DIY Heat Bank
This article is about DIY Heat Banks.
Here's one we made earlier ...
Components
Normal Y-plan (or S-plan, W-plan etc) vented CH+DHW system with
- Direct HW cylinder
- Pump (standard 15/50 CH circulator type)
- Plate Heat Exchanger (PHE)
- Thermostatic Mixing Valve (TMV) 22mm
- Flow switch wired to switch on pump when flow is detected
PHE
From:
GEA-Ecoflex Unit 8, Waterside Business Park Redwall Close Dinnington-Sheffield S25 3QA Tel.: +44-(0)1909 551 107 Fax: +44-(0)1909 550 885 e-mail: info.uk@gea-ecoflex.com
Copper brazed plate heat exchanger model:- BP12M-20-G1G1
Spec
Compact gasket-free Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger consisting of corrugated pressed stainles steel plates (1.4401), which are brazed together with copper in a special vacuum process. Designed, produced and tested in sites with quality systems in accordance with DIN ISO 9002 requirements. Pressure-Vessel Approval according TÜV and EC Pressure-Equipment-Directive (CE).
| Specification for 1 x M12-20-GG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational data: | Side A | Side B | ||
| Media: | Water | Water | ||
| Condition: | liquid | liquid | ||
| Heat exchanged: | 50 | kW | ||
| Mass flow: | ||||
| Volume flow: | 0.64 | 0.24 | l/s | |
| Temperature inlet: | 82 | 10 | °C | |
| Temperature outlet: | 63 | 60 | °C | |
| Pressure drop: | 29.65 | 3.91 | kPa | |
| Surface margin: | 1.49 | % | ||
| Content: | 0.5 | l | ||
| Heat transfer area: | 0.22 | m² | ||
| Design pressure: | 30 | bar | ||
| Design temperature: | 200 | °C | ||