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GEA PHE Systems unveils its new high-performance plate heat exchanger with a volume flow of 20,000 gpm (4,500 m3/h).
Size matters. Whether in chemical engineering, power station construction or in the oil and gas industry, increased efficiency can be best achieved using larger plants. And size of the plant components has to keep pace. With its new NT 500 GEA PHE Systems as the technology leader in plate heat exchanger manufacture is introducing a new model from the successful NT Series that sets new performance standards with a volume flow of up to 20,000 gpm (4,500 m3/h) and was specially developed for the petrochemical and power station industry. GEA PHE Systems will be presenting the NT 500 as an exhibition highlight at the CoalGen show in Charlotte in August, and at the PowerGen Show in Las Vegas December.
The NT 500 is in a class of its own. The steel frame can hold up to a thousand plates. The biggest version stands an imposing 15-1/2 feet (4.7 meters) tall, has a width of 5-1/4 feet (1.6 meters) and hits the scales at up to 35 tons. The unit is available in three different plate lengths. The plate types can also be supplied in three different embossing patterns. In total this results in nine different thermodynamic characteristics, allowing an exact configuration to suit the customer's specific application – which is a first, as is the measurable true plate port size of 20 inches (500 mm).
Depending on requirements the plate thickness is between 0.5 and 0.6 cm. Maximum operating pressure is 225 psig (16 bar) and our proprietary OptiWave™ technology guarantees the best flow behavior across the full plate width, resulting in maximum heat transfer rates.
Designed for large volume flows, the NT 500 demonstrates its strengths particularly where until now a large number of smaller units had to be combined using expensive pipework to process the same product volumes.
The heat exchanger plates for the NT 500 are embossed fully automatically at the state-of-the-art 25,000 ton press in York, PA, which started production in 2007. The automation processes allow consistently high quality standards, guaranteeing unrivalled operational safety. The plate materials include stainless steels and special materials such as titanium.
The NT 500 is fitted with glueless EcoLoc™ gaskets, which can be replaced quickly and easily. Production downtimes are reduced to a minimum during maintenance. Thanks to the PosLoc™ system the plate heat exchanger has a self-centering plate pack, guaranteeing perfect fit of the plates to ensure safe process reliability.
The Company
Within the GEA Process Equipment Division of the international GEA Group, GEA PHE Systems is responsible for plate heat exchanger technology. Strong individual companies: GEA Ecoflex, GEA ViEX, GEA WTT, GEA Ecobraze and GEA PHE Systems North America with production facilities in Germany, Sweden, the USA, Canada and India manufacture gasketed, fully welded and brazed plate heat exchangers for just about every industrial application for worldwide distribution. GEA EcoServe – the service organization of GEA PHE Systems – with its customer service centers in many countries provides a rapid and reliable maintenance and spare parts service.
With around 1,000 employees. GEA PHE Systems achieves a group annual turnover with plate heat exchangers of several hundred million euro.