Gasketed plate heat exchangers

 

Cleaning your gasketed plate heat exchangers

Where is the equipment cleaned?

Gasketed plate heat exchangers can be cleaned onsite or offsite. Our field service engineers can recommend the best solution for your specific equipment. Contact us for more information.

When should a GPHE be cleaned?

Keeping your heat exchangers clean is extremely important for process performance. Cleaning should be done before complete fouling or process issues occur resulting in production losses or irreversible damages. An Alfa Laval Performance Audit can help predict the optimal cleaning interval. 

Cleaning benefits:

  • Restores process equipment to optimal condition
  • Minimizes maintenance downtime and labor costs
  • Maintains optimal performance
  • Minimizes pump energy consumption
  • Reduces carbon footprint

 

Alfa Laval’s cleaning service offer includes:

  • Mechanical cleaning (on-site or off-site) – washing the equipment
  • Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) – CIP systems enable quick and easy inline cleaning, without dismantling the heat exchanger
  • Cleaning chemicals – specially developed non-toxic agents that safeguard gasket, glue and heating surface materials

 

Cleaning chemicals 

To safely remove contaminants from the equipment surfaces, you should use non-toxic cleaning agents with low environmental impact. These cleaning agents safeguard gaskets and ensure the heating surface materials are not affected.

Alpacon cleaners - a cleaning range based on organic acids and whey that has low impact on the environment

Alpacon degreaser brochure

Alpacon descalant brochure

AlfaPhos - an acidic cleaning liquid with a phosphoric acid base specifically designed for the removal of metallic oxides, rust, calcium carbonate and other inorganic scale

AlfaPhos brochure

AlfaNeutraa strong alkaline cleaning liquid specifically designed for the neutralization of used AlfaPhos prior to disposal

AlfaNeutra brochure

AlfaCausa strong alkaline cleaning liquid with a caustic soda base specifically designed for the removal of biological matter, fat, oil and other organic deposits from heat exchangers and related equipment

AlfaCaus brochure

Alfa P-Scalean acidic cleaning powder with a sulphamic acid base and a corrosion inhibitor that is particularly effective for removing calcium carbonate and other inorganic scale

Alfa P-Scale brochure

Alfa P-Neutraan alkaline powder that is designed for the neutralization of used Alfa P-Scale prior to disposal

Alfa P-Neutra brochure

AlfaAdda neutral cleaning strengthener made from an advanced formula of different surface-active agents. Designed for use with AlfaPhos, AlfaCaus and Alfa P-Scale

AlfaAdd brochure

  

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