Process Equipment Update
Fig. 1. Following a survey conducted by The Carbon Trust, wire and strip manufacturer Webster & Horsfall installed a Babcock Wanson TPC600B thermal fluid heating system to reduce costs and carbon footprint and improve efficiency.
Process heating that is kinder to the environment
Thermal fluid heating has had a major impact in terms of greater sustainability and reduced energy costs while maintaining efficient production. Chris Horsley reports.
Die Wärmeträgerheizung hatte eine große Auswirkung hinsichtlich erhöhter Nachhaltigkeit und reduzierter Energiekosten bei gleichbleibend effizienter Produktion. Chris Horsley berichtet.
Le chauffage par fluide thermique a eu un impact majeur en matière d’amélioration de la durabilité et de réduction des coûts énergétiques tout en conservant une production efficace. Selon Chris Horsley.
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rocess heating is integral to nearly all manufacturing processes, be it food processing, metal finishing, pharmaceuticals - in fact the list is pretty much endless. In an age where
traditional fuel sources are understood to be finite, energy prices are rocketing and environmental considerations are being taken seriously by industry at large, a huge amount of time, expertise and resources has gone into finding alternative ways to raise heat for industry. Significant strides have been made in reducing energy consumption in the process. One of the most notable developments has been
the widespread adoption of thermal fluid heating systems as an energy efficient, more sustainable alternative to water based steam systems that were the norm 50 years ago. Thermal fluid heating systems have had a
major impact across industry, and have become the heating system of choice for most applications requiring regular, large amounts of heat, including high temperature applications. The operating principle and physical construction of a thermal fluid heating system has many similarities to that of a standard domestic hot water system, consisting of a heater connected to mild steel flow and return pipework providing heat to one or more users/systems. The key difference is the replacement of water in the pipework with a thermal fluid. You may initially - and logically - think that
water has to be more environmentally friendly than any special thermal fluid as it’s a naturally occurring, plentiful substance and usually has a very low initial cost. All true, but the water used within a steam system needs to be pre-conditioned and chemically treated to remove harmful compounds
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