Spiral product

Introduction
Product description
Customer values
Performance data
Operation
Applications
Product positioning
Product flexibility
Juanita Ramirez, SHE Business Developer

Spiral Range
Pressure
200 barg

(580 psi) 100 barg

High Pressure
(435 psi) 30 barg

Custom
Spiral
(150 psi) 10 barg

Standard
-50C
(-58F)

Alfa Laval

200C
(400F)

400C
(752F)

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Temperature
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Performance data
Temperature: 1000C to 400C (max delta T= 200C)
Design pressure:

From FV to 100 barg

Diff. Pressure: Up to 40 barg

Materials:
Any material that can be cold formed and
welded such as:
Carbon Steel, 316L, 304L, 316Ti, 904L, Titanium,
Hastelloy C, 2205 Duplex
Heat transfer area:

From 1 to 2000 m2 per unit

Pressure vessel codes:

Spacing :
mm)
Alfa Laval

PED, ASME, JIS

5 to 29 mm ( max done 70
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Areas of use
Fouling Fluids
Slurries and fibrous Fluids
Heat recovery

Alfa Laval

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Product description
Spiral heat exchanger
Connections

Cove
r

Alfa Laval

Body

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Product Description
Winding of a Spiral heat Exchanger

Alfa Laval

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Product Description
Spiral body

Alfa Laval

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Product Description
Channel closure

Alfa Laval

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Product Description
Body
Spacing:

Centre :

5-29 mm to fit to media with or without studs.

Tubular - generally used

V
A
C
U
U
M

Closures:

Different sealing methods with open or closed

channels to allow access to channels.

Alfa Laval

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Product Description
Closed center

When a fluid has to

be isolated.

- Pollution
- Lethal service
The fluid that has to
be isolated comes
through the center
and is distributed in
the channel trough
openings

Alfa Laval

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Product Description
Cover

Flat

Reinforced

These are used to retain pressure, seal the channels and

allow access for maintenance.
Alfa Laval

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Customer values
Uptime operation

Maldistribution is not possible! + Self

cleaning effect

The Single-Channel geometry

Constant rectangular cross-section

Cross-section decrease
Local velocity increase
Deposits removal
Alfa Laval

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Customer values
Uptime operation
S&T are MULTI-CHANNEL units: the flow rate enter different tubes in parallel, and when
some tubes start to foul, the local pressure drop will increase pushing the flow rate to find
alternative ways and tubes to flow. The result is that the fouling, and then the clogging, of
the tubes, will be very quick.
SHE are SINGLE-CHANNEL units: the 100% of the flow rate enter one only channel.
When fouling starts creating a layer, the flow rate will not find alternative ways, the crosssection will reduce and the local velocity will increase, scrubbing deposits and fouling that
settled

S&T
multichannel
geometry

Alfa Laval

SHE single-channel
geometry

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Customer values
Energy saving
True counter current flow, Heat recovery possible!

Close
temperature
approach

In

T1

Out

Temperature
cross

T1

T2

Out

T2

Alfa Laval

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In

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Customer values
Efficiency
Single channel and studs arrangements promotes a good
turbulence

Alfa Laval

Efficient heat transfer :

Minimised fouling :

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2 times higher than

tubular exchanger (for a
same HTA)

25% higher wall shear

stress than shell & tubes

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Customer values
Installation
Reduced heat transfer surface and compact assembly with
minimized hold-up volume

Minimized size : 2 to 5 times

less installation & service space

Reduced weight : 2 to 5 times

less flooded weight
Alfa Laval

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Installation

8 Spirals 125m (1,2 x 2m) replaced 12 large Shell &Tubes

(6m)

1 Spiral replaced 4 S&Ts, in operation since 1998

( no

cleaning !)

Alfa Laval

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Customer values
Maintenance

Easy and full

access :

for mechanical
or water jet cleaning up to
1000 bar

Low maintenance:
Self-cleaning design ensures
minimum fouling and divides the cleaning
frequency by 3.
Alfa Laval
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Spiral Liquid/Liquid
Operation

Shell

( outer turn or
separate)

Body

Covers

Alfa Laval

Connectio
ns

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Spiral Liquid/Liquid
Operation

HORIZONTAL
MOUNTING

Alfa Laval

VERTICAL
MOUNTING

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Spiral Liquid/Liquid
Operation

In
Hot medium
Cold medium

Out
Hot medium
Cold medium

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Other possibility
Type 1 Vertical, as condenser

Inerts

Condensate

Water

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Spiral Gas/Liquid
Connections

Condenser
Deep vacuum

High volume flows

Column mounting

Body

possible

Shell

Covers
Alfa Laval

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Spiral Gas/Liquid
Operation

In
Hot medium
Cold medium

Out
Hot medium
Cold medium

Alfa Laval

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Overhead condenser (G)

Inerts/Condensate subcooling (1G-C

Simple reflux (G)

Water

Inerts

Water

Inerts

Water

Wate
r

Condensate

Vapour

Cond.
Vapour
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Overhead condenser
Inerts/Condensate collection (2G-C)

Environmental friendly
Direct mounting on the stripper
column, is installed in a cold liquid
absorption system which recovers
90 percent of the crude oil which
previously escaped to the
atmosphere during the loading of
tankers.
Norsk Hydros - NORWAY
Spiral

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Spiral Steam Heater

Horizontal (3H) - Operation function

Steam

Fouling fluid

Fouling
Fluid

Inerts

Condensate

Alfa Laval

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Spiral multi stage condenser

Type 4 - Operation function

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PVC application

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SHE : the best alternative

to maximize the uptime runs

Fouling solver

Unique & robust design

Heat recovery

Proven design

Easy to service

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