Brouwland 057.110 Series User manual

Wort Cooler Plate Heat Exchanger, Stainless Steel
Specifications
057.110.500
057.110.1000
057.110.2000
Number of plates
21
27
37
Construction
Fully stainless steel AISI
316
Fully stainless steel AISI
316
Fully stainless steel AISI
316
Gaskets
Nitrile
Nitrile
Nitrile
Capacity
500 l wort per hour
Cooling from 95°C to 20°C
with 1 m³ cooling water at
10°C
1,000 l wort per hour
Cooling from 95°C to 20°C
with 2 m³ cooling water at
10°C
2,000 l wort per hour
Cooling from 95°C to 20°C
with 4 m³ cooling water at
10°C
Cooler surface area
(m²)
0.882
1.134
1.554
Dimensions
(HxWxD)
65 x 18 x 40 cm
65 x 18 x 40 cm
65 x 18 x 40 cm
Wort port
NW32 tube and DIN32
connector
NW32 tube and DIN32
connector
NW32 tube and DIN32
connector
Water port
1" male gas thread
1" male gas thread
1" male gas thread
Construction and Operation
Construction
The plate heat exchanger consists of a set of profiled flow plates fitted with rubber gaskets. The plates
are fitted in the structure and clamped together by a set of tie rods. The capacity of the heat
exchanger depends on the number of plates (Figure 1).
Plate stack
The plates have glued-on gaskets. The gaskets provide sealing between the media and the atmosphere
when the plates are clamped together.
Double gaskets with intermediate drain areas are fitted at two corners of the plates. The plates are
assembled with half of the plates rotated 180° so that the drain areas are located alternately on the
left and right sides. In this way the plate stack forms a system with parallel intermediate spaces and
media flow in opposite directions in alternating intermediate spaces (Figure 2).
Intermediate frames
If the plate heat exchanger operates with different media at the same time, it may be necessary to fit
intermediate frames. The intermediate frames divide the plate heat exchanger into several sections.
The intermediate frames have corner elements that provide the connection between the different
sections and/or the pipe ports. Two ports can be present in the same corner element, each connected
to its own section of the heat exchanger. See the schematic flow diagram.
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Figure 1
Figure 2
Plate structure
Corner punching
Holes are punched in the corners of the plates as shown in the drawings (see Figure 4). The media flow
in the plate heat exchanger is shown in similar drawings. The punched corner holes are identified by a
code.
For example, the code "1234" means that all four corners of the plate have punched holes, while the
code "0204" means that corners 2 and 4 have punched holes and corners 1 and 3 do not.
Identification code
The plates are designed to be used facing either left or right by simply rotating the plate by 180°.
Regardless of the actual orientation of the plates (left or right facing), the hole code (see Figure 3)
always starts with hole 1 in the top left corner as seen from the gasket side.
Replacing plates
Plates can be replaced or new plates fitted after the tie rods have been loosened and removed. Before
fitting replacement plates, check that the new plates match the ones to be replaced.
The number of plates can be reduced. However, you should bear in mind that plates must be removed
in pairs so that the plate stack still consists of an assembly of alternating left- and right-facing plates
after the plates have been removed. The plates that are removed must have holes punched in all four
corners. If the number of plates is reduced, the clamping hardware must be adjusted to correspond to
the remaining number of plates.
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Support
beams
Stress beams
Plate stack
Fixed
cover
Moveable cover
Column
Tie rod / plug
A
B
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Caution: Reducing the plate count means that some of the plates are removed, resulting in a smaller
heat transfer area. This reduction also causes the pressure drop over the plate heat exchanger to rise.
Schematic drawings
This guide includes two drawings that depict the supplied plate heat exchanger (a schematic drawing
and a diagram).
Schematic drawing
The schematic drawing shows the dimensions of the plate heat exchanger –i.e. the width, length and
ports (Figure 5).
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Diagram (Figure 6)
The diagram contains the following information:
Plate punching codes
Number of plates
Port locations
Number of intermediate frames and their positions
Gasket specifications
Schematic flow diagram
The diagram shows a side view of the plate heat exchanger, the plate assembly and the media flow
through the plate stack. There are four continuous horizontal lines on the diagram that mark the four
corner holes of the plates.
The left-facing plates are indicated by long vertical lines. The right-facing plates are indicated by short
vertical lines.
Figure 7
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Port locations
F = fixed cover
B = moveable cover
M = intermediate frame
H = horizontal
V = vertical
Example:
The paired ports are shown on the symmetrical drawings (Figure 7). The intermediate frames are
shown with dashed lines and are applicable to the extent that they are included in the plate heat
exchanger. The ports are marked by alphanumeric codes.
Gasket structure
New gaskets
The first plate after the fixed cover and after an intermediate frame
must be fitted with a gasket that fills the entire gasket groove. This
gasket is trimmed from a standard gasket. Accordingly, you should
check how the existing gaskets are trimmed before removing them
(see Figure 9).
Non-adhesive or adhesive gaskets
Some plate heat exchangers are supplied with non-adhesive
Sonder Snap gaskets. This allows the gaskets to be replaced
without using adhesive. The gasket of the first plate after the fixed
cover and the first plate after an intermediate frame must be an
adhesive type (see Figure 9). Remove all gasket residues before
fitting a new gasket. Please take the following information into
account for plate heat exchangers with adhesive gaskets.
Adhesive
Pliobond 25 / Scotchgrip 847 is a solvent-based nitrile rubber
adhesive (25% solids). This adhesive is semi-thermoplastic, which
means that old gaskets can be loosened with hot water.
Degreaser
Use acetone to clean and degrease new gaskets and gasket grooves. Ensure that the degreaser has
completely evaporated before applying the adhesive.
Caution: Inhaling solvents is harmful to health.
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Vertical support point
Intermediate frame
Intermediate frame of the fixed cover
Corner hole number
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