Craft Beer Equipment Configuration - Plate Heat Exchanger

July 24, 2023

Since yeast can only ferment at low temperatures, the hot wort must be cooled to the fermentation temperature required by the process before inoculation. Using a Plate Heat Exchanger can quickly cool the wort to the inoculation temperature of the yeast, and slow cooling for a long time will increase the chance of harmful microorganisms in the beer. Therefore, rapid cooling is very important.

The plate heat exchanger has the advantages of high heat exchange efficiency, small footprint, and convenient sanitation management, which is unmatched by other types of coolers.

The main advantages of plate heat exchangers are:
(1) High heat transfer coefficient. Since the plate structure of the plate heat exchanger can create turbulent flow, it can provide high heat transfer rate and low pressure loss.
(2) High flexibility. For the original shell-and-tube heat exchanger, when the processing capacity needs to be increased, it is almost impossible to increase the original heat exchange area. The plate heat exchanger can increase or decrease the number of plates according to the production capacity, thus saving expensive equipment investment.
(3) Compact structure and small footprint. Due to its compact structure and high heat transfer efficiency, under the same heat load, the heat transfer area of the plate heat exchanger is only about 1/3 of that of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger.
(4) Low product entrainment. The amount of residual liquid in the plate heat exchanger is very small, so it starts and stops much faster than conventional heat exchangers.
(5) No adhesive gasket. Put the gasket into the gasket groove, and the gasket is fixed by the compressed gap, which has high pressure resistance and is quick and easy to replace.
(6) The special plate gasket structure can prevent medium mixing under any circumstances, and the two fluids are separated by double gaskets on the inlet and outlet ends, which improves the safety of heat exchange.

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