1500 “ 0.690
DPH-
155 550 1500 “ 1.900
Remarks : Panel coil size can very curtomer’s requirments.
Material : STS 304, 304L, STS 316, 316L, Titanium, Hastelloy-B, C, AVESTA 254 SMO

Design condition

Description Unit Hot side Cold side

Fluid Name
Flow Rate m3/hr or kg/hr
Temperature o
C IN ----->OUT IN -----> OUT
Max.Pres. drop kg/cm2
Operation pres. kg/cm2
Specific Gravity
Specific Heat
Therm. Concuct. mm
Viscosity (C.P.)
Nozzle Diameter

Plate coil data (Heating or Cooling)

Description Unit Heating Cooling
Fluid Name
Tank capacity m3 or kg
Tank Temper. E oC E( ) oC E( ) oC
Counter Fluid STEAM( )kg/cm2 C.W. or CHILLED WT
Flow Rate or H.W.( ) kg/hr ( )kg/hr
Remarks