Tranter Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers

The Tranter GC Series heat exchangers are utilized in applications where a low-pressure drop is required, or the pressure drop limits the unit’s size.

The Tranter GC Series heat exchangers are double-wall gasketed plate heat exchangers, the ideal alternative where the two fluids on each side of the plates should not mix due to possible contamination or an undesirable reaction. If a leak through one of the plates or around one of the gaskets should occur, the fluid is vented to the outside of the plate and frame heat exchanger before any intermixing can occur. The leak is immediately evident even before disassembly of the frame heat exchanger.

The Tranter GF Series heat exchangers utilizes wide-gap plates that economically recover heat from waste streams in various industries, including pulp and paper, sugar processing, alcohol production, grain processing, chemicals, textiles, and ethanol distilling. These plates feature wider gaps between them. They are used extensively in the ethanol and pulp-and-paper industries and are perfect for applications where one or both streams have particulates that must pass through the plate heat exchanger.

The Tranter GL Series heat exchangers are utilized in applications where a low-pressure drop is required, or the pressure drop limits the unit’s size. 

The Tranter GT Series heat exchangers are specially designed for close temperature-approach applications found commonly in HVAC and petrochemical process industries. The wide range of gasketed plate and frame heat exchangers enables customers to reduce energy consumption, and the greater the thermal efficiency of the heat exchanger, the more energy can be saved.

The Tranter GX Series heat exchangers uses an asymmetrical four quadrant plate suited for low viscosity and close temperature approach applications or processes involving two vastly different flow rates. The Tranter GX plate and frame heat exchangers are well suited for equal flows and close approaches.

In the Tranter gasketed plate heat exchanger, the corrugated plates are fitted with gaskets that seal the channels and direct the fluids into alternate channels. The plate pack is assembled between a frame plate and a pressure plate and compressed by tightening bolts fitted between these different plates. The channel plates and the pressure plate are suspended from an upper carrying bar and located by a lower guiding bar, both of which are fixed to the support column. The physical design of the Tranter gasketed plate heat exchanger allows easy in-line cleaning and capacity modification by adding or removing plates.

The Tranter plate and frame heat exchanger (sometimes referred to as a gasket plate heat exchanger or GPHE) provides outstanding efficiency transferring heat from one liquid to another, often water to water, or from steam to liquid. All Tranter gasket plate heat exchangers share one thing in common — high heat transfer efficiency through plates (gasketed plate heat exchangers) instead of tubes (tube heat exchangers).

Fit for Performance

The Tranter frame heat exchangers are built on a module-based (modular exchanger) concept designed to provide maximum efficiency in transferring heat from one liquid to another. Frames, plates, and connections can be combined to form a number of different exchanger types. Using different types of plates with different characteristics, the frame heat exchangers can be adapted to various applications. The benefit of a gasketed plate heat exchanger is that it can easily be expanded or adapted by adding or replacing plates when the operating conditions change.

Separator Spares & Equipment specializes in aftermarket spare parts for Tranter plate exchangers, including replacement Tranter plates and gaskets. If you want to upgrade your current Tranter plate heat exchanger plates, the complete plate pack, or replace your heat exchanger gaskets, request a quote!

When a gasketed plate heat exchanger starts to leak, the gaskets start to get hard or fall off; it is time to think about changing your gaskets. Our supplied heat exchanger gaskets provide an efficient solution and ensure the optimal performance of your Tranter gasket plate heat exchangers.

Separator Spares & Equipment provides a range of services for Tranter gasketed plate heat exchangers. From preventive maintenance and troubleshooting to upgrades, we have you covered!

Do you need Tranter plate heat exchanger gaskets?

Regular maintenance of your Tranter heat transfer products will improve performance, reliability, and lower future operation costs.  Gasket kits from Separator Spares & Equipment will make it easier for your scheduled maintenance, saving you time and lower operating costs.

Did your Tranter plate and frame heat exchangers lose their heat transfer performance?

Request a quote! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have a poorly functioning gasketed plate heat exchanger. Separator Spares & Equipment has years of experience servicing these devices and will be happy to provide helpful troubleshooting tips or even parts if necessary. For North America and South America, we can help you with your Tranter plate heat exchanger spare parts and service needs. To learn more about our services, please visit our Plate Heat Exchanger Services webpage.