Alfa Laval Group Presentation
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineered solutions. The company
Activities We help customers to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuff, starch and pharmaceuticals.
Beverage Biochemical Brewery Chemical Engineering Fish and meat processing Food processing Heating and ventilation Marine Mining Oil and gas Pharmaceutical Power generation Refrigeration Steelworks Starch Sugar Vegetable oil Water and waste water treatment We serve most industries
A global company 20 Production units* 70 Service centres Sales companies in 50 countries Other sales representation in 45 countries * Plus a number of minor production and assembling units
Gustaf de Laval ( ) “The Man of High Speeds” 200 projects and inventions 92 patents, including the milk separator (1878) and the steam turbine (1883) Started 37 companies
Key technologies Heat Transfer Energy saving solutions for heating, cooling, ventilation, evaporation and condensation Products Plate heat exchangers Purpose built systems Tubular heat exchangers
Key technologies Separation Efficient separation of liquids from liquids, of particles from liquids and of fluids and solids from gases Centrifugal separation products Disc stack centrifuges Decanter centrifuges Filtration products Membranes Filters and strainers
Key technologies Fluid handling Safe transport and control of fluids Products Pumps Valves Tank equipment Installation material
The giant Alfa Laval Packinox welded plate heat exchanger Focus on R&D Constant improvements of existing products New capacities, materials and functions New products and technologies Cooperation with customers and partners The T50 plate heat exchanger for super-sized plants The X20 high-speed separator for heavy crude oil dehydration System for cross-flow filtration of beer 18m / 59.06ft
Focus on customer segments Marine & Diesel Queen Mary 2, the world’s largest ocean liner, has equipment from Alfa Laval to clean oil and oily water and to produce fresh water. A ski slope in Dubai’s desert climate has become a reality. Alfa Laval has supplied glycol coolers which maintain Ski Dubai’s natural snow at the right consistency. Comfort & Refrigeration
Thermodynamics
Q -given = Q -taken Q -given = m1. cp1. (T1 - T2) Q -taken = m2. cp2. (T4 - T3) Thermal balance Q=capacity [W] m=massflow [kg/s] cp=specific heat [J/kg°C] Surface T1, in T2, in T1, out T2, out giventaken
Q= k. A. LMTD Q = capacity (W) k = heat transfer coëfficient (W/m²°C) A = heat transfer surface (m²) LMTD= Logaritmic Mean Temperature Difference 1 2
Heat Exchangers
A. Gasketed PHE : construction carrying bar pressure plate plate with gasket tightening bolts frame plate
Model T x T x MX x M x Flow max. (kg/s) Dimensions (cmxcm) M x30 38 M x50 90 M x Surface max. (m²) A. Gasketed PHE : units
Liquid Vapour/liquid mixture B. The COMPABLOC... as a reboiler Reboiler Distillation column Condensate Condenser Steam
C. Alfa (e) Vap (orator) Steam Condensate Feed Vapour Plate tailormade for evaporation Optimised connections Optimised plate pattern
D. The Spiral Heat Exchanger... as a reboiler Condensate Steam Liquid Vapour/liquid mixture
Steam regulation
Steam heater – liquid level control Condensate TIC Process liquid Steam trap Steam Control valve
Steam heater – bypass control TIC Process liquid Condensate Steam trap Control valve