Patent ID: 7055588
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: B01D,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A heat transfer plate for a plate heat exchanger functioning as an evaporator and/or condenser, the plate comprising a heat transfer area and peripheral openings for at least first and second heat transfer media, the first heat transfer medium comprising at least one of a product to be at least partially evaporated or condensed, and a second heat transfer medium comprising at least one of a heating or a cooling medium, a first group of the openings allocated to the first medium and to a first side of the plate, a second group of the openings allocated to the second medium and a second side of the plate by appropriately placed seals, wherein the first group of openings comprises a plurality of inlet openings placed next to each other on an inlet side of the plate, the inlet openings leading directly to the heat transfer area of the plate at approximately a right angle to an edge of the plate at the inlet side of the plate, the plate further comprising a plurality of steam channels and a condensate channel, arranged adjacent to one another in a longitudinal direction of the plate alone at least one longitudinal edge, for the respective heating or cooling medium, wherein adjacent steam channels are interconnectable internally by omitting an intermediate seal between the steam channels.