How to Reduce Thermal Energy Costs

The global crisis has led to rising prices, including for thermal energy. Industrial companies are looking to reduce their expenses, and this can be achieved by installing an automated modular heating unit. A heat point equipped with modern automated systems helps lower costs by saving fuel and ensuring a high efficiency (COP) rate.

The installed equipment is software-controlled and automatically adjusts the main parameters of the heating unit. Importantly, the technical specifications depend on the client’s needs, so you can order a unit tailored to the building being heated and supplied with hot water.

The components for such heating units are manufactured in various countries, allowing you to choose the desired brand. For example, you can combine foreign automation with heat exchangers produced in Vologda.

Modular heating units are compact, transportable, relatively lightweight, and exert low heating loads. Individual units can be additionally equipped by purchasing necessary components.

Plate heat exchangers ensure efficient heat transfer thanks to various channel configurations.

The plates are made of corrosion-resistant steel with a special asymmetric embossed pattern. The profile design varies by angle and geometry. The number, size, and layout of the channels can be customized depending on the properties of the working fluids. The channels are sealed with heat-resistant rubber gaskets, preventing fluid mixing.

There are several types of heat exchangers.

Plate heat exchangers designed for waste or solids-containing substances are equipped with single-line contact point profiles.

High-reliability plate heat exchangers are used for cooling acids and lubricating oils. Two plates are laser-welded into one, with an air gap between them. If a leak occurs, the working fluid exits through the air gap, making the issue easily detectable.

Semi-welded heat exchangers operate under very high temperatures and pressures. They are used in evaporators, condensers, refrigeration systems, and oil coolers. Two plates are laser-welded into a sealed “cassette,” forming an isolated channel. Their working media include coolants and aggressive substances.

Brazed heat exchangers are used in various cooling systems. Channels are formed by brazing two plates together, with an additional intermediate plate inserted between each pair. Built-in turbulence-enhancing elements between the plates increase heat transfer efficiency.