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Digital monitoring of heat exchanger systems

On the basis of tens of thousands of data sets sent to us by customers or measured by ourselves, it was possible to develop calculation models for heat transfer apparatus of every design and for every purpose. In the field of energy production (waste incineration plants, power stations) ControlMaster is used to monitor air condensers (Luko). These computational models revealed surprising findings about the effects of even relatively light fouling on the effectiveness of heat exchangers. Together with the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, mycon is working on converting the existing data into an algorithm. This algorithm then indicates the optimum cleaning time for cleaning with JetMaster or the automated cleaning system JetMaster AS, taking into account the costs for the required cleaning.
Significant energy savings possible with the ControlMaster
Heat exchangers for cooling and air conditioning consume about 24% of the world’s energy. All in all, there is considerable potential for savings here by precisely determining the optimum time for cleaning and immediately following up with effective cleaning.
However, ControlMaster can then also independently start automated cleaning processes, e.g. for hatch cleaning, including all additional measures required for this. This enables considerable energy savings.
Heat exchangers for cooling and air conditioning consume about 24% of the world’s energy. There is a considerable savings potential here by precisely determining the optimal time for cleaning the heat exchangers and immediately cleaning them effectively with JetMaster or JetMaster AS.

The diagram from 2018 shows the development of the functionality of an air condenser (Luko) with continuous soiling due to environmental influences. The blue line shows the surface factor with twice-yearly cleaning. The orange line shows the surface factor when the cleaning dates set by the ControlMaster monitoring system are adhered to. The cleaning was automated by the mycon JetMaster AS cleaning system. The diagram shows a significant improvement in the function of the heat transfer system due to the cleaning. The ControlMaster monitoring algorithm, together with the mycon JetMaster or JetMaster AS cleaning system, enables a significant increase in energy efficiency and thus considerable energy savings.
Digital monitoring of heat exchanger systems