Alfa Laval Industrial Line is a wide product range that is used in virtually all types of industry. The TS6 steam heat exchanger is thermally optimized for steam condensation duties. This makes it useful not only for heating water but also for heating cleaning-in-place (CIP) solution by means of steam and other heating and cooling applications. The relatively short plate makes this model suitable for duties with short temperature programs and when a low pressure drop is appreciated by the application.
Alfa Laval TS6 steam heat exchanger is easy to modify by adding or removing plates to accommodate future process changes. The stainless steel frames are 3-A compliant and have ASME coded paint.
Application
Alfa Laval’s TS6 gaskets plate-and-frame heat exchanger is designed to heat water or CIP solutions by means of steam. It also performs general heating and cooling duties.
Working Principle
Channels are formed between the plates and the corner ports are arranged so that the two media flow through alternate channels. The heat is transferred through the plate between the channels and complete the counter-current flow is created for the highest possible efficiency. The corrugation of the plates provides the passage between the plates, supports each plate against the adjacent one, and enhances the turbulence, resulting in efficient heat transfer.
Standard Design
The plate heat exchanger consists of a pack of corrugated metal plates with portholes for passage of the two fluids between which heat transfer will take place.
The plate pack is assembled between a fixed frame plate and a moveable pressure plate and compressed compressed by tightening bolts. The plates are fitted with a gasket which seals the interplate channel rand directs the fluids into alternate channels. The number of plates is determined by the flow rate, physical properties of the fluids, pressure drop, and temperature program. The plate corrugations promote fluid turbulence and support the plates against the differential pressure.
The plate and pressure plate are suspended from an upper carrying bar and positioned with a lower guiding bar, both which are fixed to a support column.
Connections are located in the frame plate, or, if either or both fluids make more than a single pass within the unit in the frame and pressure plate.
Materials
| Plates | 316 Stainless Steel, Titanium |
| Gaskets | Nitrile-FDA, EPDM-FDA, Viton® Clip-On Design |
| Frame | Epoxy Painted Steel Frame and Pressure Plate (Standard) or 316 Stainless Steel Frame and Pressure Plate |
Connections
| ANSI | 3″, class 150 flange* |
| Tri-Clamp | 3″ |
Capacities
| Liquid Flow Rate | Up to 300 gpm* |
| Water Heating By System | 600 to 6,100 kBtu/H |
| Mechanical Design Pressure, Temperatures | FG – 20 7 psi @ 482° FFD – 300 psi @ 482°F |
| Maximum Heat Transfer Surface | 140 ft² |
*flow rate depends on media, permitted pressure drop, and temperature program.
