Plate & Shell Heat Exchanger
The Plate & Shell Heat Exchanger is the first of a new generation of heat exchangers developed by Vahterus. At the heart of the PSHE is a fully welded pack of circular plates which is housed within an outer pressure vessel. The PSHE combines the best features of PHE and shell & tube exchangers offering a durable, compact and gasket free solution with high heat transfer, high pressure and high temperature capability.
The Plate & Shell Openable version offers increased flexibility of use by allowing the fully welded platepack to be completely withdrawn from the shell for inspection or cleaning. This is achieved by the use of a flanged and bolted shell construction. The cassette type platepack allows quick and easy removal and refitting thus ensuring that process downtime is kept to a minimum.
The Plate & Shell Compact exchanger has been developed by Vahterus to offer an even more compact unit than the standard PSHE construction. By using a clever system of internal flow directors, it is possible to have all 4 primary and secondary fluid connections on one end of the unit, which significantly reduces the required space. |
