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APV N50

APV APV N50 is a gasketed marine plate heat exchanger. It is normally installed in engine-room cooling, heating or heat-recovery piping according to the vessel system design. Its primary purpose is to transfer heat between two fluids through a pack of corrugated plates while keeping the fluids separated. Compared with shell-and-tube units, a gasketed plate exchanger is compact and can be opened for cleaning, inspection and gasket or plate replacement. The supplied record already contains the available concise model or rating information, so those existing figures are not duplicated here and no additional meaning is inferred from the model code. For exact ratings, dimensions, settings, capacities, materials and variant-specific limits, refer to the manufacturer documentation for the exact figure.

40 m² surface

Capacity

Components & Design

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Technical Data

exchanger type plate

surface area m2 40

max pressure bar 25

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Common failures & inspection points

●Plate fouling or scaling raises differential pressure and reduces heat-transfer performance

●Gasket ageing, displacement or chemical attack causes external leakage at the plate pack

●Plate corrosion, erosion or cracking causes internal cross-contamination between fluid circuits

●Incorrect plate sequence or compression after overhaul causes immediate leakage or poor thermal performance

●Blocked upstream strainers reduce flow and create abnormal inlet-to-outlet temperatures

Service & Maintenance

Trend temperatures and differential pressure, inspect the plate pack for leakage and open it when condition or maintenance planning requires. Check plates for deposits, corrosion and deformation and gaskets for hardening or displacement. Reassemble in the documented sequence. Exact tightening dimension and cleaning limits require manufacturer documentation.

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