 Technical
Papers
To support our heat exchangers and other
process equipment, we will be adding technical papers on various
topics and other areas of interest to our customers. These papers
will be categorized by subject and by date.
There are two ways that you can access the
pdf files: You can click the link to open the pdf file which should
start Acrobat Reader and load the article into your browser. Or
you click the email link to ask for the pdf file and we will send
it to you.
Choosing the Right Gaskets
The operational cycle and hence the availability of a plate heat
exchanger is highly dependent on the gaskets. This makes the choice
of gaskets decisive. This article will tell you more about materials,
lifetime and applications . . . read
more.
Compact Condensing
Condensation is one of the most important heat transfer operations
performed in the the hydrocarbon process industry (HPI) . . . read
more.
Compabloc Exchangers in Tamoil's Refinery
Four Compabloc exchangers have been successfully operating since
1997 in Tamoil’s refinery at Collombey in Switzerland. The most
important criteria for the selection were reliability, compactness,
and its availability in titanium at an economic cost . . . read
more.
Compabloc Reboiler Refinery
The Rhodia petrochemical company operates 110 factories worldwide.
When the company needed a new reboiler for its petrochemical plant
at Paulínia, Brazil, Rhodia turned to Alfa Laval for a solution
. . . read more.
Condensers Compabloc Case Story Chemical
A major European chemical company increased production reliability
by replacing shell-and-tube (S&T) condensers with Alfa Laval Compabloc
condensers . . . read
more.
Saving space at the Syzran oil refinery
Alfa Laval Compabloc condensers and reboilers take up very little
space, so they were a natural contender when a new stripper tower
was required for the gas sweetening process at the Syzran oil refinery
. . . read more.
Taking Care of Gaskets
If I were a plate heat exchanger I’d be looking forward
to a few days at Alfa Laval’s reconditioning and re-gasketting center
in the United Kingdom. It would be the human equivalent to going
to a health spa - If you want to read this article please send us
an email and we will send it to you. Email
Compabloc - The World's Most Compact Reboiler
When the petrochemical company Rhodia needed a new reboiler for
its petrochemical plant at Paulínia, Brazil, they installed a Compabloc
thermosiphon reboiler at the base of a stripping tower that separates
alcohol from water. Deciding on the extremely compact Compabloc
solution instead of installing a traditional shell-and-tube reboiler
enabled Rhodia to save both money and space. - If you want to read
this article please send us an email and we will send it to you.
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