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Metal Plate Heat Exchanger And Working Principle

The metal plate heat exchanger can effectively reduce energy consumption and pollution by the waste heat recovery process of a heat exchanger between cold combustion air and high temperature flue gas produced by a boiler, heating furnace, or catalytic combustion furnace.

The metal plate heat exchanger is composed of many mutual parallel plate units that are assembled by certain spacing. The space between 2 adjacent plates formed a flow channel. The 2 faces of the plate formed an air channel and flue gas channel respectively with adjacent 2 plates. The air channels and flue gas channels of the whole heat exchanger unit are alternately permutated, and the flue gas and air exchange the heat alternately between plates. The selection of plate material can be considered based on flue gas temperature and corrosion conditions.

2 Types: Alternative flow type and reverse flow type

alternative flow type metal plate heat exchanger
alternative flow type
reverse flow type metal plate heat exchanger
reverse flow type

Features

  • Excellent heat transfer performance. Easy to regulate. The liquid heat transfer coefficient is approximately the same on both sides.
  • High compact construction, low metal consumption.
  • Larger heat transfer area per volume, small plate’s thickness
    Lower resistance. With air flowing between two plates, the metal plate heat exchanger has unobstructed airflow channels.
  • Easy manufacturing, less welding workload, convenient assembly.
  • Wide application. Wide range of applications due to the different types of material available.
  • Good sealing and less leaking. According to the test of Xi’an Jiaotong University’s state key laboratory of multi-phase fluid, the leakage rate is only 0.015% when the pressure differential is at 4Kpa.

Case Presentations

The metal plate heat exchanger used in 1 million tons per year aromatics recovery complex unit in PetroChina CO. Ltd (Urumqi)

ItemFlue gas parameterAir parameter
inlet temperature (℃)2857
outlet temperature (before / after) (℃)135/100190/235
flow rate (kg/h)176786167243
pressure drop (Pa)1000800
thermal load (MW)9.4979.497
Fuel heat value (kcal/nm3)1197911979
fuel price (RMB/nm3)3.713.71
fuel saving total amount (nm3/year)5,725,9005,725,900
fuel saving total price (RMB)approx. 21,243,000approx. 21,243,000
Metal plate heat exchanger application in China

The metal plate heat exchanger used in 1.5 million tons crude oil unit in Xinhai Group

ItemFlue gas parameterAir parameter
Inlet temperature29420
Outlet temperature95240
Flow rate (kg/h)103819900
Pressure drop<800<800
Heat load (MW)0.58 
Fuel heat value (kcal/nm3)8529 
Fuel price (RMB/nm3)2.71 
Fuel saving amount (nm3/year)507,900 
Fuel saving (RMB/year)1,376,600 
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