Each plate is provided with a gasket, which seals the flow gaps to atmosphere and the media from one another. The plate package is mounted in a rack consisting of a fixed number of plates. Two pressure plates clamp this package together with tie rods. Single pass and multi-pass arrangements are standard with a surface area of up 1500m2 in one unit. Pure counter flow is employed to achieve maximum possible heat transfer.
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Plate material
Stainless steel suitable for clean water, river water, edible oil, and mineral oil
Titanium and titanium palladium suitable for sea water, salt water, salt.
Hastelloy suitable for sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid
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