Heat Transfer Rolls
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with Pete Eggen
Quality heat and chill rolls are crucial to the success of converting operations that leverage thermal bonding applications for the final product. Converters rely on consistent and repeatable temperature control to produce identical products through millions of revolutions. Whether heat-bonding nonwoven fibers from multiple substrates into a single unit or cooling plastic film before the next process, Heat Transfer Rolls from PRS are designed for performance and longevity.
PRS Heat Transfer Rolls are precision-machined to exact finish and geometric tolerances. Often referred to as chill rolls, chill cans, cooling rolls, chiller rolls, heat rolls, hot rolls, hot cans, and hot oil rolls, our versatile designs provide optimal value.
Talk to a member of our team to determine which design option offers the most effective solution for you.
Design Options
Single wall heat transfer rolls
The simplest form of a heat transfer roller features a hollow pipe with hot or cold fluid running through it. Also referred to as single-shell construction, these rolls are not efficient heat transfer devices because the fluid flow lacks the proper velocity and direction.
Single-wall rollers are not the recommended choice where controlled, efficient energy transfer is needed. However, single-wall rollers do have their place in applications when the requirements are not too demanding.
For example, this type of roller would be sufficient when a rubber-covered roller is being used in a heated application, and the core roll is cooled for the purpose of maintaining a lower temperature at the bonding surface of the polymer cover to the metal roller core.
Double wall heat transfer rolls Our double-wall design is the industry standard when your process demands precise control and efficient heat transfer.
Our proprietary design introduces a spiral baffle into a flow passage created between an inner and outer shell. This creates an engineered flow channel where you can precisely control fluid velocity, direction, and turbulence.
We offer mono-flow (single direction) and duo-flow (two directions) configurations. Mono-flow designs feature fluid entering one end of the roll and exiting through the other. This configuration is the flow arrangement of choice when higher flow rates are required.
Duo-flow designs have fluids entering and exiting through the same end of the roller. This configuration has the advantage of keeping all piping on one end while freeing up the other end for drive connections. The disadvantage is flow passages are restricted, and the rotary union size must increase to handle the same flow rate.
Specialty heat transfer rolls We offer specially designed heat transfer rolls for specific applications. These include rolls that feature flow passages machined through the outer shell, often referred to as tri-pass rolls. This configuration pumps fluid through peripherally drilled holes to facilitate heat transfer.
Surface Treatments
Choose from a wide range of coatings, coverings, and finish options on hand to give your heat transfer rolls the properties your process needs for maximum efficiency.
- Chrome, nickel or copper plating
- High-release thermal spray (plasma) coatings
- Hard or traction thermal spray coatings
- Polymer (rubber) coverings
- Ultra-high precision ground
- Super-finished, optical mirror
- Controlled matte finish
- Engraved patterns
Repair and Refurbish
We provide complete repair and refurbishment of all heating and cooling rolls. When feasible, repairing heat transfer rolls can prolong the lifespan of these assets and save your operations time and money.
Our repair capabilities include:
- Journal and roll shell repair or replacement
- Dynamic balancing
- Grinding or polishing of existing plating or coating
- Stripping and re-plating
- Acid flushing of flow passages
- Recycling of old material that is no longer fit for use
