Alfa Laval
TS20M Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger
The Alfa Laval TS20M is a gasketed plate heat exchanger from the Industrial line built with a relatively short plate. It is designed for duties with short temperature programs and low pressure drop, services where the fluids need only a limited temperature change but hydraulic losses must stay small. Capacity can be reconfigured after installation by adding or removing plates.
Product Benefits
- No wasted pressure drop: Where the duty calls for a small temperature change, a tall-plate or tubular exchanger wastes pressure drop. The TS20M's short plate delivers the required heat transfer with minimal hydraulic penalty.
- Protects pump sizing: That keeps pump sizing and operating cost under control on high-flow circuits.
- Serviceable pack: The gasketed construction keeps the unit serviceable, because the pack opens for cleaning and inspection.
- Grows with the load: Plates can be added as loads grow, and a large range of plate and gasket types is available.
- Code approved: The design is approved to the pvcALS, ASME and PED pressure vessel codes.
Where It's Used
- Short temperature programs: Typical services are cooling and heating duties where the temperature change is modest and the flow is generous.
- Utility loop positions: Cooling-water interchangers, condenser-loop service and similar utility positions are the classic fit.
- Hygienic and process sectors: It is offered across biotech and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy and utilities, food, dairy and beverages, and home and personal care.
- Utility and heavy industry: HVAC and refrigeration, machinery and manufacturing, marine and transportation, mining, minerals and pigments, pulp and paper, semiconductor and electronics, steel, and water and waste treatment round out the industrial base.
Good to Know
- Gaskets and frame: Gaskets are available in NBR, EPDM, FKM and HeatSeal elastomers, and the frame and cover are epoxy-painted carbon steel.
- Studded port connections: Connections are studded ports following ASME, EN and JIS flange practice, matched to the pressure vessel code chosen.
- Know your pressure drop: When selecting, be clear about the available pressure drop and the temperature program, because short-plate models like this one shine when the program is short while sister TL models serve long programs.
- Simple maintenance list: Routine gasket care and periodic pack inspection are the main maintenance items.
