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| Clip 3 Plate Heat Exchanger |
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Application Pasteurization and general cooling/heating of dairy and brewery products, fruit juices and similar food products. Working principle The heat exchanger consists of a number of corrugated plates clamped together in a frame and sealed at the edges by means of gaskets. The plates have ports at the corners and the gaskets are so arranged that the two media flow through alternate passages between the plates. The two media are separated by the plates and cannot be mixed. Heat is transferred through the plates, from the hot medium to the cold. One unit can contain several heat exchangers, separated by connection plates with interchangeable connections. Frame The frame consists of a fixed frame plate, a movable pressure plate, an upper carrying bar, a lower guiding bar, a support column and tightening bolts with nuts.
The Clip 3-RM frame plate has adjustable feet and the Clip 3-RMV is without feet for wall mounting. Plate The corrugation of the plates provides a passage between the plates, supports each plate against the adjacent one and enhances the turbulence, resulting in efficient heat transfer. The plates have a chevron pattern for maximum strength at high working pressures. The plates are reversible and have parallel flow, which means only one type of plate is needed. Gasket The plates are supplied with glue-free Clip-On gaskets, which are easy to replace even with the plates still hanging in the frame. No tools are needed to replace the gaskets. 
Flow principle of a plate heat exchanger Standard Materials Plates Stainless steel AISI 316. Gaskets Nitrile-FDA,Clip-On design. Frame Frame and pressure plate in solid stainless steel with glass blasted finish. Nuts of chromium plated brass. All other parts of stainless steel. Technical Data Plates Actual heating surface 0.624 ft2 Connections All connections 1"
Tri-clamps.
Other union standards on request. Mechanical design pressure (g) / Temperature Frame RM - 145 psi/230°F Capacity | Pasteurization | 12 GPM | | Heating/cooling | 20 GPM | | Water | 35 GPM |
Options - - Protection sheet
- - 3-A finish
- - Extra standard wrench
- - Test certificates and material certificates
- - Testing by authorized inspection companies
Dimensions (inches) 
*) Adjustable feet +/- 0.59" | | | | B | 7.68" | 195 | | C | 2.83" | 72 | | D | 22.44" | 570 | | E | 32.20" | 818 | | F | 8.39" | 213 | | G | 9.84" | 250 | | H | 9.06" | 230 |
Overall length varies depending on numbers of plates and connecting plates. Recommended free space around the unit is 3 feet at sides and sufficient space at the frame head end to pull out the bolts | 