I know this will get some eyebrows, but here goes.
I want to build a counter-flow hx in order to recirculate my wort from boiling down to 100 deg F, as fast as I can. I have been looking at plate exchangers to get an idea of area vs volume of wort, and am comming up with about 3750 sq inches or 66 ft. of 1 inch pipe for a similar area to a 7bbl HX. I know that I will need more than that, and was hoping that someone might be able to help with some of the loss factors. Obviously I will need to use the thinnest pipe I can, but I am looking to use stainless, not copper, because it will be unaccessible as the inner tube. I am thinking that this will be a series of strait pipes not a coil as homebrewers use, and my outer pipe will be stainless as well so i can fill a hot liquor tank.
I am expecting that this may not be acheivable, but was hoping that someone might be able to help me through this possibility.
Thanks
Che'
I want to build a counter-flow hx in order to recirculate my wort from boiling down to 100 deg F, as fast as I can. I have been looking at plate exchangers to get an idea of area vs volume of wort, and am comming up with about 3750 sq inches or 66 ft. of 1 inch pipe for a similar area to a 7bbl HX. I know that I will need more than that, and was hoping that someone might be able to help with some of the loss factors. Obviously I will need to use the thinnest pipe I can, but I am looking to use stainless, not copper, because it will be unaccessible as the inner tube. I am thinking that this will be a series of strait pipes not a coil as homebrewers use, and my outer pipe will be stainless as well so i can fill a hot liquor tank.
I am expecting that this may not be acheivable, but was hoping that someone might be able to help me through this possibility.
Thanks
Che'
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