BrazePak brazed plate heat exchangers

BrazePak is the brazed plate line from the ITT Standard / Standard Xchange family: corrugated 316 stainless steel plates vacuum-brazed with copper — or nickel for ammonia and copper-sensitive fluids — into a single sealed, gasket-free unit. For clean liquid-to-liquid duty, a BrazePak transfers the same heat as a shell & tube several times its size, at a fraction of the weight and cost. If your nameplate reads BrazePak, you have a direct path to the current equivalent below.

Why a brazed plate unit wins on clean duty

When your fluids are clean, a brazed plate exchanger is hard to beat on size, efficiency, and cost. Here is what you get:

• Corrugated 316 stainless plates, vacuum-brazed with copper or nickel into one integral piece
• No gaskets, no tightening bolts, no parts to replace — a fully sealed unit
• Compact footprint — on single-phase liquid-to-liquid duty, units can be mounted in any convenient orientation, freeing up plant floor and skid space; refrigerant and other two-phase duties mount vertically per the factory installation manual
• High design pressures and temperatures relative to gasketed plate units
• High heat-transfer coefficients from the corrugated plate pattern, so the unit runs smaller for the same duty

BrazePak specifications

Standard datasheet values for the BrazePak brazed plate line. Plate count and size designation off your label set the exact capacity and surface area within these ranges.

Where a BrazePak is the right fit

BrazePak units handle a wide range of clean-fluid duties:

• Hydraulic and lube oil cooling — compact coolers for power units and gearboxes
• Water-to-water heat recovery and free-cooling loops
• Domestic hot water and boiler isolation
• Refrigeration — evaporators and condensers, with nickel brazing for ammonia
• Deionized and RO water systems — nickel-brazed, since copper brazing isn't suited to copper-sensitive fluids

One caution worth flagging early: because a brazed unit can't be opened, it isn't the right choice for fouling-prone or particulate-laden streams. If your fluid tends to scale or carries solids, a Plateflow gasketed unit (openable and cleanable) or a shell & tube exchanger will serve you better. Not sure which way to go? Send your duty conditions and get a straight recommendation.

Replacing an ITT Standard BrazePak

Good news for legacy units: BrazePak carried through the brand change, so an older ITT Standard unit crosses directly to current production. To match yours, all it takes is three things off the label:

• Plate count
• Size designation
• Connection type and size

Send those — or just a photo of the nameplate — and you get a quote for the current drop-in equivalent, checked against stock. Sizing a new application instead? Send your fluids, flows, temperatures in and out, and allowable pressure drop, and you get a configured recommendation rather than a guess.

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BrazePak vs. Plateflow: which plate exchanger fits

Both are plate exchangers, but they solve different problems:

• BrazePak (brazed): sealed, lowest cost per duty, smallest footprint — built for clean fluids that won't foul.
• Plateflow (gasketed): openable, cleanable, and expandable — the better call for fouling-prone fluids or duties that may change over time.

Pick brazed when the fluid is clean and the duty is fixed; pick gasketed when you need to open it up, clean it, or add plates later. Still weighing it? Tell us your application and you get a recommendation matched to your fluids and duty.