1. Self Cleaning

A correctly designed Plate & Shell heat exchanger has a highly turbulent flow.

This turbulence creates a high wall shear stress, which helps to keep the exchanger free from fouling.

2. Shell Materials

- Carbon steel
- AISI 316L
- AISI 904L
- 254 SMO
- Alloy C22, C276
- Duplex
- Titanium
- Others on request

3. Compact Size

A Plate & Shell Heat Exchanger are 60 to 70% smaller than traditional shell & tube heat exchangers.

Thanks to their compactness, PSHEs are an excellent choice for retrofitting.

PSHEs are also light, and thus easy to transport and install. They can be used in locations where weight limits apply and require no additional support structures.

4. Fully Welded

The core of the Vahterus plate and shell heat exchanger is a fully welded plate pack enclosed in a strong shell structure, which eliminates the need for a gasket.

Video below:

5. Flow configurations

The flow direction of plate side flow in comparison with shell side flow might be:

- counter-current flow
- co-current flow
- cross-flow
- counter-current and co-current flow in one heat exchanger.

6. Plate Pack Materials

- AISI 316L
- 254 SMO
- Alloy C22, C276
- Duplex
- Titanium gr.1,gr.11
- Nickel
- Others on request

7. Flow Director Materials

- EPDM
- Silicones
- PTFE
- Fluoride silicone
- Graphite

8. Plate Pack Construction

The basic heat exchanger is assembled from a plate pack made of stainless steel plates and a shell made of carbon steel or stainless steel.

Video below:

Plate pack construction

Filling boxes