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Why GEA
Precision with tradition
Meeting the challenges of the oil and gas industry
The oil and gas industry is facing new challenges. Firstly demand for energy is on the
increase, especially in the rapidly growing economies in Asia, for example. Secondly
the development and production of oil and gas reserves are becoming more and more
difficult and risky. Also new energy deposits, such as unconventional gas or the development of oil sands and oil shale, are becoming of greater importance.
Efficient and cost-effective energy production will be the decisive competitive factor.
At the same time the top prerogative remains safety, to ensure that personnel and
environment come to no harm. This means that all processes have to run reliably and
efficiently. Energy recovery processes using intelligent interconnection of media flows,
optimised raw materials input and processes with minimized CO2 emissions are the
key factors here. Calling for components and equipment that you can rely on absolutely.
Proven reliability
process can be recovered. To achieve this all materials and components must be exactly
matched to each other. And this demands not only competence in heat transfer, but
Plate heat exchangers ensure low energy input, gentle product handling and an efficient process. With GEA plate heat exchangers up to 96 % of the energy used in the
also an exact knowledge of the processes. GEA has been an expert in the field of heat
transfer for decades and is a pioneering force in plate heat exchanger development.
The Competence and Service Center for gasketed, fully welded and brazed plate heat
exchangers obtains the optimum performance from every process. To achieve this, GEA
solutions
supplies the complete range of gasketed, fully-welded and brazed units. And this
pioneering spirit is being strengthened with the integration into the GEA Heat Exchangers Segment of the GEA Group. Every day a wealth of expertise and experience
is processed and made available to all companies within the group, resulting in valuable innovations.
service network
Every single one of our products utilises the latest, combined process know-how and
project expertise from all heat exchanger technologies. Developed in Germany and
produced in a worldwide network of modern manufacturing facilities our plate heat
exchangers (PHEs) are individually tailored for heat exchanging processes: the size of
their heat exchanger surfaces, the selection of the plate materials, their surface profiles and flow control properties, the wide range of gaskets and connection variants
create an almost unlimited modular system for tailor-made heat exchanger solutions,
offering problem-free upgrading or downsizing.
Dehydrated
crude
Dehydrated
crude cooler
Gas
Diluted
crude
Produced water
Gas
Diluted crude
heater
Separator
2nd stage
Separator
1st stage
Dehydrated crude /
Diluted crude
exchanger
Diluted crude / Dehydrated
crude exchanger
Every reservoir is different: Whereas thicker crude oils are produced in Venezuela and
Tar Sands in Canada, SaudiArabian crude is thinner and therefore comparatively easy
to process. However corrosive media, high temperatures and pressures, and multiphase material mixes are the order of the day. Plate heat exchangers by GEA feature convincing process reliability and efficient heat transfer surfaces with flow-optimised channel geometry, making them perfect for oil and gas treatment, whether in gas
dehydration or product cooling using seawater.
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Gas desulphurization
Acid gas
Desulphurized gas
Overhead condenser
Column
Absorber
Acid gas
GEABloc
Whether in crude oil preheating, distillation (ADU/VDU), fluid catalytic cracking, either
as overhead condensers, interchangers or reboilers there are many possibilities of improving the energy balance in these process plants. Intelligent interconnection of media
flows, optimised raw materials input and processes with minimized primary energy
input are the key factors. The intelligent use of GEA plate heat exchangers reduces CO2
emissions.
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Fractitionator
Reboiler
Heat exchanger surfaces and nozzle sizes are designed to suit process
conditions, enabling very compact reboiler and condenser solutions. All
parts in contact with the product are made from pure metals or highGEABloc
Advantages at a glance
Energy-saving
Environmentally sustainable
Improvement
in company
earnings
Excellent service and simple
maintenance
Crude oil
Burner
Atmospheric
column
Naphtha
Kerosene
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generation, resulting in savings in raw materials. GEA can provide a sensible use
of this heat. With p
late heat exchangers the energy can for example be charged
to Boiler Feed Water (BFW) and used for steam generation. The heat recovery is
equivalent to an output of around 3.86 MW, saving around 7000 tonnes of CO2
per year with a production running time of 8000 h/a. The investment costs of
the plate heat exchanger are amortized in less than two months.
costs for the GEABloc thanks to the new Unequal Multipass Design.
Separate supercooling section is possible in the same GEABloc unit.
Unequal Multipass means that different media systems can have a different
Shell
ExxonMobil
Eni
Technip
KBR
the fully welded plate pack. Two different plate corrugation designs are
round access for thorough and simple cleaning, maintenance and repair of
installation expenditure
Access to both media sides
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The asymmetrical flow gap (tube / plate) makes it a strong player as con-
in a single unit
mixtures in chemistry, petrochemical plants and in the oil and gas industry.
The GEAFlex expands the existing product portfolio and responds flexibly
cross-section
Operation in a vacuum with
ditions.
550C
Variable pressure limits up to 60
bars
High pressure differences between
the media
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NH/NT Series
Designed for high pressure
The newly designed NH Series is based completely on the product properties of the NT series and reveals its strengths in all applications where
Advantages at a glance
New plate design for higher pressure
resistance
Low investment with minimum
maintenance costs
materials like titanium or also special materials such as 254 SMO , A lloy
Simplified installation
Fast
and reliable gasket replacement
Optional product extras available
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LWC Series
Double NT technology for critical media
aggressive media
Our LWC plate heat exchangers work according to the principle of com
pletely separated flow channels. Only this strict separation makes many industrial applications possible altogether.
heat transfer
Reliable function due to
tried-and-tested engineering
Simple installation, product-side
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Round-the-clock
EcoServe is the leading service specialist for all types
of plate heat exchangers and all manufacturing brands.
Our service is based on over 20 years of experience in
after sales and service and backed by the expertise and
competence of GEA as internationally renowned manufacturer of high-performance plate heat exchangers.
With a global service network we are always there to
help you - wherever you are in the world.
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The GEA Group is a global mechanical engineering group with a billion Euro revenue and has operations in over
50 countries. The company was founded in 1881 and is one of the largest suppliers of innovative equipment
and process technologies. GEA Group is listed on the STOXX Europe 600 Index.