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Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger Instruction Manual for HQ Series Thank you very much for purchasing the HFM Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger. ■ Read carefully this instruction manual to use the heat exchanger properly and safely. ■ Be sure to read "Safety Precautions" (pages 3 to 5) before using the heat exchanger.
Safety Precautions Before using Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger (hereafter BHE), read carefully the following precautions to use BHE properly. Contact HFM for questions. The precautions are classified under the following expressions. �WARNING Indicates "A dangerous situation that could result in death or ....
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Safety Precautions CAUTION Do not operate BHE beyond its specified conditions (temperature, flow rate, and pressure). Deformation of heat transfer plates and leakage from BHE might be caused and can't be reached the required performance. In case of using BHE as a heater, watch/control the operating condition to avoid the scorching on the plates by: •...
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Safety Precautions CAUTION Flow directions are as follows:. • Refrigerant such a chlorofluorocarbons or ammonia on the primary side. (Design pressure of the primary and secondary sides might differ depending on the model.) • Upward for vaporized fluid such a refrigerant . •...
1. Structure of Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger BHE consists of an S frame, heat transfer plates and E-frame as shown in the structural diagram on the below. These components are brazed by copper and nickel materials. ●BHE Structure Part Name Comment Outlet/Inlet nozzle Shapes vary according to application.
●This manual is written in English and the customer must accept full responsibility for their thorough understanding of the contents of this manual. ●The copyrights of this manual are owned by Hofmann (Beijing) Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. ●If there are questions regarding the contents of this manual and BHE, contact Sales Dept. of HFM.
4. Storage/Installation Environment ●Storage/installation environment as BHE is free of deformation, rust, and corrosion should be avoided. • Ambient environment : Avoid hot, humid, or freezing environment; do not place any object on BHE; and so forth. • Ambient temperature : -35°C to +80°C •...
6. Fixing Methods ●Read "Safety Precautions" (pages 3 to 5) carefully, and then fix BHE so that no load acts on BHE or the nozzles and no vibration acts to BHE. ●Fix BHE with reference to the fixing methods shown in the figure below. Fixing brackets are normally not included.
9. Maintenance Periodical Maintenance ●Visually check that no abnormality is found in appearance of BHE. If rust occurs or brazing material is eluted, leakage may occur. Replace early BHE with a new one. ●During maintenance, flush the fluid at a rate of 1.2 times or more of operating flow rate to discharge foreign materials from the inside of BHE.
If you have special requirements other than the items listed in the assembly drawing and this instruction manual, please contact HFM. ■Contact for Product Information Hofmann (Beijing) Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. TEL: +86 10 84478229 FAX: + 86 10 84478289 EMAIL: service@hfm-phe.com...
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