Solar
pool exchangers are significant for solar pool heating systems. Though
most pools and spas have additional chlorine and bromine, flat plate
solar heat exchangers aren’t ideal. Instead, a specially engineered high
flow pool heat exchanger is a perfect alternative.
This
heat exchanger can handle higher secondary side flow and high chlorine
levels effectively and comes with better flow characteristics making it
suitable for solar pool heaters.
It’s highly recommended to use the titanium solar pool heat exchanger
in pools with salt water. This heat exchanger is highly resistant to
salt water and chlorine.
Why Do You Use Solar Pool Exchangers in Solar Pool Heaters?
Generally,
solar pool exchangers are specifically designed to perform at high
secondary side fluid speed with low pressure drops. They come with a
helical coiled tube design that makes them apart from other shell and
tube heat exchangers available.
With
unique design, the pool exchangers provide efficient heat transfer
performance and serve for diverse applications. If you want to maximize
its performance, it should be installed in a counter current flow
process.
The
hot or heating fluid flows through the tube or the primary side whereas
the cold or heated fluid flows through the shell or secondary side. For
instance, pool water flows through the shell side and the boiler water
flows through the tube side in swimming pool.
What are The Main Features?
The
solar pool exchangers come with high heat transferring efficient heat
exchanger tubes and smooth shell that ensures high velocity inside the
unit. This makes the heat exchanger a trustworthy, efficient and
affordable way of indirect heat transfer between solar heating or boiler
circuit and pool or spa circuit.
What are The Key Specifications of Solar Pool Exchangers?
- Higher efficiency and co-efficient up to 14000 w/m2 deg C, heat exchange capacity three to seven times traditional equipment
- Compact configuration and occupy small area – one tenth of traditional equipment
- Stainless steel and or titanium material endurance to high temperature, pressure and corrosion
- Helix screw thread elasticity heat exchange bundle and eliminate stress
- Design flux speed of 5.5 m/s and less dirt
- ASME standard VIII-1
- High flow volume
- Easy installation process and higher level of durability
What are the Important Applications?
SP
155K is a smaller size solar pool heat exchanger used with an existing
pool heater and solar system. This pool exchanger works very well in
maintaining water temperature initially supplied by an auxiliary heat
source like a gas heater. The total heat exchange surface area is 0.34
M2 (3.66 ft2).
SP
300K is a larger size solar pool heat exchanger used along with a
larger size solar system working as a primary heat source. It’s
important to understand the sizing of pool collectors to operate a solar
pool heater properly. The total heat exchange surface area is 0.65 M2
(7 ft2).
Bottom Line –
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to know the right type of solar pool exchanger to be used for solar
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