The SUPERCHANGER® Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger, 
sometimes referred to as a gasketed plate heat exchanger or GPHE, provides outstanding efficiency transferring heat from one liquid to another, often water to water, or from steam to liquid. This modular exchanger combines frames, plates and connections to form a variety of configurations. It is found in many of the same duties as shell and tube heat exchangers.
 

INDUCED TURBULENCE

Promotes maximum heat transfer; induces scouring action that fights fouling or scaling.

 

REDUCED FOOTPRINT

Fits into 20–50% of a shell and tube footprint including service and maintenance space. And, it costs less.

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HIGHLY VERSATILE

Hundreds of plate styles, patterns and draw depths to precisely match your application requirements.

TEMPERATURE APPROACHES

Of less than 1°C (2°F), with “U” or “K “values 3 to 6 times higher than shell and tube exchanges.

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EASY ACCESSIBILITY

Opens within its own footprint simply by loosening the tie-rod bolts and rolling the movable frame back to the support column.

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MAXIMUM FLUID COMPATIBILITY

Range of alloys, including titanium, plus variety of gasket elastomer compounds, to precisely match your fluid characteristics for maximum uptime.

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The SUPERMAX® Shell And Plate Heat Exchanger
is designed as a performance upgrade over shell and tube, block-type welded and brazed aluminum heat exchangers. The unit can overcome footprint constraints, extreme pressures/temperatures, fouling/scaling conditions and corrosive attack with liquids, gases, steam and two-phase mixtures.

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REDUCED FOOTPRINT

Compact size and low installed weight, especially when filled

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WIDE TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE RATINGS

Good performance with natural refrigerants such as ammonia and carbon dioxide

 

EXCELLENT THERMAL PERFORMANCE

Close temperature approach of 1ºC (2°F) --similar to that of gasketed plate heat exchangers.

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MORE COMPACT

Twice the surface area in a given space, at half the weight as equivalent pipe coil.

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SAVES BOILER FUEL

High heat transfer coefficient for optimal efficiency

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IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

Faster start-ups and better temperature uniformity through load changes.

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Tranter PLATECOIL® Prime Surface Heat Exchangers
are constructed from two sheets resistance-welded together, one or both of which is die-formed, comprising a series of passages through which a heating or cooling media flows. Panels are manifolded into circuits for precise heat exchange duties. 

 

These highly versatile exchangers conform to ISO 9001 standards for design, manufacture and testing for either one-off, special fabrications or high-volume engineered subsystems.

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BETTER THERMAL CONTROL

Than pipe coil, half pipe, dimple sheet or grid-coil.

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MORE UNIFORM HEAT TRANSFER

Optimized flow rate and flow balance through the panels.

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HIGH MECHANICAL INTEGRITY

Low stress of the base metal during metalworking and welding 

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HIGH INTEGRITY

Withstands fatigue-type stresses induced by pressure cycling in steam heating applications.

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SUPERIOR DURABILITY

Outstanding durability compared to CBE or S&T exchangers, often outliving the system service life, eliminating the need to design for service access and more added space.

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FOULING RESISTANT

High turbulence prevents energy-robbing fouling or scaling, reducing maintenance burdens as well.

The MAXCHANGER® Mini-Welded Heat Exchanger standard materials are all-welded 316L SS or titanium. Its unique dimpled plates, combined with countercurrent flow, produce extremely high “U” or “K” values​.

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HIGH PERFORMANCE

Shell & tube-class performance under demanding conditions, for a fraction of the installed mass and footprint

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TINY FOOTPRINT

Ultra-compact footprint enhanced by flexibility in nozzle positioning

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RESPONSIVE AND EFFICIENT

Immediate thermal response and a close temperature approach capability of less than 1°C (2°F)

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HIGH INTEGRITY

Withstands fatigue-type stresses induced by pressure cycling in steam heating applications.

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SUPERIOR DURABILITY

Outstanding durability compared to CBE or S&T exchangers, often outliving the system service life, eliminating the need to design for service access and more added space.

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FOULING RESISTANT

High turbulence prevents energy-robbing fouling or scaling, reducing maintenance burdens as well