boilers

For many businesses the running costs for an industrial boiler and heat distribution system can within a few years be more than the total installation cost of the plant itself. Therefore, careful consideration needs to be made to ensure that the right decision is made on the type of system to invest in. The ideal outcome is a boiler system that serves its intended purpose and at the same time is reliable, energy efficient and economic to run.

The first stage in the design process is to make the right technical choice of system. This involves a detailed analysis of a site’s heating requirements. Other issues that need to be considered include the choice of fuel, whether the plant is centralised or decentralised, the type of plant required and whether heat recovery is to be included or not.

The choice of heating medium is also an important factor to consider. Heat can be distributed using hot water, steam or thermal fluid. Typically losses will be increase as the temperature the heating medium increases. For this reason you should choose the lowest temperature necessary for the systems intended process.

The type of heating plant will depend on the your organisations pattern of heating demand. For example if you have a year round demand for heat a CHP system might be suitable.

A boilers maximum efficiency is achieved at close to full load. For this reason it is important to make sure that the size of boiler specified meets the necessary load. Therefore, if demand varies you might want to consider using multiple boilers instead of one large one working at part load.

Our engineers can advise you in the design process to ensure that you select the best value system for your organisations needs.