Alfa Laval
M15B Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger
The Alfa Laval M15B is a gasketed plate heat exchanger built from a pack of corrugated metal plates, each sealed by a rubber gasket, compressed between a fixed frame plate and a movable pressure plate. Because plates can be added or removed and materials varied, the unit is matched precisely to the duty at hand.
Product Benefits
- Adaptable heat transfer area: The great strength of a gasketed design is adaptability: the surface area grows or shrinks simply by changing the number of plates.
- Materials to suit the fluids: Plate and gasket materials are chosen to match the fluids involved.
- Reconfigure, don't replace: If the duty changes later, the same frame can often be reconfigured rather than replaced.
- Opens for service: Unlike welded or brazed exchangers, the plate pack opens by loosening the tightening bolts.
- Routine maintenance: Inspection, cleaning and gasket replacement become routine tasks rather than major interventions, and that serviceability keeps thermal performance high over the long term.
Where It's Used
- Industrial and utility duties: Gasketed plate heat exchangers of this type serve a broad sweep of industrial, hygienic and utility heating and cooling applications.
- Liquid-to-liquid transfer: The M15B suits any duty that needs efficient heat transfer between two liquids.
- Compact frame: Its compact frame makes it a practical choice where shell-and-tube equipment would take up too much space.
Good to Know
- Plate materials: The most common plate materials are stainless steel grades, with highly alloyed stainless steels, titanium, and nickel and nickel-based alloys available for aggressive media.
- Gasket and frame options: Gaskets are most often nitrile or EPDM, with FKM and PTFE as alternatives, while the frame and pressure plate are epoxy-painted carbon steel.
- Documented environmental profile: Alfa Laval documents the range's environmental profile under recognized ISO management and declaration standards.
- Substance compliance: Materials are checked against EU restricted-substances legislation, the REACH Candidate List and the Montreal Protocol.
- Gaskets are wearing parts: Plan periodic gasket replacement as part of the maintenance cycle.
