environment 25
Heat exchangers for fermentation process at whisky distillers
H
eat exchangers from HrS fermentation vessels which
Group’s mi series have needed cooling.
been supplied to Scotland’s Loch the customer’s requirements
Lomond Distillers, independent included for a cost effective
distillers of Highland malt processing solution with a
and grain whiskies. the heat small footprint, which could
exchangers are being used to preferably be bolted onto the
cool 80m
3
/h of whisky wort side of the vessels.
from 33°C to 28°C during the HrS designed a system
fermentation process. based around three, six
the mi Series is an all metre long multi-tube heat
welded, stainless steel, exchangers which were
multi-tube heat exchanger connected in series. the units
range, which features a tube were made with vertical
bundle within a shell. the shell and food and drink processing applications mounting brackets so that they could be
inner tubes are corrugated to increase involving fluids of low to intermediate bolted onto the vessel framework. n
the rate of heat transfer. viscosities and non newtonian fluids
of a hygienic design, the mi Series where any particles are relatively small. For more information, visit
has been developed specifically for the Loch Lomond site has eight www.hrs.co.uk
Polymers potential for Desert showcase for solar power technologies
photovoltaic technology
t
he Desert Knowledge Australia european, Japanese, and American
Solar Centre is a $3.1m initiative brands under the harsh desert
t
he solar power market has been of Desert Knowledge Australia that environment.
growing rapidly in the past decade, showcases and demonstrates a trina Solar says there are two main
driven by the need to find alternative range of solar power technologies in factors that lie behind these successful
energy sources. Photovoltaic commercial-scale installations. this is results: trina Solar’s vertically
technology has the potential to turn the first organisation in Australia to integrated production model and the
barren desert into high value power publicly showcase a broad range of newly in-house testing laboratory that
plants, rooftops into income, and large scale solar installations, which the company recently inaugurated in
to generate electricity in remote provide meaningful and accurate its production facilities.
locations. Polymers are used in many comparisons of the performance of the this in-house testing laboratory is
components including encapsulants, technologies in the arid environment located at trina Solar’s headquarters
backing sheets, frames, sealants of Central Australia, improving the in Changzhou and covers an area of
and adhesives, thin film substrates, knowledge base for solar initiatives approximately 7200 sqm of indoor and
glazing, fresnel lenses for concentrated globally. outdoor testing space. it supports a
solar photovoltaics, photoactive A wide range of different comprehensive range of tests including
components in organic photovoltaics, manufacturers and suppliers, product certification processes, material
cable insulation and connectors. these approximately 14, have been chosen reliability tests for module products,
materials can offer direct benefits to demonstrate their technologies at highly accelerated stress tests and
in terms of performance and overall this site, where different mounting material evaluation and research.
economics including assembly and technologies are also used. the centre also houses chambers
mounting, as well as increased in this independent test, trina which can assess the effects of damp
flexibility for applications such as Solar’s monocrystalline modules heat, thermal cycle, humidity freeze,
building integrated photovoltaics recorded one of the highest average thermal shock and Uv exposure, to
and portable solar cells for charging outputs in terms of actual electricity ensure the capability of trina Solar’s
electrical devices. generated during several months modules to withstand exposure in
An international conference – on of ongoing testing and monitoring. extreme climate conditions. equipment
Polymers in Photovoltaics – takes place in fact, based on the test data and testing procedures accord with the
from 20–22 April 2010 at the maritim collected by Desert Knowledge at its rigorous standards of UL1703, ieC61215
Hotel in Cologne, Germany. n demonstration site from 1 December and ieC61730. n
2008 to 31 July 2009, trina Solar’s
For more information, visit modules held the top two positions For more information, visit
www.amiconferences.com compared with modules from several www.trinasolar.com
www.engineerlive.com
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