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Boilers, Heat Exchangers, Dryers and Refrigeration
News Release from: Vahterus | Subject: PSHE 14
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 February 2004
World's largest plate and shell heat
exchanger
For the demands of the energy, pulp / paper, refrigeration, chemical and process industries, Vahterus, plate heat exchanger specialist, introduces the world's largest Plate and Shell Heat Exchanger
For demanding duties in the energy, pulp and paper, refrigeration, chemical and process industries Vahterus Oy, plate heat exchanger specialists based in Kalanti, Finland has launched its newest product, PSHE 14, which is believed to be the world's largest Plate and Shell Heat Exchanger PSHE 14 completes their existing range of plate diameters: 20 cm, 30 cm, 50 cm, 90 cm and 1.4 m
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 1.4 m plate diameter of the PSHE 14 offers a heat transfer area of up to 1800 m2 per unit.
On the plate side flows can be up to 3 500 m3/h and even 7 000 m3/h on the shell side, which makes the PSHE 14 suitable for a wide range of uses - for example as condensers, evaporators and in liquid/liquid applications.
Plate materials include stainless steel, titanium, nickel and Hastelloy.
The maximum capacity of PSHE 14 can be over 200 MW/unit.
Design pressures are 10, 16, 25 and 40 bar and the design temperature range is -80C to +400C.
The fully welded construction (no gaskets), combined with its greater size, makes the PSHE 14 a major step forward in heat transfer technology.
The first PSHE 14 left the Vahterus factory in October, 2003 and a further four units were delivered in December, 2003.
The first Vahterus Plate and Shell heat exchange units were produced in 1991 and the range has been growing ever since to meet customer requirements.
Over 13 000 PSHE units have now been delivered world wide and each heat exchanger is individually customised using the Vahterus Thermal Sizing Programme.
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