What are the applications of cross-flow steam boilers? Let’s learn about the future trends of industrial boilers!
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17th century to the present, but many people are still relatively unfamiliar with boilers because most boilers are manufactured for industrial production. The main function of a steam boiler is to provide heat energy, which means that the boiler plays a vital role in the entire industrial production process. Today I will introduce to you the cross-flow boiler, which is becoming more and more popular in the industry, so that everyone can better understand the operating principle and related application knowledge of the cross-flow boiler.
What is a cross-flow steam boiler?
Once-Through Boiler belongs to the category of water tube boiler. Its operation method is to let water flow in the boiler tube and heat it to produce steam. The entire process is completed within the boiler tube. Compared with traditional steam boilers, there is no drum body (steam drum) installed in the cross-flow steam boiler, so the space required in the boiler is relatively small, and the overall volume can be reduced. This cross-flow boiler, which eliminates the need for a drum, has better thermal efficiency!
What are the industrial applications of tubular steam boilers?
All industries that require high temperatures require industrial boilers to provide heat energy. Steam boilers use a cross-flow system, which can provide high and stable thermal efficiency. It can not only meet industrial applications requiring high heat output, but is also suitable for use as general utility boilers.
Electronics industry：
- Cleaning and chemical treatment：In the process of manufacturing semiconductors, wafers and other electronic components, boilers are required to convert heat energy and provide hot water or steam for multiple cleaning and chemical treatments.
- Temperature control：When manufacturing electronic components, precise temperature control is critical to ensuring product quality.
- Drying process：In the process of manufacturing electronic components, after chemical processing is completed, the components need to be dried. The heat energy provided by the steam boiler is used for this drying process.
- Steam Heating：In some electronics manufacturing processes, steam is required to directly or indirectly heat materials or components.
- Environmental heating：When manufacturing certain electronic components, the entire manufacturing environment needs to be maintained within a fixed temperature range to ensure that product quality is maintained at a certain level.
Food processing and manufacturing：
- Heating and cooking: In the process of making soups, sauces, canned foods, dairy products, etc., the steam provided by the boiler is used to heat and cook the ingredients.
- Sterilization and disinfection：The high-temperature steam generated by the boiler is used for sterilization and disinfection, especially in the production process of canned and bottled foods.
- Drying：The heat energy provided by the boiler is used to dry various foods, such as dried fruits, dehydrated vegetables, meat, etc., to remove excess moisture and extend the shelf life.
- Fermentation：When making bread, beer, cheese and other foods that require fermentation, the boiler provides a stable heat source to help control the fermentation process.
- Cleaning and Sanitizing：Steam or hot water generated by boilers is used to clean and sanitize food processing equipment, containers and workplaces to ensure hygienic standards.
Electroplating industry：
- Heated electroplating bath：During the electroplating process, a through-flow boiler can heat the electroplating solution to a specific temperature to ensure the correct conduct of the chemical reaction and the uniformity of the coating.
- Maintain solution temperature：During the electroplating process, the temperature of the solution needs to be precisely controlled to ensure the quality and uniformity of the metal coating. The heat source provided by the boiler can help maintain a constant temperature of these solutions.
- Cleaning and pretreatment：Before electroplating, the workpiece needs to be cleaned and pretreated, which usually requires the use of hot water or steam. Thermal energy provided by the boiler is used in these cleaning and pre-treatment processes to remove grease, dirt and other impurities.
- Dry the workpiece：After plating, the workpiece needs to be dried to remove excess moisture. Heat or steam provided by a boiler can be used for this drying process.
- Wastewater treatment：In the electroplating industry, wastewater treatment is an important link. The thermal energy provided by the boiler can be used to heat wastewater to aid treatment and purification.
Catering and hotels：
- Hot water supply：The catering and hotel industry has a very high demand for hot water for use in kitchens, laundry, bathrooms and cleaning services. Boilers provide stable and sufficient hot water and are critical to maintaining daily operations and customer satisfaction.
- Kitchen Applications：In restaurant kitchens, boilers are used to provide steam for cooking and food heating. The use of steam can improve food quality while saving energy.
- Laundry Services：Laundry services in hotels require large amounts of hot water to wash and iron linens, towels and staff uniforms. Boilers provide the necessary hot water for these operations.
- Hygiene and Cleaning：The steam and hot water provided by the boiler are used to sanitize dishes, kitchen utensils, and other equipment, as well as clean floors and other surfaces.
- Spas and swimming pools：In some hotels, boilers are also used to heat the water in spas and swimming pools.
Advantages of heat recovery technology of cross-flow steam boiler
Chernding develops and improves the heat energy recovery system (waste heat feed water preheater) of steam boilers, which can bring the following advantages to enterprises：
1.Heat recovery technology speeds up preheating efficiency
When it comes to heating, the industry hopes to shorten the preheating time to speed up the production process. A cross-flow steam boiler with heat recovery function can preheat the water entering the boiler by recovering heat energy from the exhaust gas. Tubular boilers use less time and energy to increase the efficiency of the entire production line.
2.Reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
The heat recovery function of the flow steam boiler greatly improves the thermal energy efficiency ratio. In addition to achieving low consumption, it can also reduce greenhouse gases produced by burning fuel.
Future trends of industrial steam boilers
More and more factories are moving towards automated management and gradually transforming into smart factories, and industrial boilers are the core equipment of the production line. Of course, we cannot lag behind the trend in intelligent R&D and design. Let us quickly understand the future trends of industrial boilers. What is it.
Intelligence and digitalization：
It will become a trend for industrial boilers to use Internet of Things (IoT) technology, big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to realize intelligent management and operation of boiler systems. This includes remote monitoring, performance optimization, predictive maintenance and automated controls to increase efficiency, reduce operating costs and enhance user experience.
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Improve energy efficiency and environmental performance：
In the future, the design of industrial boilers will pay more attention to improving energy conversion efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions. Driven by the government's net-zero carbon emission policy, various industries will pay more attention to "energy saving and carbon reduction" and are willing to invest more funds to develop environmentally friendly technologies.
Recommended cross-flow steam boiler
In response to the needs of most enterprises for "intelligence" and "energy saving and environmental protection", Chending has developed and manufactured an intelligent and high-efficiency cross-flow steam boiler (CD series).
- The boiler control system uses a high-function programmable controller (PLC) for main control and calculation, and is equipped with a human-machine interface as the operating interface. The human-machine control interface uniformly collects data from sensors, instruments, etc., and integrates the overall equipment operation data into the boiler.Real-time monitoring of equipment networking, to ensure that the equipment is functioning properly.
- Chending designed a stepless damper controller to automatically feedback and judge the positioning signal.Automatic feedback to determine positioning signals,At the same time, a coupling was selected to save the power energy use of the boiler system.
- The photoresistor device is used to detect and determine whether the combustion situation is excessive combustion or insufficient combustion, allowing the equipment to Automatically adjust air-fuel ratio,thereby improving combustion efficiency.
The intelligent high-efficiency cross-flow steam boiler developed by Chending is the trend of today's industrial applications, and it is also the boiler of choice for enterprises to save energy and reduce carbon. If you have any questions about cross-flow steam boilers, you may wish to contact us directly!