Alfa Laval WideGap is used for fibrous liquids, for highly viscous fluids and for fluids containing coarse particles. The wide gaps between the plates, the plate pattern and the smooth port design allow fluids with fibres and particles to easily flow through the heat exchanger.
The available channel gap sizes for this model are:
- wide/wide 8/8 mm (0.31/0.31 inch)
- wide/narrow 11/5 mm (0.43/0.20 inch)
Applications
- Biotech and Pharmaceutical
- Chemicals
- Energy and Utilities
- Food and Beverages
- Mining, Minerals and Pigments
- Pulp and Paper
- Water and Waste treatment
Benefits
- Maximum uptime for fouling applications
- High energy efficiency – low operating cost
- Flexible configuration – heat transfer area can be modified
- Easy to install – compact design
- High serviceability – easy to open for inspection and cleaning and easy to clean by CIP
Features
Every detail is carefully designed to ensure optimal performance, maximum uptime and easy maintenance. Selection of available features, depending on configuration some features may not be applicable:
- Five-point alignment
- Chocolate pattern distribution area
- Glued gasket
- ClipGripTM gasket attachment
- Offset gasket groove
- OmegaPortTM noncircular port holes
- Leak chamber
- Fixed bolt head
- Key hole bolt opening
- Lifting lug
- Lining
- Lock washer
- Pressure plate roller
- Tightening bolt cover
