Alfa Laval
TS6M Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger
The Alfa Laval TS6M is a compact gasketed plate heat exchanger from the Industrial line built around a relatively short plate. That geometry is intended for duties with short temperature programs and low pressure drop, where the fluids need only a modest temperature change. It brings plate-exchanger efficiency to services a tubular unit would handle far less compactly.
Product Benefits
- Very low pumping cost: Short plates keep the flow path brief, so the unit transfers heat effectively while consuming very little pumping pressure.
- Ideal when pressure drop is tight: That is a real advantage on duties where the available pressure drop is the limiting factor, and compared with generic exchangers you get the required duty without oversizing pumps.
- Opens for service: The gasketed pack opens for inspection and cleaning.
- Adjustable heat transfer area: Heat transfer area can be adjusted by changing the plate count, and a range of plate and gasket types is available.
- Pressure vessel approvals: The design carries pvcALS, ASME and PED pressure vessel approvals.
Where It's Used
- Short temperature programs: It suits heating and cooling services where the temperature change is small but flow must pass with minimal resistance.
- Utility loops and trim cooling: Such duties are common in utility loops and in process trim cooling.
- Hygienic and process sectors: Industries served include 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 complete the picture.
Good to Know
- 316-type plates: Plates are supplied in 316-type stainless steel, with gaskets in NBR, EPDM, FKM and HeatSeal elastomers to cover a broad band of fluids and temperatures.
- Epoxy-painted frame: The frame and cover are epoxy-painted carbon steel.
- EN flanges with equivalences: Connections follow EN flange practice, with equivalences to the corresponding GOST and GB/T standards, which simplifies specification across international projects.
- Gasket and cleaning plan: As with its siblings, plan gasket elastomer choice around fluid chemistry and temperature, and make use of the openable pack for routine cleaning.
