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OMEGA - Laser Plates for Heat Transfer in Tanks
Omega Laser Plates are engineered to maximize heat transfer efficiency in various industrial applications. These plates utilize advanced laser welding technology to heat or cool tanks, offering a higher heat transfer coefficient and significantly lower cost advantages over traditional methods like half-pipe or double-walled constructions. The innovative design allows for the use of thinner materials without the need for post-processing, reducing production costs and material expenses. By replacing the conventional double-wall design, Omega Laser Plates offer spatial efficiency, saving up to one-third of the space needed for half-pipe tank constructions. This adaptability allows for custom isolation zones for components like manholes. The plates are particularly valuable in the food industry for processing milk, beer, and beverages, and are also applicable in pressure tanks in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Once fabricated, the plates are inflated to form a vessel through which the heat transfer medium flows, providing a streamlined and efficient solution for industrial heat management.
In many industries Omega Laser Plates are used to heat or cool tanks. Laser Plates have a higher rate of heat transfer and often have an overall lower cost because no post-processing needs to take place. In addition, thinner materials can be used with Laser Plates than with half-pipe tank walls or double-sided construction.
The sidewall and heads of a tank can be heated or cooled using Laser Plates and will be ordered and delivered with the heat transfer surface already welded to the tank shell or head. Your tank plates are welded by our laser welding machines, after which you can roll or form them into the desired shape. After fabricating the tank, the Laser Plates are inflated to form a vessel that the heat transfer medium will flow through.
Half pipe / Double walled vessel
Initially tanks that needed heat transfer were made with a double wall design. From there things evolved and half pipe was welded on to create a more efficient channel for the heat transfer medium to flow through. The technology has evolved again into an even more efficient and cost effective method which is Laser Plates.
Space requirements play an important role in tank construction. Compared to half pipe construction, you can save up to 1/3 of that space with Omega Laser Plates. In addition, it is easier to make an isolation (for example for a manhole) in the jacket of the tank in the desired location.
BENEFITS LASER PLATES COMPARED TO HALF PIPE AND DOUBLE WALL TANKS
- Lower production costs because less man hours are required
- Less material costs because it can be welded with thinner materials
- No post-processing (grinding) of the inner tank required
- Higher heat transfer coefficient
- Tank plates for all industries
Omega Laser Plates are used in the food industry for the production of milk, beer, wine, drinks and cocoa tanks. But also in pressure tanks in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Omega Laser tank plates are suitable for any tank that needs to be heated or cooled.