CO₂ vaporisers are designed to change carbon dioxide from a liquid to a gaseous state without any significant change in pressure. They are built using high-performance finned copper-aluminium heat exchangers. The vaporiser housing is made of acid-resistant stainless steel, ensuring an attractive appearance and long-lasting durability, even after many years of operation.
The heat required to evaporate liquid carbon dioxide is supplied by air flowing through the finned heat exchanger. This solution helps reduce energy consumption by approximately 90–95% compared with conventional electric vaporiosers.
If the ambient temperature is insufficient (minimum +5°C), the evaporator can be equipped with an integrated hot-water or steam heater.
The electronic controller used in our units plays a key role in automating vaporiser operation. Control is based on temperature measurements at key points of the evaporator, with pressure measurement also available as an option. The controller manages, among other things, the operating cycles of individual heat exchanger sections, automatically starts and stops the flow of carbon dioxide and the fans, and protects the downstream system against damage caused by liquid CO₂ carryover from the evaporator, for example as a result of a sudden significant increase in CO₂ demand.
The controller is also responsible for switching the optional integrated heater on and off when the ambient temperature falls below the level required to evaporate the liquid inside the heat exchanger. It can also incorporate a protection function for the CO₂ tank and the system upstream of the vaporiser, preventing unwanted carbon dioxide crystallization in the form of dry ice.
The evaporator can be switched on and off locally using a switch on the electrical cabinet, or remotely via an external relay controlled manually or by a computer.
Our vaporisers are continuously developed and improved. Therefore, all technical information presented on our website and in our catalogues is subject to change.