POLYMER AIR PREHEATERS

TURN WASTE HEAT INTO PROFIT

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We turn waste heat into profit
OPPORTUNITY
Large untapped amounts of
waste heat. This heat can
potentially be re-used to
heat up cold outside air for
combustion or drying. This
saves energy costs.
- THE ISSUE -
PROBLEM SOLUTION
Heat recovery from flue HeatMatrix offers a
gases is difficult due to corrosion and fouling
corrosion and fouling. resistant polymer air
preheater with a short
pay-back period.
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 Introduction
HEATMATRIX’S
MISSION IS TO
INCREASE
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
THROUGH WASTE
HEAT RECOVERY

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 - THE APPLICATION-

Direct integration of recovered heat

THE HEAT OF FLUE- OR

EXHAUST-GAS, IS USED
TO HEAT UP OUTSIDE AIR.

THE HOT OUTSIDE AIR IS

USED AS COMBUSTION
AIR OR AS DRYING AIR.

Most efficient way of re-using energy for combustion and drying processes

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 - INTRODUCTION-

Customers

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 - THE OPPORTUNITY -

Recover energy beyond the conventional

up to

5%
Energy
saving
TRADITIONAL
HEAT- ‘PROBLEM’ ≤3
EXCHANGE WASTE HEAT Payback
years
TECHNOLOGY

•  Flue gas from firing biomass,

refinery gas, biogas, oil, coal
CO2
Emission
•  Exhaust air from dryers, reduction
ovens and incinerators

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 - THE PROBLEM -
RATE OF CORROSION
The problem with cooling flue gas

Water dew point

Accid dew point

40 60 80 100 120 140 160 CORRODED

METAL HEAT
METAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE, ºC EXCHANGER

• Acid condenses at 130ºC in ‘cold’ flue gas

• Small amounts of sulphur in the fuel lead to severe corrosion of metal
• Corrosion reduces performance and increases maintenance/replacement costs

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Use a polymer
HEATMATRIX’ ü  Corrosion resistant
TECHNOLOGY
ü  Anti-fouling properties

STANDARD
BUNDLES

Invention (Patent 2007)

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The product

HEATMATRIX
AIR PREHEATER

STRONG HONEYCOMB
STRUCTURE
ABLE TO COPE WITH
VIBRATIONS

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Flue gas and ambient air distribution

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Air Preheater
PRODUCT
SIZE CAN
EASILY
VARY MODULAR AND
SCALABLE

Typicals Operating range Advantages

ü  Modular design
ü  Scalable to any size
ü  Innox , coated, lined casing
ü  Nozzles in any direction
ü  Easy to clean
•  F: 5.000 – 500.000+ kg/hr •  Compact •  Corrosion resistant
•  Tdesign: 200 °C •  Low Weight •  Easy maintenance
•  Pdesign: 150 mbar •  Counter Current •  Easy to install
•  ΔP: ~6 mbar

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Cleaning system for fouling conditions

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Installation examples

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 Markets

STEAM REFORMING REFINING (PETRO)CHEMICAL

Furnaces Furnaces and boilers Furnaces, boilers and dryers

CERAMICS BIOMASS STEEL/PAPER FOOD

Ovens Boilers Furnaces, boilers and dryers Boilers and dryers

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1. Air preheating with acidic flue gas from

a combustion process
Sulphur containing stack SAVE UPTO
fuels are used:
flue gas
5%
-  natural gas 70 – 130 ºC
IN ENERGY
-  refinery gas HeatMatrix APH
cold air 20 ºC
-  fuel oil
-  biogas
flue gas
-  coal 130 – 200 ºC combustion Air
-  biomass 80 – 120 ºC
(economizer)
-  blast furnace
gas
Steam boiler

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2. Air preheating with acidic and fouling

exhaust air from a drying process
cold air 20 ºC
Exhaust air
hot air
streams from 80 – 120 ºC
drying HeatMatrix
LUVO
-  acidic
products
-  fouling
products
pre-heated air SAVE UPTO
30 – 70 ºC
25%
IN ENERGY

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Fouling gas streams

Fouling problems with metal APH
• Low temperatures high humidity result in stickyness and possible built-up fouling
• Corrosion products of metal are observed as fouling

Advantages of HeatMatrix polymer APH

• Polymer has a smooth surface that doesn’t corrode
• Polymer has a low tendency to chemical bonding with inorganic components
• Downward flow in tubes, no dead zones FOULING OF
• Local in-situ cleaning system allows intense cleaning of individual bundles METAL HEAT
EXCHANGER
• Construction materials allow use of detergents and acids

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Temp < 200ºC: Polymer APH only

Stack

valve

flue gas 140 ºC 76 ºC

Furnace
Polymer
or boiler
APH
92 ºC 20ºC ambient air

Temperatures are examples

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Temp > 200ºC: Hybrid metal & polymer APH

Stack
•  The metal APH protects the
plastic APH for high
temperatures
•  The plastic APH protects the
metal APH for cold spots and
corrosion
valve

flue gas 330 ºC 185 ºC 91 ºC

Furnace
Metal Polymer
or boiler
APH APH
282 ºC 120 ºC 15ºC ambient air

Temperatures are examples

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 Summary
A low temperature waste Polymer air preheater is
heat recovery technology corrosion resistant and
that can reduce between has good anti-fouling
5% to 25% in energy properties.
consumption.

Payback time ≤ 3 years Improving energy HeatMatrix products are

efficiency reduces CO2 proven with credible large
emissions. international companies

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CONTACT
Frank Tielens
CEO
+31 6 30946970
frank.tielens@heatmatrixgroup.com

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