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Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers vs Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

Single Walled Brazed Flat Plate Heat Exchangers transfer heat from one liquid medium to another with no intermixing of the two fluids. Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger requires the fluid to be pumped into both sides of it at once. The brazed plate heat exchangers we sell can transfer up to 240,000 BTU’s per hour. The amount of heat transferred is dependent on the delta T (difference of temperature between the two fluids). It also depends on the amount of fluid moving through both sides of the heat exchanger. Brazed Flat Plate Heat Exchanger are required for all radiant heating systems where you mix heating water with domestic water.

Single Walled Brazed Flat Plate Heat Exchangers are produced with 10 to 50 flat plates, sizing is easy for your hydronic system or solar system. Well - not required everywhere. But, in most places it is and for places where you can mix heating and domestic water - you should never ever mix the two. Thus, use a Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger for all open loop heating systems! 

Single Walled Brazed Flat Plate Heat Exchangers

Single Walled Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers and Flat Plate Heat Exchangers

 

Doulbe Walled Brazed Flat Plate Heat Exchangers do the same thing as single flat plate heat exchangers - but habe the added saftey of two walls.  While this was required by many locations years ago - it is not a common of a requirement today. But, if you locality (your local code) requires it - ten this is what you should use. 

Double Walled Brazed Flat Plate Heat Exchangers

Double Walled Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers and Flat Plate Heat Exchangers

For high fluid flows with low temperature variances, select our Shell and Tube heat exchangers.

Shell and Tube heat exchangers work well in radiant heating systems and other hydronic heating applications. These AIC B Series Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers can work for Koi Ponds and other fresh water applications. For Chorinated Pools - look to our B6 Series or Titanium Series.

Shell and Straight Tube Heat Exchangers are fabricated with the distinctive AIC helically corrugated tube design. Intended for use with high fluid flows and low temperature variances, these robust, compact units are ideal for many residential and industrial applications.

Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

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