Free Flow plate heat exchangers

SF160 Free Flow plate heat exchanger

Our SONDEX^® Free Flow plate heat exchangers are excellent choices for applications that use media with particle-rich contents, fouling tendency, or high viscosity. We customize each Free Flow heat exchanger to suit your application and media type. The contact-free plate channels ensure an unimpeded flow and long intervals between cleaning.

We set the new standard for improved performance and reliability when your media require gentle treatment and are unsuitable for regular heat exchangers due to viscosity, fouling tendency, or particle contents.

Features and benefits

Gentle treatment and even distribution of the media provide the highest possible product output quality.
High heat transfer efficiency and extended intervals between cleaning ensure operation for an entire campaign with minimum downtime and maximum value for money.
Large plate gap designed to counteract fouling with sizeable plate channels and no stagnant zones.

SONDEX® Free Flow

SONDEX^® Free Flow plates feature deep and wide channels that provide enough room for media that contain fibers and particles, or high-viscosity media. The channels allow for efficient heat transfer and an ideal flow.

Applications

Dairy/food/beverage industry
- e.g. food production, like juice and alcohol processing
Sugar industry
- e.g. sugar production, such as concentration of sugar content in sugarcane juice
Biogas industry
Wastewater industry
Pulp and paper industry
Mining industry

Technical specifications

Connections from DN25 to DN500 (1” to 20”)
Frames designed according to FEA and PED 2014/68/EU (EN13445) and ASME sec VIII, Div. 1 construction standards
Plate materials: AISI 304/316, titanium, SMO, Hastelloy*
Gasket materials: EPDM-HT, NBR-HT, Viton*
Plate heights up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Flow rates up to 1,600 m3/h (7,045 gpm)
Plate gap from 5 to 12 mm (0.2” to 0.5”)
Working pressure up to 10 bar (145 psi)
Working temperatures from -20 °C to 180 °C (-4 °F to 356 °F)

*other materials available upon request

SONDEX® Free flow patterns

The SONDEX^® Free Flow pattern is designed to treat media that is unsuitable for regular heat exchangers due to high viscosity, fiber and particle contents, or considerable risk of fouling.

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Service

Gasketed plate heat exchanger service

Our service team offers repairs, trouble shooting, upgrades, and on-site cleaning and maintenance of your plate heat exchanger solution. We always utilize genuine spare parts both for SONDEX® heat exchangers and our selection of other heat exchanger brands.