Alfa Laval Aalborg Header-Coil A/S, a joint venture between heat exchanger manufacturers Alfa Laval and Aalborg CSP, has launched its first product in energy storage. The header-and-coil heat exchanger is specifically designed for use in large-scale thermal energy storage systems, offering high thermal efficiency, a compact footprint, and high reliability under cyclic operating conditions.
The fully welded header-and-coil design features a unique serpentine tube configuration that provides a large heat transfer surface in a compact footprint. Combined with a tube-shaped header, the serpentine tubes provide flexibility to absorb thermal expansion during cyclic operation, ensuring reliable performance over time.
Header-and-coil heat exchangers can function as economizers, evaporators, superheaters, and reheaters.