摘要 |
A RADIAL-FLOW PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER (5) EMBEDDED IN THE CATALYTIC BED OF AN ISOTHERMAL CHEMICAL REACTOR (1) HAS HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES (10) COMPRISING FLUID PASSAGES (13) BETWEEN A FIRST METAL SHEET (20) AND A SECOND METAL SHEET (21) JOINED BY PERIMETER WELD SEAMS (23) ON A FIRST SURFACE (A) OF THE PLATE; A FEEDING CHANNEL (14) AND A COLLECTING CHANNEL (15) FOR THE HEAT EXCHANGE FLUID ARE FORMED WITH SUITABLE METAL SHEETS WHICH ARE SEAM WELDED (25) DIRECTLY TO THE OPPOSITE SURFACE (B) OF THE PLATE; THIS STRUCTURE ALLOWS THE MANUFACTURING OF THE PLATE (10) WITH AN AUTOMATED SEAM WELDING PROCESS, SUCH AS LASER BEAM WELDING. |