Alfa Laval M6 User Manual

Table of contents
Preface ...................... . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............ 4
Safety consideration s ....... . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ......
4
Prior knowledge .. . . . ............. . . . . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
4
Definitions of expressions .............................................................................
4
PHE drawings ..... . . . ............. . . . . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
4
Warranty conditions ....................................................................................
4
Advice ... . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............
4
Storage of the heat exchanger ....... . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............
4
Storage in packing box ................................................................................
5
Taken out of service ....................................................................................
5
Environmental complian c e ............................................................................
5
Description .. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............ 6
Components ...... . . . ............. . . . . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
6
Name plate ..............................................................................................
8
Function .................................................................................................
9
Multi-pass ...............................................................................................
10
Identification of plate side .. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ......
10
Installation ................................................................................................... 11
Before installation ......................................................................................
11
Requirements . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ......
11
Lifting .... . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............
13
Raising ....... . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ......
13
Operation ... . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............ 15
Start-up ............ . . . ............. . . . . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
15
Unit in operation ........................................................................................
17
Shut-down ... . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ......
17
Maintenance ................................................................................................. 18
Cleaning – Non-product side .........................................................................
18
Opening ............ . . . ............. . . . . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
20
Manual cleaning of opened units .. . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
24
Closing ....... . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ......
26
Pressure test afte
r maintenance .....................................................................
28
Regasketing ....... . . . ............. . . . . ............ . . . . ............. . . . ............. . . . . ............. . . . .
29
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Document ID Language Edition
3490010217 EN 2016-06 Instruction Manual - Plate Heat Exchangers 3
EN

Alfa Laval M6 Specifications

General

Type	Plate Heat Exchanger
Gasket Material	NBR, EPDM, Viton
Model	M6
Connections	Flanged
Application	HVAC
Frame Material	Carbon Steel
Temperature Range	-20°C to 150°C
Plate Thickness	0.5 mm
Plate Material	Stainless Steel