Product Description; Decommissioning - Disposal (New) - Alfa Laval CXP Manual

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1.1 TYPES OF PRODUCT
This part of the manual includes the CXP and CXP/M models.
Fig.9 shows an example of a CXP and CXP/M condenser models, with the description of
the main components.
Fig.10 shows the position of the water connections on the headers according to the
different number of passes.
TAB.13, CXP CXP/M main design data
TAB.14, anodes spare parts items for CXP/M
For more detailed instructions, please refer to the Condenser manual
7. DECOMMISSIONING - DISPOSAL
7.1 DECOMMISSIONING
The decommissioning of the heat exchanger must be done only by qualified personnel
according to EC Machines Directive 98/73, the EC Pressure Equipment Directive
97/23/EC and the local environmental legislation laws.
All fluid must be drained from the heat exchanger before disconnecting any of the pipes,
for safety reasons please ensure the heat exchanger must be at zero gauge pressure.
The refrigerant can be pumped out using the instruction shown in the machine
installation manual. The water, or brine, can be drained from the connections placed in
the Header after disconnecting the hydraulic pipes. See Fig. 1 in the manual at page
105.
After draining all the fluids some residual parts could remain inside the heat exchanger
depending on the type of fluids utilized. The residual parts could be corrosive, may be a
rinse could be needed.
7.2 DISPOSAL
The disposal of the heat exchanger must be done by a specialized company operating
according to the local environmental legislation laws.
The heat exchanger is 98% metal, which is possible to recycle, see TAB 9 at page 113
of the manual. The rest of the material is polymeric based, as the header gaskets or the
tube bundle baffles. The external insulation layer, if provided by Alfa Laval, is in
elastomeric polyurethane. Packing material consists of wood and/or cardboard boxes
All the Alfa Laval materials are complaint with the Reach and Rohs regulations.
Rev.2, October 2014
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