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Plate Concepts - Model PFHX -Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger
The Plate & Frame Heat Exchanger (PFHX) is widely considered the most efficient type of heat transfer equipment available today. PFHX are often the lowest cost solution to heat transfer problems in the industrial and commercial HVAC markets.
Compact Design Ideal for Tight Spaces
- Minimal footprint enables installation at locations where available space is at a premium.
High Efficiency at its Best
- HIgh heat transfer coefficients and close temperature approaches are achieved economically for maximum energy conservation.
Low Fouling & Easy Maintenance
- Intense turbulence and shear rates induced by our MODUFLEX™ plate designs provide for superior thermal performance and minimized risk of fouling. Plate heat exchangers can be easily opened so that all heat transfer surfaces are accessible for mechanical cleaning and/or pressure washing.
- Plate Concepts can also supply plate heat exchangers with additional accessories such as strainers, Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems, and Diverter Valves for Back-flushing to prevent fouling.
Flexible Design / Expandable
- The all bolted, modular construction of the plate heat exchanger makes it easily expandable for increased heat load requirements and capacity upgrades. The exchanger can be modified for another service by simply opening the plate pack and installing additional plates in the frame.
Plate Concepts combines` craftsmanship with the latest advances in technology. Computer-aided thermal rating & mechanical design, finite element analysis and new fabrication techniques ensure the highest quality Plate & Frame Heat Exchangers at the most economical price.
- Sizing and Design
- Construction
- After Sales
- Manufacturing
- Field Service
- Optimization
- Engineering
- Purchasing
- Low fouling
- High efficiency
- Small footprint
- Low overall cost
- On-line reliability
- Ease of maintenance
- Ideal for heat recover
- Flexible/expandable design
- Close approach temperatures
Based on our MODU-FLEX series of plates, Plate Concepts offers an extensive range of Plate & Frame Heat Exchanger innovations and design capabilities to meet your heat transfer needs.
- Modu-Flex plates with port diameter sizes from
- 1" to 20" (5 - 15,000 GPM)
- Plate materials of construction in 304 / 316 SS,
- Titanium, 254 SMO, or Hastelloy
- Up to 15,000 sq feet in a single frame
- Design Pressures from 150 to 400 PSIG
- Designed to ASME Code Section VIII, Div.1,
- ASME Stamped & National Board registered
- ARI Certified to Standard 400
- Gaskets in Nitrile (NBR), EPDM or Viton
- Free-Flow (Wide-Gap)
- Welded Cassette
- Double Wall plate designs
- Copper or Nickel brazed stainless steel units
- 1/3 - 1/2 the surface area required by S&T
- 2°F approach temperatures
- 90% heat recovery
- Suitable for temperature crosses
- High turbulence & shear reduce fouling
- No dead spots
- 1/10 S&T design fouling factors
- Above results verified by HTRI & HTFS
- Expandable for capacity increases & upgrades
- Easily modified for another service
- On-site field assembly (even in skyscrapers)
- 1/10 liquid hold-up
- 1/3 to 1/2 shipping weight
- 1/6 operating weight
- 1/4 to 1/2 overall length
- Easily opened for inspection and cleaning
- Both fluid streams equally accessible
- All Bolted Construction
- Commercial HVAC
- Pulp & Paper
- Food & Beverage
- Renewable Fuels
- Chemical Processing
- Sugar Production
- Ethanol / Grain Alcohol
- Wastewater Heat Recovery
- Power Generation