Big is beautiful, except for condensers

A major European chemical company increased production reliability by replacing shell-and-tube (S&T) condensers with Alfa Laval Compabloc condensers. Utilising only half the space of the old shell-and-tube installation, the Compablocs solved a corrosion problem and at the same time generated considerable savings in capital cost. “Big is not beautiful anymore at this site”, says the plant engineer.

DATE 2023-11-28

In all capital-intensive industries, plant decisions are of major importance. This is nowhere more true than in the chemical industry. A major European chemical company solved production problems, which were also having unacceptable environmental knock-on effects, by replacing existing shell-and-tube (S&T) condensers with modern Alfa Laval Compabloc condensers.

The plant upgrade increased reliability, showed a considerable capital saving over re-tubing the old S&T condensers and saved about half the space occupied by the old units.

Alfa Laval Compabloc heat exchangerA kompakt, teljesen hegesztett Compabloc hőcserélőt számos agresszív közeggel, magas hőmérsékleten és nyomáson történő működésre tervezték.

További információ a Compabloc berendezésről

Benefits

  • Higher capacity at half the space
  • Cost savings
  • Fully-welded and fully accessible