Most refrigerants may be handled by this industrial semi-welded plate heat exchangers, which is especially useful in ammonia applications. Semi-welded heat exchangers are employed in both organic and inorganic chemical processing when the chemicals used limit the kind of gaskets that can be used or when the design pressure makes completely gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers unsuitable.
The media travels through the welded channel and is sealed between the laser welded cassettes by a ring gasket. Semi-welded heat exchangers use a unique sealing technology that places the laser weld on the outside of the ring gasket groove, ensuring good performance. The even sealing force over the entire porthole gasket is ensured by the smooth ring gasket grove.