COLD ENERGY PRODUCTION
THE LITTLE KNOWN BENEFITS OF RECOVERING COLD ENERGY FROM AN INDUSTRIAL FURNACE
Customers are looking for solutions to save media, such as natural gas, process gases (oxygen, argon, nitrogen), or the cold energy necessary to ensure the proper temperature of the technological process.
This process involves recovering cold energy from the phase change of liquefied gases. By using a special heat exchanger, cold energy can be obtained from the regasification process of liquefied gases (LNG, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, etc.) and utilized for technological purposes. This not only helps users reduce energy costs and become independent of gas supplies but also brings environmental benefits, such as reducing CO₂ emissions.
The cold energy recovered in the heat exchange process can be reused in technological or utility applications, such as air conditioning. Implementing cold recovery systems significantly reduces the demand for primary energy, particularly electrical energy, by partially covering the energy balance with secondary energy. These solutions produce higher energy efficiency and lower operational costs than systems without recovery mechanisms.
/THE PURPOSE OF COLD ENERGY RECOVERY
- Improving the energy efficiency of the entire production process of the plant or hardening shop.
- Using a cold recovery system allows for the reuse of cooling energy, which in traditional installations used at storage and regasification stations for liquefied gases – such as atmospheric liquid/air vaporizers – usually escapes irretrievably into the environment.
- The recovered energy can be effectively used in various technological processes or to ensure thermal comfort in utility rooms. This makes it possible to significantly reduce the consumption of external energy, such as electricity, which translates into lower total energy costs associated with implementing the given process.
/APPLICATIONS OF RECOVERED COLD ENERGY:
- Maintaining the proper storage temperature of products,
- Lowering the temperature of the product after heat treatment,
- Cooling machines and devices operating at high temperatures,
- Air conditioning of rooms,
- Stabilizing the temperature of the cooling medium in installations.
/BENEFITS
- Improving the energy efficiency of the production process,
- Reducing energy costs by using secondary energy,
- Relieving refrigeration installations and reducing their usage,
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO₂.
/PROCESS STAGES
Implementing the cold recovery installation proceeds similarly to other complex engineering projects. The completion time depends on the scale of the installation design and the complexity of the system components. Thanks to modular architecture and the use of proven technological solutions, the system can be launched quickly while maintaining the highest standards of quality and operational safety.
