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11.2.1 General Capabilities

Plate and frame heat exchangers are generally lower pressure and temperature than shell and tube units, with maximum ratings of 400°F and 300 psig. Individual plate areas range from 0.3 to 21.5 ft2 and maximum total heat transfer area is around 13,000 ft2. Flow rates can be as high as 6000 gpm or as low as 5 gpm, with connection sizes from 3/4 to 14 inches.

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11.2.1 General Capabilities

Plate and frame heat exchangers are generally lower pressure and temperature than shell and tube units, with maximum ratings of 400°F and 300 psig. Individual plate areas range from 0.3 to 21.5 ft2 and maximum total heat transfer area is around 13,000 ft2. Flow rates can be as high as 6000 gpm or as low as 5 gpm, with connection sizes from 3/4 to 14 inches.

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11.2.

1 General Capabilities

In comparison to shell and tube units, plate and frame


heat exchangers are a relatively low pressure/low
temperature device. Current maximum design ratings for
most manufacturers are: temperature, 400oF, and 300 psig
(Tranter, undated).

Above these values, an alternate type of heat exchanger


would have to be selected. The actual limitations for a
particular heat exchanger are a function of the materials
selected for the gaskets and plates; these will be discussed
later.
Figure 11.1 The plate heat exchanger.
Individual plate area varies from about 0.3 to 21.5 ft2
with a maximum heat transfer area for a single heat ex-
Figure 11.2 illustrates the nature of fluid flow through changer currently in the range of 13,000 ft2. The minimum
the plate heat exchanger. The primary and secondary fluids plate size does place a lower limit on applications of plate
flow in opposite directions on either side of the plates. heat exchangers. For geothermal applications, this limit
Water flow and circuiting are controlled by the placement of generally affects selections for loads such as residential and
the plate gaskets. By varying the position of the gasket, small commercial space heating and domestic hot water.
water can be channeled over a plate or past it. Gaskets are
installed in such a way that a gasket failure cannot result in The largest units are capable of handling flow rates of
a mixing of the fluids. In addition, the outer circumference 6000 gallons per minute (gpm) and the smallest units
of all gaskets is exposed to the atmosphere. As a result, serviceable down to flows of approximately 5 gpm.
should a leak occur, a visual indication is provided. Connection sizes are available from 3/4 to 14 in. to
accommodate these flows.

Figure 11.2 Nature of fluid flow through the plate heat exchanger.

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