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Heat Recovery Systems

Heat Recovery Systems

Heat Recovery Systems

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Overview: The document discusses heat recovery systems for rotary screw compressors, emphasizing energy savings and environmental benefits. It highlights that nearly 100% of the electrical energy used by these compressors is converted into heat, with up to 96% recoverable for heating applications.
Heat Recovery Systems: These systems capture and reuse heat energy from compressors, significantly reducing primary energy consumption through fluid and compressed air cooling, with minimal energy loss to the environment.
Benefits of Heat Recovery: Utilizing these systems can lead to substantial cost savings and CO2 emission reductions. Recovered heat can be used for space heating or process heat, saving thousands of euros annually and reducing CO2 emissions by tens of thousands of kilograms.
Applications: Heat recovery systems are applicable for hot air and hot water uses. Hot air systems can heat spaces like workshops, while hot water systems can provide service water up to 85°C.
Technical Specifications: Detailed specifications for various compressor models are provided, including potential savings in fuel oil and natural gas, maximum available heat output, and heat exchanger efficiency.
Cost Savings Examples: Examples illustrate potential annual savings in fuel oil and natural gas costs based on operating hours and energy prices for different compressor models.
Conclusion: Heat recovery systems offer a practical solution for reducing energy costs and environmental impact in industrial settings, improving energy efficiency and contributing to sustainability goals.
Cooling Systems Overview: The document also covers cooling systems for pneumatic conveying and heating processes, highlighting the ACA and WRN systems' energy efficiency and customization options.
Specifications:
  • The ACA system cools process air from +150°C to +30°C at an ambient temperature of +20°C, suitable for temperature-sensitive materials and heating production halls in winter.
  • The WRN aftercooler is a shell and tube heat exchanger using water as a cooling medium, customizable for specific project requirements, minimizing pressure loss for maximum heat transfer.
Applications:
  • ACA: Cooling process air from blowers and space heating for production halls.
  • WRN: Integration into heating circuits, heat pump circuits, floor heating, and sludge drying.
Technical Data:
  • ACA models vary in process air flow rate, pressure loss, and fan power, with specified dimensions and connection nominal width.
  • WRN models include connection dimensions, flow rates for blower air and hot water, and weight specifications.
Energy Efficiency:
  • The ACA system recovers up to 75% of electrical power as blower heat, with a maximum pressure loss of 35 mbar.
  • Cost savings examples for ACA 350 and WRN 170 models demonstrate significant annual savings when used for heating applications.
Company Information: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN is a global leader in compressors and compressed air systems, offering innovative and efficient products supported by a worldwide service network.
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Heat Recovery Systems-1

Heat Recovery Systems For hot air and hot water applications www.kaeser.com

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Heat Recovery Systems-2

Heat recovery systems Save money whilst conserving the environment Why choose heat recovery? In fact, the question should be: Why not? Amazingly, almost 100% of the electrical energy supplied to a rotary screw compressor is converted into heat energy. Up to 96% of this energy can be recovered and reused for heating purposes. This not only reduces primary energy consumption, but also significantly improves a company’s overall energy balance. Compressor heat Rotary screw compressors, boosters and blowers convert almost 100% of the electrical drive energy supplied to them into heat. The heat flow...

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Heat recovery systems – Hot air Minimise primary energy consumption for heating As self-contained complete systems, modern rotary screw compressors, boosters and blowers are especially well suited to heat recovery systems. In particular, direct use of the recoverable heat via an exhaust air ducting system enables up to 96% of the total energy input to be recovered and reused. This is the case regardless of whether a fluid-injecting or a dry compression rotary screw compressor, a booster or a blower is involved. Heating with hot air By using heated cooling air from the compressor, neighbouring...

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Heat recovery systems – Hot water Minimise primary energy consumption for process, service and hot water heating By reusing the exhaust heat from the compressor, heat exchanger systems can provide heating and service water on demand at temperatures up to +70°C, or even +85°C if required. For standard applications using heat recovery systems for the production of hot water and service water, PTG platetype heat exchangers are used. Special, fail-safe heat exchangers are used in the case of operations without an interconnected water circuit, or for applications with the highest demands of purity...

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Equipment for rotary screw compressors Heat exchanger (Internal) Hot air heat recovery All KAESER rotary screw compressors can be connected to user-provided exhaust air ducting, allowing the heated cooling air to be used for the purposes of space heating. Possible applications include drying processes, heating of halls and buildings, air curtain systems and the preheating of burner air. Oil-injected rotary screw compressor, air-cooled PTG plate-type heat exchanger system Rotary screw compressors from the SM series (from 5.5 kW) and upwards can be equipped with PTG systems. Depending on the size...

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Technical specifications for rotary screw compressors Hot air Hot water Type Savings calculation example for ASD 50 For fuel oil For natural gas Savings calculation example for ASD 50 For fuel oil Maximum available heat output: 28.0 kW Calorific value per litre of fuel oil: 9861 kWh/l Fuel oil heating efficiency: 90% Price per litre of fuel oil: € 1.50/l Cost savings: - x € 1.50/l = € 18,930 per year For natural gas Maximum available heat output: 28.0 kW Calorific value per m3 of natural gas: 10.2 kWh/m3 Natural gas heating efficiency: 105 % Cost savings: -x € 1250 /m3 = € 15,686 per year Maximum...

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Heat recovery systems for... Hot air The Air-Cooled Aftercooler (ACA) is an air/air heat exchanger. Process air is cooled in a cross-flow process, whereby ambient air is heated via a thermal energy exchange. In terms of a medium supply, only an electrical connection for the fan is needed. At an ambient temperature of +20°C, for example, the process air flowing into the cooler can be cooled down from +150°C to +30°C. The ACA offers particular advantages when it comes to the pneumatic conveying of temperature-sensitive bulk materials. Furthermore, should a production hall need to be heated during...

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Technical specifications: Heat recovery systems... ...for blowers Hot air Hot water Model *) With welded counterflange (included in scope of delivery) Savings calculation example for ACA 350 (production hall heating) Savings calculation example for WRN 170 (supplementary heating) Blower (37 kW) Flow rate: 30 m3/min Pressure differential: 600 mbar * Calculation as per rotary screw compressors for fuel oil heating * Calculation as per rotary screw compressors for fuel oil heating Blower (37 kW) Flow rate: Pressure differential: Inlet temperature: Discharge temperature: Air heating capacity: Process...

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More compressed air for less energy The world is our home As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of compressors, blowers and compressed air systems, KAESER KOMPRESSOREN is represented throughout the world by a comprehensive network of wholly owned subsidiaries and authorised distribution partners in over 140 countries. By offering innovative, efficient and reliable products and services, KAESER KOMPRESSOREN’s experienced consultants and engineers work in close partnership with customers to enhance their competitive edge and to develop progressive system concepts that continuously push the...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.
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