MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617081856 A) filed by Alfa Laval Corporate Ab on July 02, 2026, for Heat Transfer Plate, Gasket Arrangement, Assembly, Cassette And Heat Exchanger.
Inventor includes Nilsson, Johan.
The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.
Abstract: A heat transfer plate (8, 8a), a gasket arrangement (72), an assembly (90), a cassette (57) and a heat exchanger (2) are provided. The heat transfer plate (8, 8a) comprises first, second, third and fourth portholes and a heat transfer area (46) provided with a heat transfer corrugation pattern comprising HT ridges (60) and HT valleys (62) extending in and between parallel first and second planes (P1, P2). The heat transfer plate (8, 8a) further comprises a gasket groove (68) comprising a field gasket groove portion (68a), a second ring gasket groove portion (68b) enclosing the second port hole (42) and a fourth ring gasket groove portion (68c) enclosing the fourth port hole (50). An annular second inner edge (37) defines the second port hole (42). An annular second edge portion (58) encloses the second port hole (42) and extends between the second inner edge (37) and the second ring gasket groove portion (68b). The heat transfer plate is characterized in that the second edge portion (58) comprises annular concentric inner, intermediate and outer sections (58a, 5 58b, 58c). More than 50% of the inner section (58a) extends in the first plane (P1), and the outer section (58c) is provided with an outer corrugation pattern (61) comprising outer edge ridges (61a) and outer edge valleys (61b) which extend in and between the second plane (P2) and an imaginary third plane (P3) arranged between the first and second planes (P1, P2)
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