Environmental Product Declaration

ManualsBrandsAlfa Laval ManualsHeat Exchangers600,000 BTU/Hr (Domestic Water) CB30 Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger (24 Plates)

Brazed plate heat exchanger

Flow principle of a brazed plate heat exchanger

Alfa Laval endeavours to perform its own operations as

cleanly and efﬁciently as possible, and to take environmental

aspects into consideration when developing, designing,

manufacturing, servicing and marketing its products. It does

this by identifying the signiﬁcant environmental impacts of its

products and operations and taking appropriate measures

to reduce them. This work is supported by implementing

environmental management systems (normally certiﬁed to

ISO 14001) in all its manufacturing operations.

This Environmental Product Declaration is made in accordance

with ISO 14021. For more information, Life Cycle Assessment

and Sustainability Reports are available on request.

The product

A brazed plate heat exchanger consists of a pack of thin

corrugated metal plates. A thin copper foil is placed between

each plate. The assembly is placed in a high temperature fur-

nace in which the copper foil melts and brazes two adjacent

plates together. The melted foil also seals the channel formed

between two plates. In order to retain high internal pressure,

two thicker front and end plates are normally brazed to both

sides of the plate pack. Connections for media are either

brazed or welded to the front plate.

The size of the unit and the number of plates are determined

by the requirements of the particular application and duty.

Each individual brazed plate heat exchanger is optimised for

its duty and as a result, the usage of materials is kept to a

minimum.

Construction materials

Plates and connections

Both the corrugated plates and the thicker front and end plates

are made of stainless steel type 304 or type 316. The degree

of recycled material in stainless steel 316 is typically between

60-90%. Connections are normally made of stainless steel

type 304 or 316, but may also be made of carbon steel.

Packing

Packing material consists of wood, plastics, cardboard boxes

and, in some cases, metal straps. Alfa Laval enforces strict

environmental demands on suppliers for all types of packing

material.

Brazing material

The brazing material is copper with 99.9% purity. For a complete

brazed heat exchanger, the copper constitutes around 10% of

the total weight.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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Environmental Product Declaration Brazed plate heat exchanger Alfa Laval endeavours to perform its own operations as cleanly and efficiently as possible, and to take environmental aspects into consideration when developing, designing, manufacturing, servicing and marketing its products. It does this by identifying the significant environmental impacts of its products and operations and taking appropriate measures to reduce them.
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Insulation material The brazed heat exchanger is often insulted in order to minimize heat transfer between the heat exchanger and the ambient. In cooling duties the insulation is made of polypropylene, and in heating duties it is made of polyurethane. Restricted substances All components are checked against EU legislation and global agreements such as the Montreal Protocol and the REACH candidate list. No components contain any substances on those lists.