Eliminate the guesswork: specify AHRI-certified performance

Is your heat exchanger truly efficient? Uncovering the realities of performance

Selecting the right plate heat exchanger can be challenging. Some suppliers may adjust thermal performance calculations to offer attractive, lower-cost options. This practice, however, often results in under-dimensioned units.

Under-dimensioning leads to real-world problems: increased energy consumption, higher operating costs, and compromised system efficiency. It creates uncertainty for consultants and specifiers and undermines confidence in performance ratings.

How does AHRI certification ensure your heat exchanger's reliability?

Ensure certainty from the start with AHRI performance certification. The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) provides the only independent, third-party verification for liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger performance globally.

AHRI is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring transparency. Certification guarantees that a plate heat exchanger will perform precisely according to the manufacturer’s published specifications.

What are the long-term benefits of AHRI-certified equipment?

Choosing AHRI-certified equipment delivers tangible benefits throughout the system lifecycle:

• Optimize efficiency and costs: Verified performance ensures optimal energy efficiency, significantly lowering lifetime operating costs.
• Ensure reliability and value: Meet critical power consumption and climate control targets reliably. Protect your investment by eliminating the need for costly field tests or performance margins.
• Promote fair comparisons and industry integrity: Make true like-for-like comparisons based on verified data. AHRI certification fosters innovation and enhances trust by ensuring transparent and reliable performance ratings across the industry.

Why is Alfa Laval committed to transparent performance?

Manufacturers often use large sizing tolerances when designing plate heat exchangers, which creates uncertainty about their performance and results in higher operating costs for end customers.

Alfa Laval is dedicated to raising awareness about this issue and actively supports and promotes AHRI certification. Independent performance verification is essential for a reliable market that benefits consultants, contractors, and end-users.

Read the detailed guide: “The case for thermal performance certification”