Save Energy with Bulk Powder Processing Technology



Posted: Tuesday, February 08, 2011

by Leo Smith
http://www.solexthermal.com/en/applications/bulk-powder

With our natural resources becoming scarce and diminished due to exploitation and the increasing demands for energy sources, why don't we turn to a more energy-friendly technology especially in some major industrial processes like cooling and heating bulk powders and other bulk solids materials. By using this energy-efficient technologies, we could not only save money due to its cost effectiveness but at the same time we could help in conserving our energy.

Through the years, industrial companies engaged in the processing of free flowing bulk solids such as sugar, fertilizer, chemicals, plastics, biosolids, minerals, and many other types of grains, crystals and powders are using the inefficient traditional method. Heres an overview of how the traditional method works. First, this process involves blowing a huge volumes of hot air over the bulk powder materials. And during this process, the ambient air was taken in and heated. As the hot air comes in contact with the product and get some moisture, the temperature of the air drops down abruptly making the air saturated and it would be unable to extract some moisture from the bulk powder products.

During this particular process, the saturated air must be discharged and the result requires intake, heating and discharge of large quantities of air. The humidity of the ambient air is one of the important variables that has a great impact in processing bulk powders using the conventional approach. And this variable should be throughly considered in order to get the best and precise final result. On the other hand, the air with more humid can be conditioned first before it can be use or else it could not carry away enough moisture.

With a great aim and determination to replace the inefficient traditional method in the major industrial processes, scientists and engineers in the bulk industry designed a new innovation and technologically advanced equipment in processing bulk powders and other bulk solids materials that does not only yields quality results but more importantly conserve lots of energy when compared to the traditional method.

This innovative heat exchanger technology was specifically designed to meet the demands for a more efficient bulk powder processing technology that provide high quality final product and at the same time consumes less energy in all its processes. Compared to other competing technology, the bulk powders heat exchanger technology uses up to 90% less energy which is a result of a proprietary process which do not entirely rely on air and therefore users could save energy while eliminating emissions.

In bringing up this new innovation, various factors and variables was considered thoroughly and was provided with stable solution with the help of our most advanced technology we had today.

Furthermore, this technology maintains a high level of quality product while heating and cooling bulk powders since it does not change the characteristics of the particles during the entire process. The bulk powders passes the heat exchanger technology at a slow and controlled rate to avoid the abrasion and degradation of the product. This process also allows the precise prediction and control of the final temperature of the bulk products.

Leo Smith is a freelance industrial writer and a business entrepreneur currently based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He writes articles on various topics such as the latest technology in processing bulk powders and other bulk solid materials. Most of his articles tackles about the various applications of technology in improving major industrial processes like heating and cooling bulk products.
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