Problems with the installation of spiral plate heat exchangers?
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Is it better to install a spiral plate heat exchanger horizontally or vertically? Are there any requirements regarding the location of inlet and outlet pipes?
It is mainly about figuring out how the two streams of material can exchange heat effectively
Spiral plate: a product that has been phased out
I’m not sure what you mean by lying flat and in a cube shape The common shape of spiral plate heat exchangers is cylindrical. There is a principle: the heat exchange surface must be perpendicular to the ground.
When placed horizontally, the sheet is in a vertical position; when placed vertically, the sheet is in a parallel position
Yes, we have one unit here whose heat exchange performance is poor; after an on-site inspection, it was found that the way the heat exchanger was installed was different. There’s nothing else really
Once a spiral plate develops internal leakage, it cannot be repaired. Nowadays, many industries have been replaced by wide-channel plate heat exchangers, such as the coking industry, coal chemical industry, and fuel ethanol industry
Manufacturing spiral plate heat exchangers is also quite complicated; they can’t be repaired, and I guess no one uses them these days. I haven’t made one in these past few years.
I forgot too; I only did it once, and that was a long time ago – at least two years back.