Adiabatic cooling and humidification at Argelith

Argelith Bodenkeramik H. Bitter GmbH, Bad Essen - Germany

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Wood industry

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Condair MLP RO, Condair ML Flex

Adiabatic cooling and humidification at Argelith

Compared to chillers and recirculating air fans, the adiabatic cooling effect of air humidification lowers the temperature in production with only a small amount of energy and at the same time binds dust.

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High heat loads

Production at Argelith is carried out in automated roller furnaces in which the tiles are exposed to different temperature zones of up to 2,228 °F. "Temperatures of up to 104 °F in summer are a great burden for our employees," says Markus Aulbert, who is responsible for energy and environmental management. In order to protect the employees, Markus Aulbert looked for cooling solutions: "Recirculating air fans seemed to us to be ineffective enough for our heat loads. The expected energy costs and the necessary installation effort spoke against the use of chillers."

Into the air at high pressure

The Condair ML Flex air humidification system has been in use since 2020. The system is operated by a high-pressure pump and cools the ambient air via a nozzle string made of stainless steel. The individual positioning of the humidification system can reduce the heat loads and stresses on employees in a targeted manner. The energy costs are of little consequence for Markus Aulbert: "100 liters of water from this high-pressure nozzle humidification absorb around 70 kW of heat with only 0.6 kW of energy consumption. Adiabatic direct room air humidification is a manageable investment with a great effect," says Markus Aulbert, summarizing his experience after three years.

"Adiabatic direct room air humidification is a manageable investment with a great effect."

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Projects and References

Bischof+Klein SE & Co. KG, Konzell (Germany)

Less electrostatic charge, a targeted cooling effect, and additional protection against virus transmission are the most important advantages of in-room humidification with high-pressure nozzles for the packaging specialist.

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Recklinghausen (Germany)

ESD protection, additional cooling and greater employee satisfaction are the key benefits of in-room humidification at the HELLA electronics plant.

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Recklinghausen (Germany)

Direct room humidification can be used both for conditioning the room air and for process cooling. The automotive supplier HELLA in Recklinghausen makes use of the principle of adiabatic cooling with additional air humidification.