Welded spiral heat exchangers for dirty or viscous fluids
In industrial processes, managing heat transfer for very dirty, highly viscous, or particulate-laden fluids often presents challenges like fouling and blockage. These issues can lead to downtime, increased maintenance, and reduced efficiency.
Handle tough fouling and blockage challenges
The Alfa Laval welded spiral heat exchangers are designed to tackle the toughest heat transfer challenges in liquid-to-liquid and two-phase duties. Their unique design minimizes fouling—even with very dirty and highly viscous media—ensuring increased uptime. The easy-to-open construction simplifies cleaning, contributing to low maintenance costs. Featuring thermal efficiencies 2-3 times higher than comparable shell-and-tube exchangers, they offer significant energy savings and reduced emissions. Each unit is fully customized, allowing it to meet specific thermal requirements, making it ideal for challenging applications in industries such as biofuels, chemicals, and refineries.
Benefits
- Minimal fouling to ensure high uptime
- Easy-to-open design for quick and simple cleaning
- Lower installation costs due to reduced pipework and steel structure requirements
- Thermal efficiencies 2-3 times higher than comparable shell-and-tube exchangers
- Fully customizable for the best thermal fit for specific duties