Alfa level M3 - Description of the Plate Heat Exchanger; Components and Function

Description
Description
Components
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Maincomponents
1Frameplate
Fixedplatewithvariousnumberofportholesforconnectionofthepipingsystem.The
carryingandguidingbarisattachedtotheframeplate.
2
CarryingbarCarriestheplatepackandthepressureplate.
3Platepack
Heatistransferredfromonemediatotheotherthroughtheplates.Theplatepack
consistsofchannelplates,endplates,gasketsandinsomecasestransitionplates.
ThemeasureoftheplatepackistheAdimension,i.ethemeasurementbetweenframe
andpressureplate.RefertoPHEdrawing.
4Pressureplate
Moveableplatethatcancontainvariousnumberofportholesforconnectionofthe
pipingsystem.
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Guidingbar
Keepsthechannelplates,connectionplatesandthepressureplateallignedattheir
lowerend.
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SupportingcolumnSupportscarryingandguidingbars.
ForsomesmallerPHEmodelsnosupportingcolumnisused.
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Tighteningbolts
Compresstheplatepackbetweentheframeandpressureplate.
Thereareusuallyfourtighteningboltsused,insomecasessix,theseareusedtoopen
andclosethePHE.
Remainingboltsareusedaslockingbolts.
8Portholes
PortholesthroughtheframeplateallowsthemediatoenterintoorexitfromthePlate
HeatExchanger.
Differenttypesofconnectionscanbeusedtoconnectthepipingsystemtotheapparatus.
Theportholesmaybeprotectedagainstcorrosionbymetalorrubberlinings.
DocumentIDLanguageEdition
6InstructionManual-PlateHeatExchangers3490010217EN2014-11