Why use a plate heat exchanger?
The advantages of the plate heat exchanger begin with its design.
Plate heat exchangers, or PHEs, deliver greater efficiency, lower cost, easier cleaning and maintenance, and closer approach temperatures than any other heat transfer technology.
Compared to spiral and shell and tube heat exchangers, PHEs of similar capacity also take up little floor space and are easy to expand. The vertical swing out plates allow one to pack thousands of square feet of heat transfer area into a small space, while still
allowing room for future growth.