What a packaged plate heat exchanger includes

Each package is built around a gasketed plate heat exchanger with a 316 stainless steel plate pack, selected for the duty, approach temperature and allowable pressure drop. Around it we pre-pipe the primary and secondary pumps, two-port control valves, isolation valves, strainers, pressure relief and expansion connections, then lag the pipework on a galvanised skid.

Temperature, pressure and flow sensors are wired back to a BMS-ready control panel. The panel holds secondary flow temperature against a compensated set-point, rotates duty and standby pumps, and reports alarms by volt-free contacts or over BACnet or Modbus, so the unit can be monitored from your existing head-end.

Common uses and when to choose a gasketed unit

Typical applications are district heating interface rooms, landlord plant rooms that separate a central primary circuit from individual secondary circuits, and domestic hot water generation. Gaskets are EPDM for heating duties and NBR for DHW duties.

A gasketed plate heat exchanger can be opened, cleaned and re-plated on site. That makes it a strong choice in hard-water or fouling conditions, or where the duty is likely to change over the life of the building — a brazed unit cannot be opened and normally has to be replaced when it fouls or the load grows.

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