Application Experience
Cooling Water Filtration
| Project: | To replace and install an automated self-cleaning water filtration package to filter river water at 240m3/hour down to a level of 15micron. This project was initiated to replace an outdated sand filter system, reduce maintenance, energy and waste water costs. |
| Application: | To provide clean cooling water on a single pass system taken from an adjacent river through a large manufacturing facility. The main purpose was to protect the heat exchangers, pipework systems, spray nozzles and sensitive water operated devices. The package, complete with 10” inlet and outlet, 42 automated pods and a PLC controller, provides cooling water to the specification required whilst achieving lower operating costs. |
Energy Efficient Pump Control
| Project: | Installation of two 7.5kw pump controller energy saving packs on a sump return cooling system. |
| Application: | Two sump pumps, operating on a cooling system, maintaining a continuous flow of 30m3/hour at 4.5barg was modified to ensure the operating parameters were maintained, but during periods of lesser demand, the controllers would reduce or even stop the second unit through means of pressure sensing and inverter control. By installing this type of controller, it both reduces unnecessary pump wear and reduces electrical consumption and energy costs. |
High Efficiency Desiccant Dryers
| Project: | To supply and install energy efficient filtration and a desiccant air dryer system in a food factory to ensure high quality compressed air supply and meet BRC food regulations. | ||||||||||||||||
| Application: | To provide 2500m3/hour of oil free compressed air at 7.5barg with a dewpoint of -40degrees C to food manufacturing equipment and having direct contact with the produced product. Energy efficiency of this type of vacuum regenerative unit provides lowest running cost in terms of electrical consumption at zero loss of compressed air | ||||||||||||||||
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Example of energy costs for differing desiccant dryer technologies based on the following conditions.
Working on a continuous usage over a 12 month (8700 hours) period and using current typical energy costs of £0.075 Kw/hr electrical cost and £16.00 per tonne steam cost we can show large differences in energy bills depending on which dryer technology a company uses.
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Food Process Critical Control Points
| Project: | To create a Critical Control Point in a food manufacturing plant providing filtration, magnetic separation, helical screw pumping and jacketed stainless steel pipework for a highly viscous substance. |
| Application: | to transfer and process 12 tonnes per hour of chocolate, filtering down to a level of 400 micron, with a self-cleaning, wedge wire scraper type filter and 9300 gauss, jacketed/gloved magnet system. The process was fed by helical screw type pumps to reduce stress on the product during the transfer process through the equipment and the stainless steel jacketed pipework was fabricated and fitted to complete the package. |
