Heat Exchanger with 30 plates
Nordic Tec Ba-32-30
4x 1 inch
Technical details:
Stainless Steel S316L, brazed with Cu
Connections: 4x 1", BSP
Working Pressure - <30 bar
Test Pressure - 45-60 bar
Max. temperature +230°C
PHE Volume per 1 channel - 0.75 l
Flowrate - 12 m³/h
PHE Ba-32-30 and its Heat Exchange Surface - 0.96 m²
As we can see on the graph Ba-32-30 with the surface of almost 1 m² of heat transfer area is one of 8 basic heat exchanger models gathered in series Ba-32. If for our application this plate surface seems to be too modest - we can use Ba-32-40 or Ba-32-50 etc, up to our needs. Every 10 plates of the PHE from this series means + 0,32m² of extra plate area.
Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger construction
A PHE is a flow device - that is, it only works when water flows through it or other medium that we have in the installation, e.g. glycol. It is not a tank because it does not accumulate water. This is an advantage, because it allows you to maintain a small size of the device.
In fact, it is a very simple design - it is a package of steel plates that are combined with each other, using the so-called vacuum soldering. It is a modern way to combine materials with a huge advantage over traditional welding. It takes place at a temperature of over 400 °C (although vacuum soldering can achieve temperatures of up to 900 °C) and takes place in specially created conditions without air.
What devices can the Ba-32-30 30-plate heat exchanger work with?
- It can easily handle gas, pellet, coal, solid fuel, biomass boilers, and similar devices with a power output within the range of 30-35 kW, and in favorable conditions, even slightly larger ones.
- Fireplaces or so-called water jacket stoves for central heating or domestic hot water - with a similar power output to the aforementioned heating boilers - that is 30-35 kW
- Heat pumps - when connected to central heating or domestic hot water systems (in a water/glycol circuit) - with a heat pump power output of about 8 kW (high-temperature DHW system with radiators) or 5 kW (low-temperature DHW system with underfloor heating).
- Numerous other applications, including refrigeration & cooling
What size facilities can the Nordic Tec Ba-32-30 heat exchanger heat?
The main factor in selecting such a device should be its proper adaptation to the requirements of the heat source, i.e., the heating device. However, in practice, the Ba-32-30 is capable of heating a building with an area of up to 300m² in an old building and even up to 400-450 m² in a new building, provided that the heat source is efficient enough.
