Cylindrical Pressure Shell
The cylindrical shell provides mechanical containment around the welded plate pack for demanding pressure duties.
JINCHEN / PLATE & SHELL
Shell & Plate Heat Exchangers
A fully welded circular plate pack. A strong pressure shell. Engineered around your thermal duty.
Product overview
A fully welded circular plate pack sits inside a cylindrical pressure shell. Separate fluid circuits exchange heat across corrugated plates, with counter-current flow where the selected arrangement allows. Interplate channels are gasket-free; cover sealing depends on the shell configuration. Choose the thermal duty first; the BPS platform and construction follow the heat-transfer surface, hydraulic limits and installation requirements.
Send Your Duty for Selection
Key Product Features
Fully Welded Plate Pack
Welded heat-transfer channels eliminate interplate gaskets. Shell-cover sealing depends on the selected construction.
High Surface-Area Density
Circular plates provide a high heat-transfer area relative to equipment volume.
Corrugated / Fishbone Plate Geometry
The corrugated plate pattern promotes turbulence and heat transfer within a compact plate pack.
Multi-Pass Capability
Pass arrangements can be selected to balance velocity, temperature approach and allowable pressure drop.
Material Options
Existing JINCHEN technical material lists stainless steels, including 904L, titanium and nickel alloys. Review the materials section and confirm the specific grade and manufacturing availability during selection.
Performance Advantages
Fast Thermal Response
Low fluid hold-up and effective heat transfer can support rapid response during start-up and process changes.
Resistance to Thermal Cycling
Welded plate-pack construction is suitable for repeated temperature changes; the actual cycle profile is reviewed during engineering selection.
High Pressure and Temperature Capability
Suitable for demanding process, refrigeration, condensation and evaporation duties, depending on model, materials and design conditions.
Compact Footprint
High surface-area density can reduce equipment size compared with many conventional exchanger designs, subject to the selected duty.
Low Fluid Hold-Up
A small fluid inventory is useful where refrigerant charge, process inventory or response time matters.
Maintainability
Openable configurations can provide access for inspection and mechanical cleaning. Fully welded shells require a compatible cleaning strategy, such as suitable cleaning-in-place or backflushing.
Choose the construction around the duty
Fully welded shell
A closed construction where the duty and cleaning strategy allow it.
Openable shell
A removable cover provides access to the pack for the agreed maintenance strategy.
Single-pass / multi-pass
Pass arrangement follows flow rate, velocity, temperature approach and pressure-drop limits.
Horizontal / vertical
Orientation and nozzle allocation follow phase behaviour, drainage and installation space.
The available construction is confirmed during engineering selection. Review configuration guidance
Start with your thermal duty
Liquid / liquid
Water, glycol, oils and compatible process solutions. Review viscosity, fouling and pressure drop.
Review the application
Condensation
Steam, refrigerants and process vapours. Review vapour volume, drainage and cooling conditions.
Review the application
Evaporation
Flooded refrigeration and process boiling. Review liquid inventory, feed and vapour separation.
Review the application
Heat recovery
Recover energy from process streams. Define both streams, available temperatures and allowable pressure drop.
Review the applicationProduct-family operating envelope
Catalogue connections
Plate side: DN15–DN350. Shell side: model-dependent ranges from DN15 to DN1200.
Pressure, temperature and area
Pressure, temperature, heat-transfer area and inspection requirements are confirmed for the selected model, materials and duty. Catalogue maximum values must not be combined as an operating point.
Codes and inspection
Define the required design code, testing, inspection and documentation at enquiry. Availability is confirmed against the order requirements.
Materials for both fluid circuits
Plate pack
304L · 316L · 904L · 254 SMO · Duplex · Titanium · Nickel alloys
Shell and wetted connections
Carbon steel, stainless steels and corrosion-resistant alloys, selected for the project.
These options are listed in the existing JINCHEN technical material. Confirm grade and availability. Selection considers fluid chemistry, concentration, chlorides, temperature and cleaning method.
Model Specifications
Review the published connections, then open a platform for its catalogue dimensions and selection requirements. A connection match is a starting point, not a completed thermal selection.
BPS16
- Plate side
- DN15
- Shell side
- DN15–DN80
BPS22
- Plate side
- DN20
- Shell side
- DN20–DN100
BPS46
- Plate side
- DN40
- Shell side
- DN25–DN200
BPS72
- Plate side
- DN50
- Shell side
- DN25–DN300
BPS128
- Plate side
- DN80
- Shell side
- DN25–DN350
BPS179
- Plate side
- DN100
- Shell side
- DN25–DN400
BPS647
- Plate side
- DN150
- Shell side
- DN25–DN700
BPS1200
- Plate side
- DN300
- Shell side
- DN25–DN1000
BPS1600
- Plate side
- DN350
- Shell side
- DN25–DN1200
Select from the operating conditions
Connection diameter alone does not determine a suitable model. Send the hot and cold streams so thermal and mechanical selection can be reviewed together.
Send Operating Conditions- Both fluids, concentration and phase
- Flow rates and inlet / required outlet temperatures
- Operating and design pressure / temperature
- Allowable pressure drop and fouling tendency
- For phase change: vapour load, liquid feed and drainage
Engineering behind the product
Learn how plate geometry, distribution and mechanical design shape performance.
Product documents and technical guidance
Send Your Process Data for Heat Exchanger Selection
Provide both fluids, flow rates, inlet and outlet temperatures, operating and design pressures, allowable pressure drop and material requirements. For an existing installation, include the nameplate and arrangement drawing.