Chemical Engineering December 2011 - 17

Alfa Laval
Know-how
for Your Success
Heat-exchanger 'fusion'
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ast month at the Brau Beviale 2011
Exhibition (November 9-11; Nuremberg,
Germany), Alfa Laval AB (Lund,
Sweden; www.alfalaval.com) launched
a new plate heat exchanger, which combines
the energy efficiency, accessibility
and modularity of plate technology
with the viscous and particulate-handling
capabilities of tubular technology.
The so-called FusionLine features
a 4-6-mm open-channel on the product
side (diagram, red), which is easy to
clean-in-place and is fully accessible.
The open-channel design - with no
contact points - is made possible by
bonded plate cassettes on the media
side (diagram, blue), which are bonded
using the company's patented AlfaFusion
technology, which bonds two stainless-steel
plates together into one piece
with no joints.
Traditional PHE
contact points - is made possible by
side (diagram, blue), which are bonded
FusionLine
AlfaFusion technology allows the use of thin plates for
optimal heat transfer, and also maintains a high resistance
against product pressure. The channel geometry ensures
gentle product treatment, and the plates can be easily
added and removed, enabling quick reaction to changes in
production volume. The footprint is also 30-40% smaller
than a tubular heat exchanger, says the company.
The FusionLine is suitable for viscous and particulatecontaining
products, such as juices, prepared foods, soups
and sauces, which have traditionally been processed in tubular
heat exchangers, says the manufacturer.
First working FDI prototype
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Due to global competition,
companies can only be successful
on the marketplace if they produce
outstanding quality cost effectively.
ast month at the Namur Annual General Meeting in
Bad Neuenbahr, Germany, the first working prototype of
FDI (field device integration) was demonstrated. FDI device
packages were used to integrate Foundation Fieldbus,
HART and Profibus field devices of various manufacturers
within an ABB process control system. Typical applications,
such as parameter assignment, configuration, diagnostics
and maintenance were demonstrated. The system
makes use of prototypes of FDI standard host components
developed by the FDI Cooperation, LLC (Karlsruhe, Germany;
www.fdi-cooperation.com). The working prototype
was developed to verify the FDI concepts, apply the standard
host components in a system context and to demonstrate
FDI functionality.
The first draft of the FDI specifications is expected to
be published by the end of this year. Conformance Test
concepts are planned to be completed by mid 2012, and
completion of the FDI standard host components, such as
EDD Engine and User Interface (UI) Engine will be completed
by the FDI Cooperation by the end of 2012.
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