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PLATES & GASKETS

Gasket Selection.

Provide the following information to our THS sales team for a quote at Contact THS SERVICE or 905-831-4963.

  • 1.
    Manufacturer
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Application (Water, Steam, Glycol)
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Quantity
  • 7.
    Type
  • 8.
    Nameplate Image

Model Finder

  1. Measure the center to center mm of the port holes horizontal (A) and vertical (B).

  2. Choose Manufacturer for model chart 

Schmidt-Bretten plate heat exchangers

Schmidt-Bretten plate heat exchangers

Model
type
Sigma
S 7
Sigma
S 9
Sigma
S 12
Sigma
S 16
Sigma
S 17
Sigma
S 27
A = mm 90 90     110 174
B = mm 480 704     868 980
             
Model
type
Sigma
S 27 clip
Sigma
S 20
Sigma
S 22
Sigma
S 26 snap
Sigma
S 32
Sigma
S 37
A = mm 174 178 178 174 230 218
B = mm 980 860 860 980 1056 1076
             
Model
type
Sigma
S 37 clip
Sigma
S 47
Sigma
S 52
Sigma
S 64
Sigma
S 65
Sigma
S 65 clip
A = mm 218   314 290 290 290
B = mm 1076   1252 1471 1471 1471
             
Model
type
Sigma
S 66 snap
Sigma
S 85
Sigma
S 108
Sigma
S 114
Sigma
S 138
Sigma
S 149 snap
A = mm 290 290 425 425 425 560
B = mm 1471 1928 1675 1675 2081 1835
             
Model
type
Sigma
S 156 snap
Sigma
Star 45
Sigma
Star 90
Sigma
Star 55v
Sigma
Star 32-35v
 
A = mm 260       225  
B = mm 1835       1050  

Material

Selecting the wrong gasket can be a timely and costly mistake. Let our experienced THS sales team recommend the most durable and cost effective gasket material for your application by providing us with the pressure, temperature and process liquid details.

Buna (NBR/Nitrile), EPDM or Viton materials are the most common plate & frame heat exchanger gaskets depending on the operating application.

Food Grade
Standard Grade
Aggressive Chemical Compounds

Changes in Gaskets:

  • Time – Relaxes
  • Temperature – Deteriorates
  • Oxidizing Agents – Hardens
  • Swelling – Chemical Absorption

Gaskets Material Depends on:

  • Fluids Used
  • Temperature and Pressure

Standard Gasket Styles

Clip - will usually have rubber tabs that are visible from the outside of the heat exchanger

Glue – no tabs and in most cases the brown glue is visible under the gasket; typically used in high pressure or high temperature applications

Ball - used in HVAC or FDA applications to allow for easy removal in the field 

WHEN SHOULD A PLATE & FRAME HEAT EXCHANGER BE SERVICED?

As a heat exchanger becomes fouled with dirt, debris or scale, often the modulating valve provides additional hot or cold liquid to help compensate for the loss of efficiency of the heat exchanger.

Over time the control valve will continue to open fully. Unfortunately, on the hottest or coldest days, even with the valve fully open the heat exchanger cannot meet the thermal transfer requirements and the situation becomes critical.

Monitoring just the operating temperature provides a false sense of security. Recording the difference in the outlet and inlet pressures provides a more accurate result of the amount of fouling.

Fouling equal to the thickness of a piece of paper represents a 20% loss of thermal efficiency. In addition, the energy cost for pumps increases since the pump must work harder to overcome the increased pressure resistance through the PHE

T.H. Industrial Solutions Inc. (THS) has been servicing industrial plate and frame heat exchangers as with shell and tube heat exchangers.  Professionally solving process problems across Canada since 2009. THS head office is located in Pickering, Ontario with a 6,000 square foot service center in Hamilton, Ontario.

Today there are fewer qualified people in this industry that know the products and understand the applications. Utilizing hands on experience and knowledge that has been gained by our THS sales and service technicians for over the past 30 years, we will take the time to understand what you require and strive to provide a prompt, educated and accurate response at a competitive price.

Our Heat Exchanger Cleaning Services, along with heat exchanger gasket replacement systems, and knowledge of heat exchanger gasket materials make THS your Industrial Heat Exchanger Service Solution

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