Exchangers in cogeneration plant operating for over ten years

In the images of this post you can see a cogeneration system realized by Tempco and that has been in operation since 2014, equipped with our heat exchangers.

Cogeneration plants involve different applications for heat exchangers, as they allow to further increase the efficiency of the process. The use of heat exhangers in cogeneration starts from the pre-treatment of the biogas, an operation aimed at eliminating the impurities and humidity present in the biofuel to preserve the engine, up to the heat recovery from the exhaust fumes of the engine itself using shell and tube exchangers, maximizing the amount of thermal energy that the system can generate.

Immagine che mostra un impianto di cogenerazione installato nel 2014 con scambiatori Tempco

In this case, the Tempco exchangers work both on the jackets, with a brazed plate exchanger, and on heat recovery from exhaust fumes, with a shell and tube exchanger.

Immagine che mostra il dettaglio di uno scambiatore a fascio tubiero di Tempco installato in impianto di cogenerazione

After 11 years of work, the customer then called us requiring a replacement of the gaskets on the flanges, which had worn out over time. At the time of installation, Tempco had supplied the exchangers, while the customer preferred to rely on another supplier for the gaskets, although to be fair, these are anyway components subject to wear and therefore requiring maintenance.

Immagine delle flange in impianto di cogenerazione realizzato da Tempco con scambiatori di calore in funzione dal 2014

Overall, we can say that we are very satisfied with the successful application realized for this customer.

Immagine che mostra la targhetta dell’installazione Tempco di due scambiatori di calore su un impianto di cogenerazione