For continuous processing of viscous and other challenging products, the Contherm® range of scraped-surface heat exchangers means more for your production. More thermal efficiency. More yield. More quality. And ultimately, more profitability. When it comes to your business, who doesn’t want more?
Contherm® Core is a scraped-surface heat exchanger (SSHE) for cost-efficient production of low to medium-viscosity products with or without particles. It provides the reliable thermal performance of a standard Contherm®, but with added savings for less demanding applications. It is a smart solution for simple heating, cooling, pasteurization or sterilization duties.
Up to 15% CAPEX savings thanks to the simplified Contherm® Core design
Handles viscosities from 1000 to 50,000 cP and particles up to 25 mm
Reliable uptime with proven Alfa Laval mechanical seals, scraping blades and other critical components
Horizontal design is both easier and 30% less expensive to install than traditional scraped-surface heat exchangers
All components are available at floor level, simplifying service and maintenance of drive end components
Contherm® HP is a single-wall scraped-surface heat exchanger (SSHE). Designed for continuous and semi-continuous processing under high product pressures, it is the most robust design in the Contherm® family. The HP model is suitable for numerous products from a variety of industries and can support an extremely broad range of viscosities. It can be installed vertically or horizontally.
Withstands product pressures of up to 41.4 bar (600 PSI)
Versatile solution that can handle particles up to 36 mm and viscosities well in excess of 50,000 cP.
Fast and simple installation with self-aligning rotating shaft
Easy-to-clean design can flexibly transition between products with limited downtime
Robust construction ensures efficient heat transfer and reliable mechanical performance
Contherm® Max is a double-wall scraped surface heat exchanger designed to provide high-capacity production of low to medium-viscosity and crystalline products and those with large particles. Thanks to Alfa Laval’s advanced double-wall design, the Contherm® Max double-wall scraped surface helps boost yield while simultaneously ensuring efficient thermal performance and low total costs.
Add capacity: double-wall heat exchanger unit with a large surface area offers triple the production capacity of conventional single-wall designs.
Preserve quality: Gentle treatment is ideal for shear-sensitive products with particulates up to 25 mm in size.
Increase efficiency: Single drive motor reduces energy consumption by more than 30%.
Easy service: Low rotational speeds reduce lifetime maintenance demands and service costs.
Save space: The vertical design offers a compact footprint with a fully assembled unit for a plug-and-play set-up.
Contherm® is a single-wall scraped-surface heat exchanger (SSHE) designed for continuous and semi-continuous processing of an extremely broad range of viscosities. Its unique design offers impressive flexibility in heating and cooling operations for products with or without particles.
Versatile solution that can handle particles up to 36 mm and viscosities well in excess of 50,000 cP.
Easy-to-clean design can flexibly transition between products with limited downtime.
Multiple material options ensure efficient heat transfer and reliable mechanical performance.
Flexible installation with horizontal or vertical configuration to meet space limitations.
Vertical installations include a built-in hydraulic system that allows for fast and safe inspection with low service costs.
Convap® is a single-wall, two-phase scraped-surface evaporator (SSE) with high efficiency for high-viscosity and high-fouling material. It has been specially designed to effectively concentrate products to extremely high solids levels.
Convap can process fluids to essentially zero moisture content.
Continuous scraping action and high turbulence ensure impressive heat transfer coefficient when concentrating high solids material.
Advanced design allows Convap to handle high viscosity and high fouling materials that exceed the limitations of other evaporation solutions.
Vacuum conditions preserve valuable colour, flavour and nutritive product components.
Vertical design ensures a small footprint when limited space is available.
Contherm® scraped surface heat exchangers are a robust solution for a range of industries and applications: from food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals to health and beauty. Based on Alfa Laval’s decades of expertise in thermal exchange, each unit is specially engineered to handle viscous, heat sensitive, crystallizing or sticky products, as well as those with sensitive particulate matter. Alfa Laval’s rotating scraping technology continuously removes fouling material during processing. Gentle handling preserves the quality of shear-sensitive products while simultaneously providing high efficiency with a larger flow area and reduced pressure drop.
As the only range with both single and double-wall scraped-surface heat exchangers, there’s a Contherm® for nearly any application.
Contherm® scraped-surface heat exchangers are engineered to prevent fouling while preserving key flavour and nutritive components.
With innovations for improved energy efficiency and minimal maintenance, Contherm® can ensure the lowest possible cost of ownership.
Every Contherm® is built with proven components, and backed by a global network with over 80 years’ experience in heat transfer.
Contherm® heat exchangers have long been an established solution for viscous, sticky, crystallizing and particulate products. And now with the market’s most complete scraped-surface portfolio, there is truly a Contherm® for every possible need.
Alfa Laval is the only supplier that can offer both single and double-wall scraped-surface heat transfer solutions, as well as models specially designed to handle extreme product pressures. We also work closely with every customer to fully understand process needs and challenges, and can offer unique testing to make sure the suggested solution is right. That’s how we ensure Contherm® scraped surface heat exchangers are always fully tailored to fit the intended application.
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