Application of Domestic Plate Heat Exchanger in Honghe Sugar Company
This study provides an extensive introduction to the structural characteristics and operational advantages of domestically produced plate heat exchangers,summarizes their applications in different stages of the sugar manufacturing process,and discusses the dismantling and cleaning maintenance procedures.Taking the actual usage of the Honghe Sugar Company as a case study,this paper delves into the working principle and process flow of the plate heat exchanger.Production practice has shown that the domestically produced plate heat exchangers are well-suited and demonstrate significant energy-saving benefits in key processes such as the heating of mixed juice,clear juice heating,and evaporation concentration in sugar factories using the submerged-column process for sugarcane.During the 2022/23 crushing season,the Honghe Sugar Company achieved a daily sugarcane crushing capacity increase of over 500 tons,a reduction in the steam-to-sugarcane ratio of more than 2.5%,and an increase in the bagging rate of sugarcane waste of 1.2%or more.These results confirm the practical value and benefits of domestically produced plate heat exchangers in the sugar industry,providing a reference for technological upgrades and energy efficiency improvements for similar enterprises.