BIB Cochran Energy Efficiency and Upgrade Solutions With energy taxes and rising fuel bills a concern of most plant managers, energy efficiency is top of the agenda for most boiler owners. As the UK’s premier manufacturer of industrial boilers BIB Cochran has always offered the latest in new boiler technology and this now includes a complete range of energy efficiency upgrades for existing plant, covering all aspects of combustion control and monitoring. See our ECA and CCL pages for UK energy efficiency incentives. Burner Technology Modern BIB Cochran burners offer more flexibility, quieter operation and can feature variable speed drives, for example on the air fan motors, to significantly cut electrical consumption. Combustion Control By precisely controlling the mix of air and fuel, optimum combustion performance can be achieved thus saving fuel. Monitoring of harmful emissions such as CO, NOx and Sox can be included. BIB Cochran supply a range of control solutions, utilising servo drives and electronic controllers to deliver the repeatable, sustainable performance. Gas Trim Systems By monitoring the actual combustion performance of the boiler with gas flue analysis in the exhaust of the boiler, compensating signals can be sent to the combustion control to fine tune the fuel mixture for continuous efficient firing. Reduction of Boiler Heat Losses BIB Cochran Economisers recover waste heat from the boiler flue, returning it to the boiler feed water, reducing the fuel required to heat it to boiling point again. Suitable gas firing, or dual fuel application where gas is a fuel, economisers can offer up to 5% fuel savings. Automatic Blowdown Systems should be used to control total dissolved solid levels in the boilers. This will help minimise heat losses to drain and water treatment chemical wastage. Variable Speed Drives With the introduction of more cost effective variable speed drives, there are significant opportunities for reducing electrical consumption in areas such as the burner fans and the water feed pumps. BIB Cochran can supply and fit all leading brands. Sequencing Boiler plant generally is more efficient at high loads. If multiple boilers are being run at part load, significant losses can be incurred. BIB Cochran offers a range of solutions that allow boilers to be sequenced to suit your particular operating conditions, nominating duty/standby units with boiler ready on standby if required to meet surges in hot water or steam demand. Monitoring and Data Logging BIB Cochran can supply systems which allow the integration of boiler controls into BMS systems, or simply to standalone PCs for data logging purposes. With user definable IO cards, signals from any ancillary plant can also be included in the system. Extra benefits include the ability to remotely summon engineers in the event of the problem and access the boiler system remotely for monitoring and diagnostic purposes. The Best Solution BIB Cochran can survey your plant, recommend the most cost effective ways to save money, and construct a suitable package. Call us to discuss your requirements. |