FTNON – DCC® Steaming and energy saving
Dynamic Cloud Control System® - The steam cooker from another point of view
When using a steam cooker, you know the cooker is using a considerable amount of steam. Experiences and measurements have shown that steam cookers use 30% to even 90% more steam than necessary for the production process. By looking at the steam cooker from another point of view, Food Technology Noord-Oost Nederland B.V. (FTNON) uses a totally new concept of steam supply. This method completely avoids steam losses and takes care of a maximum energy saving and an optimal steam process.
New concept
Most steam cookers are regulated on a temperature of around 100-105° C. In order to be sure that the steamer is fully filled with steam, an excess amount of steam is brought in. This excess amount of steam is carried away at the in- and outfeed side of the steamer and is exhausted to the ambient surroundings by means of a ventilator. This causes the well-known steam losses. The new concept is based on the intelligent use of difference in density between atmospheric steam and air, the so-called Dynamic Cloud Control System®. In combination with the correct construction of the cooker, a balanced and 100% steam atmosphere will be created automatically. Steam losses are then history.
Considerable savings on energy consumption
In case you are using a belt steamer, a belt blancher, a screw cooker or a comparable steaming process, you will be able to save on energy considerably. For the right working of the system, the infeed and outfeed openings of your steamer are being adjusted in a simple way. Experience shows that the costs for adjustment of the steamer are very acceptable. For already realised projects the return on investment time varies from 0.5 till 1.5 years.
This new concept can be applied for existing steamers as well as for new steamers, independent of which type of steamer (belt or screw) is used.
Advantages
Maximal energy savings (in practice 30% to 90 %)
No negative consequences for product quality.
In many cases even an improvement can be established.
Optimal cooking process by means of a 100% steam atmosphere
Automatic steam regulation: no product = no steam
Small investment costs (0.5 year < Return on Investment < 1.5 year)
No steam plume on the roof of the building
Applicable to various kinds of steamers
There are references whereby the savings amount to even 90 %
Information
Of course, we shall be pleased to calculate how many energy this concept can save in respect of your steaming installation and what would be the costs for adjustment. In this case you can contact our Sales Department: tel.: (+31) 546 574 222 - e-mail: info@ftnon.com.
Download
It is possible to download the PDF file here.
FTNON DCCr Steaming and energy saving.pdf
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