Currently, steam-heated tumble dryers are mostly used. Its energy consumption cost is relatively large because a steam-heated tumble dryer itself does not produce steam and it has to connect the steam through the steam pipe and then convert it into hot air through the heat exchanger to the dryer to dry the towels.
❑ dryer Steam pipe Steam heat exchanger hot air dryer
● In this process, there will be heat loss in the steam pipeline, and the amount of loss is related to the length of the pipeline, insulation measures, and indoor temperature.
The Condensate Challenge
The steam-heated tumble dryers do drying work by converting steam into heat energy, after the use of which there will be condensed water. The highest temperature of boiling water is 100 degrees Celsius so steam-heated tumble dryers have high requirements for drainage systems. If the drainage system is bad, then the drying temperature will be hard to rise as to have a bad impact on drying efficiency. As a result, people need to consider the quality of the steam trap.
The Hidden Cost of Low-Quality Steam Traps
There is a big gap between high-quality steam traps and ordinary steam traps, and the price is also a big gap. Some manufacturers choose low-quality steam traps in order to save costs. Such traps may begin to have problems after a few months of use, not only drain water but also drain steam, and this waste is not easy to detect.
If the laundry plant needs to replace the trap, there will be two main obstacles.
❑ People can not find the procurement channel of the imported brand.
❑ It is difficult to purchase good quality traps in the retail market.
The laundry plant should pay special attention to the quality of the trap when investigating the steam-heated tumble dryer.
CLM's Solution: Spirax Sarco Steam Traps
CLM uses Spirax Sarco's traps, which are uniquely designed to prevent steam loss while draining water and have a longer service life. They can save a lot of steam and maintenance costs for laundry plants in the long run.
Post time: Sep-23-2024