Hot-gas fan for test stand
A common goal: reducing emissions
Combustion processes produce various harmful emissions such as corrosive nitrogen oxides (NOx). It is particularly important to Gautschi Engineering GmbH to reduce these emissions as much as possible, especially to safeguard people’s health and protect nature. And also not only fulfil the legal limits, but to be significantly within them.
This is why Gautschi Engineering launched a joint research project with DBI in Freiberg in 2017. A new burner test stand was commissioned for the development work.
PERFORM BETTER
50 % FEWER EMISSIONS
After two years of intensive research and development work, the project was completed with a remarkable result: nitrogen oxide emissions were reduced by 50 % compared with the previous design.
The knowledge gained led to a new burner design with minimal emissions and thus a completely new product that not only contributes to human health and environmental protection but also increases the performance of customer plants. The new product is already being installed in furnaces as part of several projects.
An essential component
The Scheuch COMPONENTS hot gas fan
Gases produced during combustion must be conveyed in different directions. This is where the Scheuch COMPONENTS hot gas fan comes in. With a volume flow of 2,019 Am³/h and a total pressure rise of 11,507 Pa, the centrifugal fan conveys the gases in the required directions.
“Scheuch COMPONENTS has already proven itself to be an excellent supplier in numerous orders. In this project too, all our requirements were met and a very good price-performance ratio was achieved,” reports Werner Wiggen, Technology Manager at Gautschi Engineering GmbH.
Thanks to special design measures and the use of high-quality materials, Scheuch hot gas fans convey media at up to 1,000 °C. This also makes it possible, for example, to integrate a heat treatment plant with heating, annealing and cooling zones. All from a single source.
Performance data
Scheuch COMPONENTS
hot gas fan
Type: vkd16 0160-hc35
Volume flow: 2,019 Am³/h
Total pressure rise: 11,507 Pa
Motor power: 18.5 kW
Intake temperature: 150 °C
Max. permissible temperature: 400 °C
Drive type: coupling drive
Conveyed medium: clean gas
Our partners
Gautschi Engineering GmbH
Based in Ranshofen, Austria, Gautschi Engineering GmbH supplies proven products for the aluminum industry, from individual units to complete foundries. As part of the EBNER Group and with its own subsidiaries in China and America, the company has 20 employees and a worldwide presence.
Its main product lines include melting and casting furnaces, vertical casting machines for rolling ingots and billets, and heat treatment furnaces. With the aim of continuous development, Gautschi Engineering works closely with DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH.
DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH
Based in Saxony, DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH is active in application-oriented research and development and provides services for the gas industry. Its focus is on developments for the production and use of renewable energy sources such as hydrogen.
The gas application department involved in the joint project deals with all aspects of thermal process engineering, including measures to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency and much more.
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Our centrifugal fans at a glance
Types of drive:
- Centrifugal fan with direct drive
- Centrifugal fan with belt drive
- Centrifugal fan with coupling drive
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