Plate Style

Brazed-Plate Heat Exchangers Are Very Compact Units That Provide Heating or Cooling With Minimal Pressure Drop.

The brazed-plate heat exchanger is constructed of a number of stainless steel plates. Each plate is stamped with a corrugated pattern. The plates are separated by thin, spacer sheets of copper or nickel. This stack of plates and spacers is fitted with endplates and inlet and outlet fittings. The assembly is brazed in a high-temperature oven, resulting in a very compact and efficient single-pass heat exchanger. The water and hydraulic fluid are directed through alternate channels formed between the plates. The operating principles of the Plate are very similar to the shell-and-tube design.