Air Compressor Heat Recovery Units

THE PACKAGE PRE-PLUMBED AIR COMPRESSOR HEAT RECOVERY UNIT

Lycris-Byrne bring you the complete heat recovery unit. Plate Heat Recovery Units are available in various sizes. The most popular size is the 45 kilowatt unit. Each unit comes complete with a Bronze Circulating Pump, two control thermostats and welded or Bolted Chromium Plated Copper Heat Exchanger.

The unit recovers 80% of the power input to the air compressor, which is 100% of the waste heat available. The recovered heat is stored as 65 - 85 Degree C water in a glass lined stainless steel hot water storage unit. This system can operate at up to 10 bar pressure.
     

TYPICAL PAYBACK EXAMPLE FOR 75 H.P. (56kW) COMPRESSOR
   
     
Total Operating Time (8 hour day)   2,000 hours
Energy Recovery   44.8 kW
Total Annual Recovery   89,000 kW hours

Payback is less than one year.
   

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
TYPICAL
COMPRESSOR
POWER INPUT
TYPICAL
ENERGY
RECOVERED
WATER FLOW
LITRES/MIN
TYPICAL
COLLER CAPACITY
LITRES
HP
kW
HP
kW
Btu/min
MIN
MAX
OIL
WATER
40
30
32.0
23.9
1360.4
4.9
17.1
6.3
5.8
50
37
39.9
29.8
1696.2
6.1
21.4
6.3
5.8
60
45
47.9
35.8
2037.7
7.3
25.7
6.3
5.8
75
56
60.0
44.8
2550.0
9.2
32.1
6.3
5.8
100
75
80.0
59.7
3398.1
12.2
42.8
11.1
10.6
115
86
91.9
68.6
3904.7
14.1
49.3
11.1
10.6
125
93
100.0
74.6
4246.2
15.3
53.5
11.1
10.6
150
112
119.9
89.5
5094.3
18.4
64.2
11.1
10.6
180
134
143.9
107.4
6113.2
22.0
77.1
15.9
15.4
220
164
176.0
131.3
7473.6
26.9
94.2
15.9
15.4
                 



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