在工业环境中的供暖应用通常不被认为是企业可以节省运营成本的主要领域。但是,设计师可以为加热应用程序提高效率,这些应用可以随着时间的流逝而节省大量成本。
Below, you’ll find seven methods engineers can use to help ensure their heating application designs are both energy and cost efficient.
1.考虑外部环境
用于加热建筑物的空气将来自建筑物外部,因此设施所在的气候是关键要素。加热系统通常设计为保持温度为64至68°F(18至20°C)。随着外部环境温度越来越接近所需的内部温度,传输损失(通过墙壁,地板,天花板,门和窗户发生)将变得较低。因此,对于温暖地区的设施,加热需求通常会减少 - 设计者可以通过定义适合地理区域的较小的加热系统来降低成本。
2. Don’t overlook boiler efficiency
Not all boilers are created equal. When you’ve determined the application’s heat generation requirements—based on square footage, geographic location, incidental heat gain that is generated by manufacturing processes or sunlight, etc.—research the boiler that is most efficient for that output. Sellers can greatly assist in providing technical information as well as real-world experience.
In addition, a boiler that doesn’t have to constantly operate at maximum output during colder months can help conserve energy and keep costs down; so it may make sense to augment the boiler with extremely efficient modern technologies such as positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heat. PTC uses ceramic stone or chips rather than traditional metal heating elements to provide a heat source that is customizable and scalable. A PTC heating solution can offer a defined maximum temperature at which resistance increases sharply, thus creating a self-regulating element that delivers a specific amount of heat right where it’s needed, rather than taxing the entire system.
3. Distribute heat sources
Since heat rises, engineers typically place the boiler in the lowest part of the building. However, designers of industrial heating applications typically face challenges presented by long, low buildings that make dispersing heat from a central location especially difficult compared to residential or high-rise situations. Often, one or more substations may be needed in addition to the primary system. Once again, the spot application of PTC heating can be a cost-efficient way to deliver targeted heat evenly and safely.
4. Consider the impact of control systems on overall efficiency
建筑物的不同区域可能具有不同的供暖要求,因此在系统中构建一些可调节性很重要。但是,请注意个人对工作区域的控制过多 - 这对于整个应用程序可能会适得其反。研究将在每个区域中进行的接口,将允许多少可调节性以及如何与主锅炉控制系统一起使用,这是一个好主意。计算机控制和监督将有很长的路要走,以确保应用程序意识到所有设计的效率。
5.不要在泵,管道和循环上打开
As noted earlier, industrial buildings are often long, low structures that make dispersing heat from a central location particularly challenging. For maximum efficiency, consider including a number of evenly distributed sub-stations of fans, heaters or pumps. Several smaller systems operating at peak efficiency will be much less expensive to operate than running a central boiler at a high output for extended periods.
6. Put heat vents where they’ll do the most good
Another characteristic of designing industrial heating applications is that manufacturing processes often generate their own heat. By spacing heating stations evenly throughout the facility, you’ll be able to increase efficiency by allowing users to introduce heat where it’s needed and shut it off where it isn’t needed. And while machines generally don’t need heat, people do; you’ll likely want to concentrate vents in spaces like offices where people will generally spend the most time. PTC heating solutions may be an ideal way to maintain specified heat levels automatically in a variety of different locations.
7.很难拥有太多绝缘
Insulation is vital to an efficient heating design application. Insulation on pipes, ducts, and outside walls helps ensure that heated air stays heated longer, and can be delivered over longer distances. That means boilers run less, lowering heating and energy costs and prolonging the boiler’s service life. In addition, insulation works both ways by keeping heat from going where it isn’t wanted; for example, near electronics that are sensitive to higher temperatures. And finally, it’s relatively inexpensive and can serve its purpose for decades.
These are just a few ways that designers of industrial heating applications can deliver significant cost savings for users over time.
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