Clamping system

A clamping system comprising a first and a second end plate, disc springs, and tension rods, wherein piles of disc springs are arranged as a first grid of springs on one of the first and second end plates, and the disc springs are supported on the first end plate, on the second end plate opposite to the first endplate, are further piles of disc springs placed as a second grid of springs, one or more flow modules are placed between the first and second end plates, the tension rods connect the two end plates and distribute tension forces to the piles of discs springs when the clamping system is in a closed position.

A clamping system comprising at least two tension rods, at least two grids of springs, two end plates, one or more distribution plates, one or more pressure plates, wherein the grids of springs comprise piles of disc springs, and wherein the clamping system includes one or more additional grids of disc springs forming spacer plates, which spacer plates are placed between two or more flow modules, wherein each spacer plate comprises a grid of springs.

A reactor frame arrangement or a flow module frame arrangement comprising a clamping system comprising two end plates, disc springs, and tension rods, distribution plates, two pressure plates, wherein piles of disc springs are arranged as a first grid of springs on one of the two end plates, and the disc springs are supported on a first one of the end plates, on a second one of the end plates opposite the first endplate, are further piles of disc springs placed as a second grid of springs, and wherein the clamping forces are redistributed by addition of material or by removal of material to define a contact pattern in the interface between a pressure plate and a distribution plate.