Boiler Sector - Petrochemicals Archives

Waste food recycling plant seeks heating solution

Posted Date 31/03/2015

By naturally breaking down organic materials into methane and carbon dioxide, biodegradable waste can be converted into fuels. And with demand for new anaerobic plants on the rise in the UK, there has been a subsequent surge in the number of this kind of facility.

Andrews Boilers was contacted when a newly-constructed anaerobic centre was set to open in the Hertfordshire area. We were asked to provide a reliable heating solution in order to create conditions necessary to initiate the overall process.

Biofuel replaced by temporary boiler

Posted Date 19/03/2014

Before a new biofuel power plant could be commissioned in Yorkshire, Andrews Boiler Hire was called in to conduct a pressure test. After consulting the manufacturer, we designed a system which would effectively override the problem the Plant’s size posed. The pressure test required water temperatures to be 30°C throughout the entire 120,000 litre pipework, in order to closely replicate normal working conditions.

The solution we came up with was to use a 500kw Boiler to heat the water, and circulate it in a continuous loop through the plant’s steel pipes. In order to maintain the desired temperature, the water had to pass through an extra plate heat exchanger to ensure the test was successful.