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PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS IN REFRIGERATION.

[In Italian. / En italien.]

Author(s) : MAREGA G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE USE OF PLATE EXCHANGERS IS SPREADING, AS RESTRICTIONS IN CFC USE FAVOURS THE INSTALLATIONS USING SECONDARY FLUIDS. PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE DURING CONDENSATION AND EVAPORATION PROCESSES, AS THIS TYPE OF HEAT EXCHANGER ALLOWS A FAR LOWER VOLUME THAN WITH TRADITIONAL HEAT EXCHANGERS. OF COURSE, THIS MEANS ALSO A REDUCED AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT CHARGE. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH GASKET SEALS LIES IN THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING THEIR THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE BY ADDING FURTHER ELEMENTS. THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT NO LEAK PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE FROM CURRENT GASKET MATERIALS. E. F.

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  • Original title: [In Italian. / En italien.]
  • Record ID : 1991-2508
  • Languages: Italian
  • Source: Industria & Formazione - vol. 14 - n. 144
  • Publication date: 1990/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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