Soldered Heat Exchanger Plates
MIT Soldered Plate Heat Exchangers can be designed with different types of plates suitable for different heat transfer needs. The 3 basic plate types used in soldered heat exchangers are as follows.
H-Type Plate
H-Type plates have wide-angle channels. Thanks to these wide-angle channels, the fluids involved in heat transfer move turbulently within the channels. Turbulence makes heat transfer more efficient and reduces maintenance frequency and costs by reducing the accumulation of deposits and residues. They are often preferred in heat transfer of fluids with a high likelihood of leaving deposits.
L-Type Plate
L-Type plates have narrow-angle channels. Thanks to these narrow-angle channels, pressure loss in the fluids involved in heat transfer is minimized. However, since turbulence in fluid movement decreases, heat transfer efficiency also decreases. Therefore, L-Type plates are only used in heat transfer processes where unacceptable pressure loss occurs.
M-Type Plate
M-Type plates are a combination of L-Type and H-Type plates. These hybrid plates incorporate the different features of both plates and are especially preferred in cases where there is a very high temperature difference between the two fluids.