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News Release from: Coperion Waeschle | Subject: Bulk-X-Change
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 May 2008
New bulk materials heat exchanger for
fertiliser
Developed by Coperion Waeschle of Weingarten, the Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger is now being used for the very first time by a fertiliser manufacturer for an inorganic product
Recently installed in a fertiliser production plant, which now operates at an increased output rate of 60 tonnes/hour, the heat exchanger serves to cool the fertiliser following the crystallising and drying stages Its purpose is to prevent the formation of lumps during silo storage and hence improve product storability and handling
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 8 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The final decision in favour of the innovative Bulk-X-Change was preceded by a comprehensive series of tests.
A trial heat exchanger made available by Coperion Waeschle was installed and operated parallel to an existing plate cooler.
For several weeks, the prospective user tested freshly produced fertiliser under all conceivable operation conditions and could not have been more satisfied with the performance given by this bulk materials heat exchanger.
As the final unit in a long process chain, the Bulk-X-Change makes considerable savings possible not only in respect of capital investment costs but also as regards space requirements and energy and operating costs, especially when compared with conventional fluidised bed and drum coolers.
Moreover, the Bulk-X-Change contributes considerably to a reduction of the production plant carbon footprint.
Indeed, it is precisely on account of these advantages and benefits that this high-performance bulk materials heat exchanger is already well introduced into the plastics compounding and processing industries.
The Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger is a vertical tubular heat exchanger.
The fertiliser to be cooled flows downwards through the smooth-walled tubes, while the cooling medium flows upwards on the outsides of the tubes.
A specially developed product distribution plate ensures the trouble-free gravity feed of the fertiliser into the tubes by distributing it gently and evenly over the entire nest of tubes.
Special technical features, such as a dry air counterflow system, for example, not only increase operating reliability but also - and by the same token - reduce maintenance costs.
Thus the Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger ideally combines maximum efficiency with an absolute minimum of capital investment and operating costs.
Thanks to these operating characteristics, the bulk materials heat exchanger is suitable for the cooling or heating of numerous other products, e.g minerals, detergents, chemicals or foodstuffs.
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