Johan Holmér’s Amazing Recap from BLRBAC 2023

In October, Johan Holmer (Sales resp. South America) and Andreas Aspell (sales resp. North America) participated in the Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee (BLRBAC) and held a presentation about the current issues of steam sootblowing. There is a clear issue in the industry, half the time and steam for sootblowing is wasted. This has become the mantra of Heat Management’s goal to making our solution to the problem “industry-standard”. Availability on a whole new level. Recovery boilers are the very heart of pulp and paper mills. Johan explains how wasting its resources is an old way of doing things, we are stuck in our old ways of operating the recovery boiler, which prevents us from streamlining the production and lowering our emissions. 90% of the cleaning effect happens on the first stroke of the lance, therefore it does not make sense to blow as much steam on the 10% that remains. This is where the brilliant fouling management [...]

By |2023-11-01T09:20:27+00:00November 1, 2023|Recovery Boilers, News, Optimized steam sootblowing articles|Comments Off on Johan Holmér’s Amazing Recap from BLRBAC 2023

Unveiling the Silent Culprit: Increased Fuel Consumption due to Fouling

The combustion boiler is at the heart of many operations. Whether it’s a power boiler operating in a combined heating plant or a recovery boiler in a pulp and paper mill. They enable processes to run smoothly and efficiently if maintained right. The boilers have a universal enemy that not only affect their efficiency but also the bottom line– fouling. One of the most overlooked consequences to heavy fouling Is increased fuel consumption. It is therefore important to mitigate the issue before the consequences get unbearable.   Why does fuel consumption increase due to fouling? The overall performance of the boiler relies heavily on efficient heat exchange. The heat must flow from combustion chambers to water, generating steam that is essential for different processes in the combustion plant. The deposit buildup on boiler surfaces disturbs the heat exchange, this notion is well documented and fairly agreed upon. The hidden culprit though, is that in order to maintain the same steam [...]

By |2023-09-01T11:40:00+00:00September 1, 2023|Optimized steam sootblowing articles, Power Boilers, Recovery Boilers|Comments Off on Unveiling the Silent Culprit: Increased Fuel Consumption due to Fouling

Revolutionizing Fuel Analysis for Pulp and Paper mills: Heat Management’s Newest Tech Acquisition

The Acospector takes a whole new approach on process optimization and fuel analysis. With various software packages the impossible has become possible with this technology that enables analysis that can help users to avoid unwanted process modes. Wave Impact Heat Management AB and The Packaging Greenhouse AB has in a joint venture strategically acquired the technology to expand their portfolio, to offer their respective customer bases optimized operations. What is the Acospector? The groundbreaking technology was developed by Acosense, renowned for their expertise in fuel analysis. Although the company is no longer in operation, Heat Management sees the immense value of the past flagship product of Acosense. The hardware is installed on the customers pipes where the fuel is passing through. With unprecedented non-disruption to the customers production cycle. The solution does not require any boiler shutdown to be installed and commissioned, it seamlessly integrates in the customers infrastructure. Through acoustic signals, measurements are collected that is later analysed within [...]

By |2023-08-07T12:59:46+00:00August 7, 2023|News, Recovery Boilers|Comments Off on Revolutionizing Fuel Analysis for Pulp and Paper mills: Heat Management’s Newest Tech Acquisition

Sappi Gratkorn Implements Overlapping Sootblowing Technology to Lower Environmental Impact

Sappi Gratkorn is a paper mill in Austria that produces high-quality multi-coated paper. The mill has been in operation for over a century. In recent years, the company Sappi and their respective mills have been investing in developing their facilities to reduce their environmental impact. The newly formed sustainability partnershipSappi Gratkorns goal was to reduce their steam consumption and therefore reduce their annual cost of lowering their environmental impact.  In the year 2021, Sappi Gratkorn entered into a sustainability partnership with Heat Management to investigate ways of furthering their eco-effective journey.It was determined that Heat Managements High Impact Sootblowing System™  was an appropriate solution to implement into the boiler's superheater, in order to achieve more sootblowing with less steam. Sappi Gratkorn, like most red liquor recovery boilers, operates the steam sootblowing in separate cycles. This makes the HISS™ operation comparable to power boilers with various fuels like biomass and waste.Sappi Gratkorn is renowned to streamline its mill for a better environment. [...]

By |2023-08-17T13:16:07+00:00June 28, 2023|Optimized steam sootblowing articles, Power Boilers, Recovery Boilers|Comments Off on Sappi Gratkorn Implements Overlapping Sootblowing Technology to Lower Environmental Impact

The Swedish Energy Agency recognizes the potential in Heat Management’s CleanTech Solutions

CleanTech for Pulp and Paper Mills with Financing From the Swedish Energy Agency Heat Management has been at the forefront of revolutionizing the development of fouling prevention in industrial boilers. CleanTech is our passion and to push our products and the value for customers beyond technical specification. By setting the standard for boiler performance with patented solutions, and not being content with how boiler cleaning has been done in the past we help the industry to reach a new level. This has now been recognized by the Swedish Energy Agency and an initiative to help pulp and paper mills invest in modern CleanTech solutions has been initiated. The need to optimize boiler cleaning operations  A recovery boiler has heat transfer surfaces inside that are exposed to ashes in the flue gas. It is desirable to keep the fouling rate as low as possible to be able to operate the boiler for as long time per year as possible. It [...]

By |2023-11-09T08:59:44+00:00June 22, 2023|News, Recovery Boilers|Comments Off on The Swedish Energy Agency recognizes the potential in Heat Management’s CleanTech Solutions

Why Lignin Extraction Usually Comes with a Catch 

Many pulp and paper mills are looking for ways to compensate for the environmental impact of their operations while reaching global and internal sustainability goals. One common approach is enabling the possibility to replace oil as a building block in the production of high-value products with lignin. A natural fiber in almost every living plant, lignin plays a large role in wood’s ability to retain its characteristic stiffness and resiliency against decay. Not only does lignin present amazing opportunities to replace fossil-based materials with renewable materials, but it can also decrease the discharge of pollutants. However, lignin extraction comes with a catch.   The high costs and safety risks of lignin extraction  Before lignin can be put to use as an alternative building block, it must first be extracted from a by-product of the Kraft pulping process called Black Liquor. In addition to lignin, Black Liquor consists of hemicellulose and inorganic compounds. Black Liquor is used to supply pulp for [...]

By |2023-05-31T10:39:56+00:00May 29, 2023|Recovery Boilers, Optimized steam sootblowing articles|Comments Off on Why Lignin Extraction Usually Comes with a Catch 
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