PLATES & GASKETS

Gasket Selection.

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

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Manufacturer
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Model
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Application (Water, Steam, Glycol)
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Material

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Styles
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Quantity
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Type
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Nameplate Image

Model Finder

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

Choose Manufacturer for model chart
- Alfa Laval
- Alfa Laval Cont'd
- APV - SPX
- B&W MAN
- BELL&GOSSETT
- CATERPILLAR
- CETETHERM
- CUMMINS
- DEUTZ - MWM
- FUNKE
- GEA-ECOFLEX
- HISAKA
- HRS
- ITT STANDARD
- KAPP & ARSOPI
- MUELLER
- MTU
- PASILAC
- SONDEX
- SCHMIDT BRETTEN
- SWEP
- TRANTER
- VICARB
- VITHERM
- VOLVO-PENTA

SONDEX

Model	Area	Size A	Size B	Size C	Size D	Size E
Sondex S4	0,04	451	141	381	70	32
Sondex S20	0,2	998	228	894	126	61
Sondex S15	0,15	798	228	694	126	61
Sondex S7	0,07	498	228	394	126	61
Sondex S22 Clip	0,26	874	380	719	225	100
Sondex S21 Clip	0,23	874	380	719	225	100
Sondex S19	0,19	798	353	650	202	100
Sondex S39	0,39	1298	353	1150	202	100
Sondex S30	0,3	1098	353	950	202	100
Sondex S50	0,5	1598	353	1450	202	100
Sondex S58 Clip	0,58	1408	476	1237	310	115
Sondex S35 Clip	0,35	992	476	800	283	145
Sondex S130	1,3	2155	658	1891	395	212
Sondex SF131	1,3	2175	675	1890	390	300

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