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Plate Heat Exchanger

With the development of science and technology, shipping industry has push forward higher requirements in need of low-carbon and energy saving. Vanguard value recruit & train top talents to build technical team in order to ensure our R&D development always take the leading of the plate heat exchanger.In addition, large-size precision hydraulic press machine、automatic testing equipment and other hardware have undoubtedly made our products unrivaled.We aspire to provide our customers with challenging solutions to improve the performance and life of their ships. Cooperate with us,Vanguard Marine enhance the value of your ship by increasing efficiency and reliability.

Working Principle

Heat or cool a fluid medium by transferring heat from one liquid to another. The gasketed plate heat exchanger is composed of a series of corrugated plates, which are assembled between the frame and the pressure plate. and the gasket acts as the seal between the plates. The fluid on both sides of the plate usually flows counter current through the heat exchanger, which can achieve the same working condition of the shell-tube heat exchanger. This provides the most efficient heat transfer performance to achieve very close temperature difference,In other word, the temperature difference between the outlet and inlet medium is come to small. In the removable plate heat exchanger with gaskets, the plates are equipped with elastic gaskets, which seal the channel and guide the medium to the spare channel. The plates are assembled between the frame plates and the pressure plates and compressed by tightening the bolts installed between these plates. The channel plate and pressure plate are suspended from the upper bearing rod and fixed in place by the lower guide rod, which is fixed on the pillar.This design is easy to maintain and adjust the heat exchange by reducing or adding plates. The reasonable matching of the plate ripple angle can greatly improve the heat exchange effect per unit heat exchange area, adjust the liquid resistance, save the heat exchange area, reduce the investment cost and shorten the investment recovery time. The flow, physical properties, pressure drop and temperature difference of the liquid determine the number and size of the plates. The chemical properties and corrosion characteristics of the liquid determine the materials of the plates and gaskets.Different corrugated plate structure designs not only improve the turbulence, but also form many supporting points, which can withstand the pressure difference between the media.

The advantage of our plate heat exchanger are:

  • Design originates from customer needs and provide customization;
  • 3D design for plate sheet, large-size press machine make one-time mould shape.bring you higher efficiency.
  • Modular compact design, smaller foot print, simpler maintenance and longer service life;
  • Wide range of products are cover all types of marine industry and multiple applications from heating, cooling and heat recovery to condensation and evaporation.
  • Provide upgrading or retrofitting of new product solutions for your heat exchanger through accurate thermal calculation;

Parameter range

  • Working pressure: ≤ 2.5MPa
  • Treat flow: 1~1500 m3/h
  • Heat exchange area: ≤ 800 m²
  • Temperature range: - 50~180 C°
  • Interface: DN32~DN350
  • Thermal load: ≤ 10MW
  • Plate thickness: 0.5~0.8mm

Plate materials with their application

Plate material Suitable fluid
SUS304,316、316L etc. Purified water, fresh water, edible salt fluid,mineral oil
Ti,Ti-Pd Seawater, saline water and Salinized fluid
MO254 Dilute sulfuric acid, saline aqueous liquid, inorganic aqueous liquid
Ni200 High temperature and high concentration caustic soda
HASTELLOY:C276,C22C276、D205、B2G  Concentrated sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid

Gasket materials with their application

Gasket material Temperature range(℃) Suitable fluid
NBR -15~+135 Fresh water,seawater,mineral salt,salinized water
EPDM -25~+180 Hot water, steam, acid, alkali
NBR -30~+150 High temperature mineral oil, high temperature water
F26 -25~+230 Acid & alkali fluid
FTP 0~+160 Concentrated acid, alkali, high-temperature oil, steam

Maintenance Process

Item NO. Working procedure Content
1 Hydraulic test to find the leaks Pressure test according to the technical requirements,mark the leakage point if any
2 disassemble loose Clamp bolts orderly according to technical instruction, disassemble the plates and keep in neatly stacking
3 Separate the gaskets from the plate Separate the gaskets from the plate to determine whether them can be used.
4 Cleaning Clean the plates one by one (remove sludge or sundries).
5 Immerse If there is much oil dirt, immerse in the corresponding chemicals at least two hours.
6 washing Washing by brush with fresh water.
7 2rd immerse 2rd immerse it in the corresponding chemicals for ten minutes if there is much scale,
8 2rd washing 2rd washing by brush with fresh water.
9 Check PH PH: 6-8 indicates the end of cleaning.
10 NDT Plates dye check one by one, and the defective plates shall be removed.
11 assemble Assemble plates with gaskets which no have defect,And tighten the bolts orderly according to technical instruction.New plates and gaskets should be supplemented if any insufficient.
12 Final hydraulic test Pressure test according to the technical requirements in order to make sure no leaks any more.
13 working mode Go into next running
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