Comparison between Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers and Coil-Wound Heat Exchangers
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| Plate-Fin-Heat-Exchangers | Coil-Wound-Heat-Exchangers |
| Characteristics | Extremely compact Multiple streams Single and two-phase streams |
Compact Multiple streams Single and two-phase streams |
| Fluid | To be very clean |
To be clean |
| Flow-types | Counter-flow Cross-flow |
Cross counter-flow |
| Heating-surface | 300 - 1400 m²/m³ |
20 - 300 m²/m³ |
| Materials | Aluminium |
Aluminium Stainless steel (SS) Carbon steel (CS) Special alloys |
| Temperatures | -269°C to +65 °C (150 °F) |
All |
| Pressures | Up to 115 bar (1660 psi) |
Up to 250 bar (3625 psi) |
| Applications | Cryogenic plants Non-corrosive fluids Very limited installation space |
Also for corrosive fluids Also for thermal shocks Also for higher temperatures |
