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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
GEA Heat Exchangers / GEA PHE Systems / Global
Welded plate heat exchanger
Fully welded - but adaptable at any time
GEABloc combines two different plate corrugations in an innovative way. The plates are rotated through 90° to one another and then welded together to produce two different cross-flow channels. The frame is made of four pillars, a bottom plate and a top plate together with four side pressure plates, and connections mounted in the pressure plates. All frame components are bolted together for easily dismantling to clean and maintain the plate pack.
GEABloc is available in various corrugation designs and sizes for a wide range of applications. Adjustable deflectors allow the heat exchanger to be adapted to its operating points delivering these features:
Max. operating temperature 315° C, on both sides
Max. operating pressure 32 bars, on both sides
Material 1.4404, SMO, Titanium, etc.
Surface area 1–320m²
Connection diameter DN50–DN400
Max. flow rate 3,860m³/h
Corrugation patterns: Herring-bone, Dimple
This PHE is generally used in the oil and gas industry, in petrochemical and chemical applications, in the automobile and pharmaceuticals industry, as well as in paper manufacturing.
Fully welded plate heat exchanger