Welded spiral heat exchangers for dirty or viscous fluids
Handle your toughest heat exchange challenges with minimal fouling and superior thermal efficiency, perfect for managing dirty, viscous media in demanding industrial processes.
Optimizes Heat Transfer and Reduces Fouling
Alfa Laval’s welded spiral heat exchangers are engineered to tackle the most demanding heat transfer challenges. Their unique spiral design minimizes fouling compared to traditional shell-and-tube exchangers by using a self-cleaning mechanism that enhances continuous operation. Ideal for applications in biofuels, chemicals, petrochemicals, and plastic recycling, they efficiently handle viscous, particle-laden, or dirty media. Each unit is built to specification, ensuring a precise thermal fit for duties like biodiesel, ethanol production, and metal processing. With a compact footprint, they integrate seamlessly into existing production lines, reducing installation costs. The exchangers’ advanced thermal efficiency results in up to three times higher performance, which significantly cuts energy consumption and emissions. Available in various materials to suit corrosive environments, these exchangers are designed for easy access and maintenance. Supported by Alfa Laval’s global network, they ensure operational reliability while meeting industry standards for safety and environmental considerations.
Benefits
- Enhances operational uptime by minimizing fouling and clogging in challenging media.
- Cuts energy costs and reduces emissions with superior thermal efficiency.
- Lowers installation and maintenance expenses due to compact design and easy access.
- Supports diverse industrial applications with fully customizable designs.
- Increases production capacity through reliable continuous operations.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Biofuels,Viscous media processing,Space centre applications,Tiles,Plastic recycling,Petrochemicals,Metal processing,Refineries
- End products
- Polymers,Refined crude oil,Ethanol,Zinc,Heavy oils,Specialty chemicals,Recycling plastic pellets,Ceramic tiles,Monomers,Propellant components,Lubricants,Biodiesel,Viscous fluids
- Steps before
- Preheating,Media preparation,Particulate suspension,Viscosity adjustment
- Steps after
- Cooling,Condensation,Fluid separation,Energy recovery
- Input ingredients
- dirty media,highly viscous fluids,particulate media,very dirty fluids,viscous media
- Output ingredients
- clean media,lower energy cost fluids,reduced emissions
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.
- Heat transfer efficiency
- 2-3 times higher than shell-and-tube exchangers
- Max Pressure
- Customizable based on specific duty
- Max Temperature
- Customizable based on specific duty
- Fouling resistance
- Minimal fouling
- Installation cost
- Reduced due to compact design and reduced pipework
- Maintenance ease
- Easy-to-open design
- Cleaning method
- Quick and simple access for manual cleaning
- Size
- Compact
- Customization
- Fully customized for specific duties
- Fouling resistance
- High resistance
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous / Inline
- Cleaning method
- Easy-to-open design
- Energy efficiency
- 2-3 times higher than shell-and-tube
- Customizability
- Fully customized units
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Shape
- Spiral
- Size
- Customizable
- Design type
- Welded
- Feed/discharge method
- Liquid-to-liquid
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Control panel type
- Customizable
- Discharge method
- Customizable
- Integration possibilities
- Full customization available
- Design type
- Customized for specific thermal fit
- Cleaning method
- Easy-to-open for quick cleaning