United Performance Metals understands the unique material requirements for the heat exchanger industry. A variety of stainless steel and nickel alloys used in heat exchange applications are available through the company. Insight on the industry as well as available alloys can be found on the company website www.upmet.com/application-briefs.
For a closer look at the applications for this industry, the company has developed the following brief:
Heat Exchanger Applications
Heat exchangers use containment vessels to heat or cool one fluid by transferring heat between it and another fluid. Users of heat exchangers include chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, power generation, refrigeration, pharmaceuticals, HVAC, food & beverage processing, and pulp & paper industries.
A plate heat exchanger is a specialized design well suited to transferring heat between medium and low-pressure fluids. Plate heat exchangers contain thin plates joined together with a small space between them allowing fluid to flow between a larger surface area. They are highly efficient and more compact in design than other forms of heat exchangers.
Shell and tube heat exchangers are well suited for high-pressure applications. They consist of a shell with a bundle of tubes inside it transferring heat from within and around the bundle.
Air-cooled heat exchangers are pressure vessels that cool a circulating fluid within finned tubes by forcing ambient air over the exterior of the tubes.
Application & Grade
Plate Heat Exchangers: 304, 316L
Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers: 304/304L, 316/316L, 317L, 321, 347, 400, 410, CP Grade 3 Titanium, 625
Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers: 304/304L, 316/316L