WideGap
Gasketed plate heat exchanger for fibrous fluids
Applications
• Biotech and Pharmaceutical
• Chemicals
• Energy and Utilities
• Food and Beverages
• Mining, Minerals, and Pigments
• Pulp and Paper
• Water and Waste treatment
Benefits
• Maximum uptime for fouling applications
• High energy efficiency – low operating cost
• Flexible configuration – heat transfer area can be modified
• Easy to install – compact design
• High serviceability – easy to open for inspection and
cleaning and easy to clean by CIP
• Access to Alfa Laval’s global service network
Alfa Laval WideGap is used for fibrous liquids, for highly
viscous fluids and for fluids containing coarse particles. The
wide gaps between the plates, the plate pattern and the
smooth port design allow fluids with fibres and particles to
easily flow through the heat exchanger.
The available channel gap sizes for this model are:
• wide/wide 8/8 mm (0.31/0.31 inch)
• wide/narrow 11/5 mm (0.43/0.20 inch)
Every detail is carefully designed to ensure optimal
performance, maximum uptime and easy maintenance.
Selection of available features, depending on configuration
some features may not be applicable:
• Five-point alignment
• Chocolate pattern distribution area
• Glued gasket
• ClipGripTM gasket attachment
• Offset gasket groove
• OmegaPortTM noncircular port holes
• Leak chamber
• Fixed bolt head
• Key hole bolt opening
• Lifting lug
• Lining
• Lock washer
• Pressure plate roller
• Tightening bolt cover
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