Why 8-year geothermal DH HX frameworks should include spare plate kitsDutch public heat company N.V. HVC has opened a negotiated procedure for vertical plate-and-frame heat exchangers serving geothermal district-heating production plants. TED notice 726565-2026 puts the18h ago · 3 min readshineheat.hashnode.dev
Field note: SPWave spiral plate heat exchanger at Pridvinie DistilleryThere is no stronger check on a heat-exchanger selection than what the plant says after the unit has been running — not after the FAT, and not after the first clean water fill. ShineHeat recently rece1d ago · 3 min readshineheat.hashnode.dev
Natural refrigerants and heat exchanger choice: ammonia and CO2 beyond brazed unitsChillventa-season launches keep pushing natural refrigerants into industrial heat pumps and large cooling packages: semi-welded and brazed plate options for CO2, R290, and high-flow industrial heat-pu3d ago · 4 min readshineheat.hashnode.dev
Long heat exchanger lead times in 2026–27: how plant buyers can de-risk shutdownsSeveral OEM signals this season point the same way: brazed and large heat-exchanger capacity is being pulled toward data-centre and climate growth, while process plants still need gasketed and welded 3d ago · 4 min readshineheat.hashnode.dev
Duplex and SMO plate selection for sour and chloride-adjacent process loopsPlate alloy choice for welded or gasketed exchangers is where process chemistry, welding practice, and procurement habit collide. Teams that specify “316L unless something fails” eventually meet a chl5d ago · 5 min readshineheat.hashnode.dev