Cooling Bulk Solids Using Water - Products up to 400°C
The Solex bulk solids cooler is ultra-efficient, using up to 90% less energy than other technologies.
The vertical configuration makes this design both compact and modular.
The indirect plate cooling design means air is not in contact with the product during the cooling process.
The slow and controlled movement of the bulk materials produce a superior final product.
Mass flow design means the product moves with uniform velocity through the heat exchanger.
The indirect plate cooling design means air is not used in the cooling process.
| Solex Technology | Fluid Bed | Rotary Drum |
|---|
| Energy Consumption | Low | High | High |
| Installed Capital Cost | Low | High | High |
| Maintenance Costs | Low | Medium | High |
| Product Degradation | None | High | High |
| Modular Construction (ease of expansion) |
Yes | No | No |
| Compact Design (ease of expansion) |
Yes | No | No |
| Cooling Air Required | No | Yes | Yes |
| Air & Dust Emissions | None | Yes | Yes |
Uses Up To 90%
Less Energy
The Solex bulk solids cooler is ultra-efficient, using up to 90% less energy than other technologies. The indirect plate cooling design does not require the use of air in the cooling process, which eliminates both the need for large horsepower electric drives and the associated heat losses. This fact, combined with the large heat transfer to surface area of the Solex cooling plates, makes this the most efficient bulk solids cooler technology available.
ZERO Emission, Dust, Fines, or Odors
The indirect plate cooling design means air is not in contact with the product during the cooling process. Emissions, dust, fines and odors are eliminated because air is not used to directly cooling the product.
Compact & Modular - Adding Future
Capacity is Easy
The vertical configuration makes this design both compact and modular. The clever modular design means that additional heat exchanger plate banks can be stacked if increased cooling capacity is required in the future. The compact installation footprint makes this design easy to integrate in existing plants and is ideal for de-bottlenecking, revamps and capacity increases.
Produces a Superior Final Product
The slow and controlled movement of the bulk materials produce a superior final product. It prevents product abrasion and degradation so that there is no change in particle characteristics or crystal shape. A superior final product is produced. Since air is not in contact with the product, risks of bacterial contamination, odor contamination, and product moisture content changes are eliminated.
Uniform Final
Product Temperatures
Mass flow design means the product moves with uniform velocity through the heat exchanger. This feature, combined with long residence times (typically 5-10 minutes), enables even temperature distribution as the product passes through the heat exchanger, producing remarkably stable and uniform final product temperatures.
Reduced Installation Costs
The indirect plate cooling design means air is not used in the cooling process. Installed capital costs are reduced due to the elimination of costly and unnecessary air handling equipment such as large diameter air ducting, motors, fans, scrubbers, chillers, and emissions controls.
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