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Operation and Maintenance
Envistar Flex
DSEF191101.05.EN
Continuous product development may give rise to specification changes without notice.
6.4 Plate heat exchanger (code EXP)
The purpose of the plate heat exchanger is to recover heat from the extract air
and transfer this heat to the supply air in order to minimise energy use.
Faults in plate heat exchanger functionality result in reduced heat recovery
efficiency and increased energy use and means that the design supply air
temperature cannot be obtained when the outdoor temperature is low.
Possible reasons for reduced recovery efficiency could be the fouling of the
heat-exchanging surfaces (fins) or that the bypass damper is not closing
completely.
A reduction of the extract air flow, e.g. due to fouling of the extract air filter,
entails reduced heat recovery efficiency.
If operation problems arise due to ice build-up on the extract air side, the
function of the frost protection equipment should be checked.
Crossflow plate heat exchanger, EXP
Counterflow flow plate heat exchanger, EXM