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In an era of heightened awareness of energy efficiency and the associated environmental impacts, many industries worldwide are exploring environment friendly technologies that provide equivalent or improved performance while reducing or eliminating harmful side-effects. The refrigeration and air-conditioning industry, due to its reliance on CFCs and HCFs, has invested in research in alternatives to the industry standard vapour compression machines.

One alternative technology with great promise is vapour absorption technology. Absorption chillers offer comparable refrigeration output with reduced SO2, CO2, and NOx emissions. Absorption chillers do not use CFCs or HCFCs, refrigerants that contribute to ozone depletion and global warming.

Additionally, gas-fired absorption chillers can save significant amounts in energy costs when used in combination with a vapor compression chiller in a hybrid system. The hybrid system can take advantage of the comparatively low price of natural gas (per unit ton) and rely on the high performance of vapor compression when electricity prices are lower.

Understanding Vapour Absorption Technology

One of the oldest methods to mechanically cool a space is with absorption technology. Vapour Absorption Technology is an alternative cooling technology that saves money and reduces the environmental impact of your cooling solution.

Unlike conventional electricity driven Compression machines, Vapour Absorption Machines (VAMs) are driven by waste heat sources like Steam, hot water, natural gas, fuel oils, Agro waste and other similar fuels.

Since heat is the source of energy, operating cost of VAMs is minimal making it more suitable for industrial usage.

Benefits of using Vapour Absorption Technology

The benefits of encouraging potential consumers to install absorption chillers for their chilled water and air conditioning requirements are two-fold.

Firstly, absorption systems use no CFCs or HFCs, so are environmentally friendly; secondly they have very few moving parts and are consequently relatively easy to maintain.

Thermax Profetherm promotes Vapour Absorption Machines as a cost effective and environment friendly alternative to electricity driven compression chillers.

For more details log on to http://www.thermaxprofetherm.com

Curious to know how an absorption chiller works? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered.

For beginners, an absorption chiller is a closed loop cycle that uses waste heat to provide cooling or refrigeration.

This absorption cooling cycle relies on three basic principles:

• When a liquid is heated it boils (vaporizes) and when a gas is cooled it condenses
• Lowering the pressure above a liquid reduces its boiling point
• Heat flows from warmer to cooler surfaces.

The process of absorption cooling is dependent on a thermochemical ‘compressor’. Two different fluids are used: a refrigerant and an absorbent. The fluids have high “affinity” for each other, which means one dissolves easily in the other.In a water-lithium bromide vapour absorption refrigeration system, water is used as the refrigerant while lithium bromide (Li Br) is used as the absorbent. In the absorber, the lithium bromide absorbs the water refrigerant, creating a solution of water and lithium bromide.

The refrigerant—usually water—can change phase easily between liquid and vapour and circulates through the system.

Heat from natural gas combustion or a waste-heat source drives the process. The high affinity of the refrigerant for the absorbent (usually lithium bromide or ammonia) causes the refrigerant to boil at a lower temperature and pressure than it normally would and transfers heat from one place to another.

STEP 1

Boiling point of the water acts as a function of pressure. At atmospheric pressure, water boils at 100 deg. C. When maintained at high vacuum, water will boil and sub-cool itself. The boiling point of the water at 6 mm-Hg (abs) is 3.7 deg.C.

STEP 2

Lithium Bromide (LiBr) has the property to absorb water (Refrigerant) due to its chemical affinity. It is directly proportional to concentration and inversely proportional to its temperature.

STEP 3

Diluted LiBr loses its capacity to absorb water vapour. Thus, needs to be re-concentrated using a Heat Source. Heating may be in the form of Steam / Flue gases / Hot water /fuel firing.

STEP 4

The heating causes the solution to release the absorbed refrigerant in the form of vapour. This vapour is cooled in a separate chamber to become liquid Refrigerant.

Rooftop solar PV installations have seen tremendous growth over the last decade. Improvement in module efficiency and falling costs year on year have made setting up of solar PV plants an attractive proposition. High electricity tariffs charged by the DISCOMs and unreliable power supply have provided further impetus to organisations deciding to generate their own power. Also, with the signing of the Paris Climate accord, a lot of organisations have decided to move towards sustainable business practices, thereby creating demand for renewable solar power.

The installed capacity of rooftop solar power plants in India is estimated to be approx. 6,000 MW. Industrial and commercial customers have been at the forefront of setting up solar power plant for captive consumption accounting for more than 67% of the installed base. Since electricity cost comprises a major expense for both industries and commercial establishments, replacing costly grid power by investing in rooftop solar system helps them in improving competitiveness and profitability. A healthy payback of 3-3.5 years on an average with lower LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy) has increasingly made setting up solar power plant for captive consumption an obvious choice for most companies.

While there are many existing models to finance your plant, investing in your own solar power plant ensures maximum benefits. The plant not only generates free power for 25 years, but you can also gain by claiming accelerated depreciation and reducing your carbon footprint, besides meeting RPO obligation through solar power.

However, it might not always be possible to allocate capital for investing in solar power plant. For example, in the current situation with organisations reeling under the impact of COVID-19, preserving capital has taken precedence over investing in projects. Sometimes the constraints might be on obtaining bank financing, or the customer might have other investment opportunities or capex requirements in their core business which needs to be prioritised.

Leasing provides a perfect solution for gaining most of the benefits of self-financing with little upfront investment. In this model, the customer obtains the rooftop solar system on lease from a financing partner by agreeing for a down payment (typically 15%-20%) and an agreed lease rental for a fixed period (up to 60 months). The monthly rentals are worked out such that the electricity cost saved is higher than the lease payment, thereby ensuring net savings. During the lease period, the customer is also able to gain tax benefit by accounting for lease payments as an expense. Also, leasing does not lead to an increase in liability as the asset stays off the balance sheet of customers. The project and performance risks are borne by the EPC partner on whom the financing company places a turnkey order. At the end of the lease period, the customer has the option to purchase the investment at the residual value and enjoy free solar power for the remaining 20+ years.

Thermax has executed multiple projects for its customers under the leasing model. We have pre- approved tie-ups with reputed financial partners to make it a seamless experience for customers. Once the customer chooses to go for leasing, Thermax brings on board the financial partner who then conducts the necessary due diligence. Once approved, an EPC order is placed on Thermax to set up the solar power plant with agreed specifications and timelines. The entire process is managed with minimal paperwork and on an average takes less than 3-4 weeks from application to order placement. Following are some examples of our successful installations through leasing model:

1. 1,000 KWp solar power plant for footwear manufacturer
2. 742 kWp rooftop solar plant for a leading sports company
3. 500 kWp rooftop solar plant for food & packaging company
4. 250 KWp solar power plant for a leading food processing company

Visit https://www.thermaxglobal.com/solar-offering/ to know more about solar offerings.
To enquire: enquiry@thermaxglobal.com
To call: 1800-209-0115

One of the most important aspects of preventive care in absorption chillers is ‘preservation’. This is ignored many times resulting in frequent issues due to corrosion, loss of efficiency and shortening of the service life of the equipment.

The most critical breakdown in a chiller apart from component failure occurs when the vacuum breaks either due to tube ruptures, leaks or if there is any physical reason for ingress of air in the machine such as leaks through the service valves or gland, leaving the purge valves open allowing air to enter the chiller or leaving the machine open during any repair or maintenance work.

As Lithium Bromide (LiBr) is highly corrosive in the presence of atmospheric oxygen, the corrosion process starts. It is therefore important that in such situations quick actions are initiated to seal off the leaks temporarily and keep the machine under an inert nitrogen atmosphere until a permanent action is initiated.

One of the common mistakes most technicians do after sealing off the leaks in the tubes or welding of the chiller is that they quickly charge nitrogen in the machine and declare that the machine is safe under preservation.

This should be strictly avoided as there is atmospheric air already present inside the chiller. This is because during the leak either air or water containing atmospheric oxygen enters the chiller through the leaking area and gets trapped in the chiller. It is therefore important to realise this fact.

Charging the machine with nitrogen only increases the pressure of the air inside the shell. Since this trapped air inside the chiller shell contains oxygen, the process of corrosion gets initiated. Hence in such situations it is extremely important that only after the leaking areas are sealed off with reasonable strength such as plugging, welding etc. that a vacuum is created in the machine by running the vacuum pump and pulling out all the entrapped air.

On reaching this attainable vacuum,(refer chart for attainable vacuum to be pulled w.r.t the ambient temp prevalent at the time of purging) the chiller should be kept under the vacuum hold test for at least 12 hours and checked for vacuum drop. In case a drop in vacuum is observed, the chiller should be rechecked for leaks and such leak should be attended and the process repeated till the attainable vacuum and vacuum hold test is achieved.

Only then should the machine be charged with nitrogen so that the gas fills up the entire shell and an inert nitrogen atmosphere is achieved. At no point should the chiller be left unattended allowing air to stay for long inside the chiller. This is also applicable for any normal long or short duration shutdowns when the chiller is taken out of service. A proper de-commissioning procedure should be performed to ensure trouble-free operation and longer life of the equipment.

As we bid goodbye to 2015, we usher in a new year with champagne toasts, singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and- of course -resolutions. Why not make 2016 the year each of us resolve to take simple steps to save energy? Here are a few ideas to help get you started:

1. UNPLUG UNUSED ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Each of us need to consciously switch off and unplug our devices when not in use. Every time we leave the room, we must switch off all the lights, fans and unplug all charging devices.
2. SWITCH TO LED:If you are thinking of switching to LED (light emitting diode) lighting in 2016, you are making the right choice! LEDs are expected to get even more affordable and energy efficient in the coming year and will help you save on those huge electricity bills.
3. REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS FOR COOLING AND HEATING DEVICES: Properly maintaining your heating and cooling system will extend its life and save you energy and money.
4. HEAT AND COOL NATURALLY: Use natural sunlight to your advantage. It is free, clean and abundantly available. During winter months, you can take advantage of sunlight by opening your curtains during the day to allow the sun to naturally heat and provide light to your home.
5. INVEST WISELY FOR YOUR BUSINESS:Strive to ensure that your business is eco-friendly too! Get in touch with us at Thermax Profetherm for Profit from Heat solutions for your facility that will help you reduce your carbon footprints and emissions, increase productivity and save money.
6. SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION:Each time you notice someone wasting electricity, make it a point to bring it to their notice. Saving energy isn’t possible without everyone’s involvement.
7. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS IN SAVING ENERGY: It is no secret that New Year’s resolutions can quickly go by the wayside. To help you stay on track, set goals that are specific and measurable. How do you measure your progress? Simply compare your monthly energy usage with that of previous years. The energy that you save should provide enough incentive to keep you going all year long.

Absorption chillers are a type of refrigerant. It contains lithium bromide-water (LiBr/H2O) and ammonia-water as a main constituent for refrigeration application. Unlike conventional compression chillers, absorption chillers utilize heat energy for cooling purpose rather than mechanical energy. One of the simplest applications of absorption chillers is found in residential refrigerators, which contains a gas flame at the bottom of the machine, and an ice cubes at the top of the machine and there is no electricity involved in whole refrigeration cycle. However an absorption chiller used in commercial and industrial refrigeration much larger in size and more complicated in terms of design technology, but the basic operating principle remains the same. Some of the major components of an absorption chiller arrangement include generator, evaporator, condenser, and the absorber. Some of the major end user application of absorption chillers is found in refrigeration, oil and petroleum industry, chemical industry, geothermal appliances, freezing and food canning.

Globally, on the basis of the product, the absorption chiller market can be broadly classified as exhaust gas (multi energy) chillers, hot water fired chillers, steam Fired Chillers and Natural gas fired Chillers.

On the basis of various design technology involved the absorption chillers market can broadly categorized as single effect absorption chillers, double effect absorption chillers and Triple Effect absorption chillers. Single-effect absorption chillers design technology is the most widely used since it have coefficient of powers (COP) in range of 0.6 to 0.8 out of an ideal 1.0. Single effect absorption chillers are used in various industries such power plants and boilers.

The global absorption chillers market is driven by the various cost and performance benefits associated with it. The use of gas based cooling system provides lower operating cost by avoiding peak electric demand charges. Moreover absorption chillers offer quiet and vibration-free operation of refrigerator, improved system efficiency and reliability, and lower maintenance cost over long run.

The high initial cost of absorption chillers over some of other conventional compression chillers is one of the major restrain of the market predominantly within the context of cost conscious consumers of developing economies.

North America is the largest market of absorption chillers followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. The high concentration of allied industries such chemicals, petroleum, and processed food in North America is one of the key factor contributing to the dominance for absorption chillers market in this region. Asia Pacific is the fasted growing market of absorption chillers followed of Rest of the World (RoW) which includes Middle East, Latin America and South Africa. The rising market of absorption chillers in Asia Pacific is mainly fueled by the increasing demand from the emerging economies such as India and China. Moreover the shortage of electricity and lack of proper electrical distribution infrastructure in developing countries is further helping in adoption of energy efficient appliances in this region.

Air Pollution is defined as the presence of certain substances in the form of particles or gases in concentrations high enough and for durations long enough to cause harm or undesirable effects. Most air contaminants originate from combustion or reduction processes.

Each year the numbers of possible sources increase rapidly with the accelerating trends of population growth, urbanization, industrialization and increased affluence.

Air pollutants are many and have differing physical and chemical characteristics, as also a vast number of sources. Common pollutants include dust, soot, ash, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), lead compounds, asbestos & cement dust, pollens, and radioactive rays.

The techniques of air pollution control is used to reduce the gaseous & particulate emissions of harmful substances that can affect not only human health but also the environment.

Therefore, a good understanding of the pollutants and their sources is necessary before a particular control technology is implemented and applied to any particular situation.

To effectively clean the pollutants would require an increased application of control procedures as well as the adoption of new techniques. The selection of control technologies depends on environmental, engineering, economic factors and pollutant type.

Latest techniques of air pollution control are:

• Combustion – This method is applied when the pollutants are organic gases or vapours. The organic air pollutants are exposed to ‘flame or catalytic combustion’ when they are converted to less harmful product carbon dioxide and product water.
• Absorption – In this technique, the polluted air containing gaseous pollutants is passed through a scrubber carrying a suitable liquid absorbent, which absorbs the harmful gaseous pollutants present in the air.
• Adsorption – In this technique, the polluted air is passed through porous solid adsorbents kept in suitable containers. The gaseous pollutants are adsorbed at the surface of the porous solid, and clean air passes through.
• Means of controlling particulate emissions -The air pollution caused by particulate matter such as dust, soot, ash, etc. can be controlled by using fabric filters, wet scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, and certain mechanical devices, that work on the basis of the following:
  • Gravity – In this process, the particulate settles down by the action of gravitational force and gets removed.
  • Rapid change in the direction of air flow – This brings about separation of particles due to greater momentum.
  • Fabric Filters – The particulate matter is passed through a porous medium made of woven or filled fabrics. The particulate present in the polluted air is filtered and gets collected in the fabric filters, while the gases are discharged. The process of controlling air pollution by using
    fabric filters is called &’bag filtration’
  • Wet Scrubbers – They are used to trap SO2, NH3 and metal fumes by passing the fumes through the water.
  • Electrostatic Precipitators – When the polluted air containing particulate pollutants is passed through an electrostatic precipitator, it induces an electric charge on the particles, and then the aerosol particles get precipitated on the electrodes.

Thermax Group provides a range of engineering solutions that are sustainable and environmentally friendly in nature. Thermax is among the top five manufacturers of industrial pollution control equipment in India and offers innovative and sustainable solutions that solve problems of air pollution. They offer single-source expertise for several areas of protection of the environment. These include products and systems for air pollution control, services for equipment that specializes in dealing with gaseous and particulate emissions.

Thermax focuses on resource recovery which is advantageous to process focused industries and provides several customized products for controlling air pollution:

• Ash control after combustion in Boiler: The ash being generated after combustion of Fossil fuel or any biomass like rice husk, wood chips, Bagasse, Spent Wash, Palm Fiber, Empty fruit bunch (EFB), Coal, Anthracite, Lignite, inside a Boiler is called as Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). This ash creates various size of particulates that are emitted from the Stack or Chimney after the Boiler. To control this SPM (ash) of variety suitable Air Pollution control device are selected like Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP), Pulse Jet bag Filter (PJBF), Scrubber, High Efficiency Cyclone, Electrostatic Fabric Filter(ESFF). Major industry that needs to focus like Power, Textile, Food, Brewery, Agro, Palm, Edible Oil, Cement, Steel, Sponge Iron.
• Fume Extraction and De-dusting Systems – These systems are installed to seize fumes from all kind of electric arc (EAF), induction, ladle, submerged arc furnace. The right product and solution that will help protect the environment and safe disposal can help attain clean air in the operating zone. The process is completely safe and takes place without formation of dust or deposition due to the optimized air velocity in these systems. Major industries are Secondary steelmaking from Sponge Iron, Scrap, Alloy steel, Steel Rolling, Continuous Casting Machine, Ferroalloy like Ferro-manganese, Ferro Silicate, Ferro Chrome, Cast House, Stock House, Gas Cleaning
  plant etc.
• Pushing Emission Control Systems – These systems control emissions that are produced from hot coke being discharged from an oven of a coke battery from the beginning of the discharge to the time the coke reaches the quenching station. This system is designed to capture solid emissions that result from coke pushing and cleans
  them. Major Industry are primary Steel Making.
• Flue Gas Desulphurisation [FGD] – Oxides of Sulphur (SOx) adversely affects the environment. Desulphurisation helps in reducing the harmful effects of SOx through dry, semi-dry and wet systems. Major Industries Power plant, Glass furnaces, Oil Fired boiler and Turbines
• Sinter Plant and Pellet Plant De-Dusting – Sintering is the process that is conducted to fuse the constituent materials of iron ore to make a single porous mass that can be used in a blast furnace. Pelletizing is used to turn fine iron-ore grains into pellets that can be used in blast furnaces and are suitable for direct reduction
• Coal Preparation Plants – These plants consist of equipment for storing and handling raw coal. They also have a section for pulverizing, grinding, drying and collection of coal through a bag filter.Coal preparation plants convert coal to fine dust for faster combustion inside the Blast Furnace. It also can replace the use of Coking Coal thereby making it safe and at times cost-effective solution to be used by major steel plants, Cement plants for firing in Kiln Thermax is one of the rare chemical companies in Pune that offers all these efficient and eco-friendly services under one roof. This makes them reliable partners who provide solutions to critical energy challenges of their clients.

Competition in today’s market is significantly wedged by the reliability on grid power and the poor quality of power in the industry, which has compelled the industrial sector to move to captive power generation. A captive power plant helps industries to generate power for its own consumption.

The mushrooming demand for power in the emerging global markets of China, India, and Middle East, has further propelled the growth in the captive power generation market, which is consumed across a wide spectrum of industries.

Considering the surge for this alternate source of power, companies such as ours provides turnkey captive power solutions to industries like cement, textile, steel, paper, fertilizer, chemicals, food, pharma etc. Some of the advantages of installing a captive power plant are low power cost, reduced distribution and transmission losses, and higher thermal efficiency.

Thermax, a leading energy and environment solutions provider, specialises as the evangelist of the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) concept based on biomass, waste heat, natural gas, coal and solar. Thermax has an experience of contracting more than 3000 MW of power plants on EPC basis across India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa. As a leading EPC player, we set up power plants providing least lifetime cost, timely delivery and high performance. Thermax also supports its customers beyond project completion by providing operations and maintenance services for power plants.

Thermax is also into the business of installing solar PV projects on rooftop or ground mounted as a green economical alternative across the country. We provide end-to-end support to our customers, from concept till commissioning and O&M support

It’s easy to take the most basic necessities for granted. Three meals a day. Clothes to wear. A place to live. Clean accessible water to drink.

Water is one of the fundamental, if not the most essential element of life. All forms of life require water to establish and maintain life.

So many of us freely wash our cars, water our lawns, bathe and launder our clothes with little regard for such a seemingly endless and readily available supply.

But we all know that’s not the case for everyone. That’s why it’s a good reminder today – March 22 is World Water Day – that others need our help.

Surely you have all heard the saying ,

“Water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink”

These lines might just turn out to be true if the existing outlook of people doesn’t change. The conservation and sustainable use of water resources is imperative for the continuity of life on earth.

In 1993, the United Nations began an international observance for water. Since then, World Water Day has been celebrated every year on March 22. This is a day to celebrate an essential building block of life. It’s also a day to prepare for how we manage this resource in the future.

The theme of the World Water Day 2016 is ‘Water and Jobs’. It reflects the importance of water in the most comprehensive way. The first and the foremost thing created in this universe was water, as it was required for everything else. It is necessary not only for life but for all the necessities of life.

Whereas major chunk of jobs is directly related to water, the remaining can also vanish without water. Economy of the nations flourished rapidly those having comfortable water resources or having well managed it. It is required for food, energy, healthy environment and economic growth.

Three pillars of sustainable water management are equity, environment and efficiency. That ensures economic growth which is crucial for jobs creation. Jobs lead to satisfaction and happiness and ultimately to good health. Healthy nations are more productive and more creative that further add to economy and jobs market. Therefore, survival and well- being of individuals as well as nations depends on sustainable water management. Only sustainable water management can change world around us.

Facts and figures (Courtesy of http://en.unesco.org/)

No water, no jobs

• Three out of four jobs that make up the entire global workforce are water-dependent.
• The farming, fisheries, and forestry sectors alone, which are among the most heavily water-dependent, employ nearly one billion people.

Better water, better jobs, better lives

• Access to safe and reliable water supply and sanitation services at home, school and the workplace is critical to maintaining a healthy, educated and productive workforce.
• Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene are associated with global economic losses of US$260 billion every year, largely related to lost time and productivity.

The water-job relationship in a changing world

• Climate change exacerbates the threats to water availability and will inevitably lead to the loss of jobs in certain sectors.
• The transition to a greener economy and the emergence of green technologies can generate positive shifts in employment and create opportunities for decent jobs.

Water crisis is one of the major issues that the world is facing and it is the responsibility, perhaps the duty of each one of us to contribute towards water management. Water scarcity would drastically change the environment along with our lives. Global water scarcity is expected to become a leading cause of political conflict in the future. Intelligent utilisation of water resources is the need of the hour. From now onwards, let’s all commit to saving each and every drop of water.

Thermax is one of the leading water treatment companies in India offering both customised and standardised sewage treatment plants for municipal corporations, housing societies, commercial complexes, SEZs, hotels and hospitals. These systems reduce lifetime costs and occupy 1/5th of the space of any conventional system. These can be installed in basements or on terraces with the options of recycling, complete automation and connections to the municipal lines, facilitating sustainable solutions of decentralised sewage treatment.

How often do we see dense, dark fumes from factories and industries drift uselessly into the atmosphere?

This waste heat is actually free energy which must be trapped and reused. Recycling heat is quite common in Europe. Denmark gets roughly half of its electricity from recycled heat, followed by Finland at 39 percent, and Russia at 31 percent. We in India need to take a cue from them and start implementing this!

So what exactly is ‘Waste Heat’? Industrial processes anywhere involve transforming raw materials into useful products and this process results in the production of waste-heat.

If not captured and used to generate emission-free renewable-equivalent power, waste heat is released to the atmosphere through stacks, vents, flares and mechanical equipment. Waste Heat Recovery is the process of collecting waste heat and using it to fulfil a desired purpose elsewhere. It is Thermax Profetherm’s innovative technology that captures and converts this largely untapped waste heat to generate utilities such as chilled water or hot water, allowing the industrial user to put their wasted energy back into the process that created it.

Exhaust gas waste heat recovery

Waste heat recovery equipment that take heat from the exhaust gas and produces steam or hot water for use in industrial processes have been in existence for a very long time. Recent development by Thermax Profetherm makes it possible to recover this waste heat by means of an absorption chiller and produce chilled water for process cooling or for air conditioning.

Engine exhaust gas, micro-turbine exhaust or boiler exhausts may be used as a source of waste heat. Waste heat from steam boilers can be used to preheat boiler feed water. This same heating energy, if of sufficient quality, quantity, and regular operation, can be used for building heating as well as comfort cooling. In an absorption chiller, the waste heat drives a refrigeration cycle that provides chilled water for building air conditioning. Note this approach is more commonly associated with natural gas-fired engines & micro-turbines that regularly provide electricity for peak electrical demand.

Hot water waste heat recovery

Industrial processes generate a lot of waste heat in the form of low temperature hot water. The heat in many cases is left untapped and gets rejected to the atmosphere. Similar is the case with engine coolant water of DG sets and gas engines. Thermax Profethermoffers heat recovery solutions for this waste heat. With Thermax Profetherm solutions, it is possible to generate chilled water, hot water or steam from the heat drawn from hot water.

Heat recovery from industrial vapour

One of the most untapped form of heat in industries is in the form of organic and inorganic vapour generated as a result of manufacturing processes. Chemical, textiles, food processing, refinery and petrochemical industries have abundance of process vapours which is seldom tapped as a source of energy. Thermax Profetherm has pioneered numerous such direct and indirect heat recovery solutions and helped industries lower their energy consumption.

Benefits of Heat Recovery

Successful applications of waste heat recovery by Thermax Profetherm include Airports, Hospitals, Hotels and Offices as well as industrial applications including Automobile, Food and Beverage, Textiles, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical and Refinery requirements wherein the waste heat is used to run absorption chillers. Such heat recovery based cooling systems reduce the overall running cost to the end user and helps save a great deal of electricity. These heat recovery systems also improve the efficiency and viability of independent power generation projects. Heat recovery based systems usually have near zero operating costs and therefore offer very lucrative payback period. Improving the awareness of such solutions is key to lower the carbon footprint of industries and buildings.