GEABloc

Fully Welded with Flexible Design

GEABloc is a fully-welded plate heat exchanger that is widely used in these applications:

• Oil and Gas Production and Processing
• Chemical Processing
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Paper Manufacturing
• General Industry

Its fully-welded construction makes it well suited for applications that require the high efficiency and compact size of plate heat exchangers, but where conditions exceed the capabilities of gasketed plate heat exchangers.

Innovative Construction

The GEABloc design provides the performance advantages of fully-welded construction, while at the same time providing excellent cleanability.

• The plates are rotated 90° to one another, and then welded together to produce two different flow channels
• The frame is made of four pillars, a bottom plate and a top plate together with four side walls with the connectors
• All frame components are bolted together and can, therefore, be easily dismantled to clean and maintain the plate pack

Design Flexibility

A number of design factors provide the flexibility that the GEABloc is known for:

• Two Corrugation Designs - Chevron design provides higher heat transfer efficiency, and greater suitability for lower viscosity and fiber content. Free Flow design provides greater cleanability, and suitability for higher viscosity and fiber content.
• Several Sizes - Accomodates a wide range of flow rates
• Adjustable Deflectors - Allows easy selection of the right number of passes, for the right balance of heat transfer rate and pressure drop, without compromising cleanability
• Range of Plate Materials - Irregardless of media, we have the right plate material for the application

Technical Data

• Design Temperature Range: -28°C (-20°F) to 288°C (550°F)
• Maximum Design Pressure: 450 psig (32 bar)
• Plate Material: 316 Stainless Steel as standard. SMO 254, Titanium and others available on request
• Heat Transfer Surface Area: 10 ft² - 3,400 ft² (1 m² - 320 m²)
• Connection Diameter: 2" - 16" (DN50 - DN400) as standard
• Maximum Flow Rate: 17,000 gpm (3,860 m³/h)
• Available Corrugation Patterns: Chevron and Free Flow