Plate heat exchangers have extremely good heat transfer rates. They incorporate stainless steel metal plates which have high heat conductivity rates and large amounts of heat transfer surface area. The plate heat exchangers also achieve high amounts of heat transfer through convective forces with both working fluids. With large temperature differentials, great amounts of heat transfer can be achieved using a plate heat exchanger.

Applications

These exchangers are commonly used for; straight vegetable oil conversions, wood burning furnaces, radiant floor systems, refrigerant systems, air conditioning system and solar water heating systems. It will work for any application in which the desired result is for two fluids (liquid or gas) to exchange heat.

Biodiesel Straight Vegetable Oil Conversions - Use your engines radiator fluid to raise the temperature of vegetable oil prior to combustion. At 80C, filtered vegetable oil has a similar viscosity to common diesel fuel making it ideal as an alternative fuel replacement in diesel engines.

Portable Hot Water Camping Shower - Exchange heat with your radiator fluid to achieve a steaming hot shower while camping in remote locations.

Beer chilling - Setup a small pump circuit which circulates chilled water through the exchanger instantly cooling your beer to icy cold temperatures.