MIKRO-DAMPFTURBINEN IM EINSATZ IN INDUSTRIEPROZESSEN
The micro steam turbine from TURBONIK is an important building block for climate- and resource-friendly industrial production in the 21st century. We offer your steam-consuming company a simple, economical and space-saving solution for more energy efficiency and climate protection.
Steam is indispensable in many industries for a wide range of processes – from cooking and brewing to sterilization. In the current market mechanism, electricity is also significantly more expensive than the fuels used to generate it. For example, generating steam with natural gas is very expensive and energy intensive. This makes it even more important that every kilowatt-hour of fuel used is used effectively and efficiently. For example, if you are still using valves in your steam system to mechanically control steam pressures for different processing methods, you are losing enormous energy potential and therefore valuable and scarce fuel resources. TURBONIK’s Micro Steam Turbine is a solution that allows you to efficiently use this unused energy potential to generate electricity and, in some cases, save more than 1000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. This corresponds, for example, to the annual storage capacity of approximately 80,000 deciduous trees (beech trees).
By converting thermal energy in the existing steam system into electricity, you also save money with every megawatt hour and become more independent of your energy supplier. If a TURBONIK micro steam turbine runs continuously at a maximum power of 600 kW, it can generate up to 5 gigawatt hours of electricity. This amount of electricity is enough to supply about 1000 four-person households with electricity for a year.
In order to use a Micro Steam Turbine, there must be a pressure differential between the steam generator and the consumer or within a steam network. As a guideline, the pressure ratio of the turbine inlet pressure to the outlet pressure should be greater than 2 and the steam mass flow should be greater than 1.2 tons per hour. We then calculate the electrical output individually from these data. Depending on the amount of steam, lower pressure ratios are possible. The maximum steam flow is about 10 tons per hour.
It does not require much space. Thanks to its compact size and ease of use, the turbine can be easily retrofitted to your existing systems and operated without special knowledge. The footprint of a euro-pallet is sufficient for operation.
The reliability of your production process is our top priority. For this reason, the conventional steam control valves are still used as a bypass, so that the steam supply to the production is 100% guaranteed, regardless of the operation of a micro steam turbine. In many cases, you can continue to use your existing valves or control lines directly. After the turbine, the steam is still available for production at the required pressure level. This creates a system that produces combined heat and power (CHP).
Product safety, sustainability and ease of operation are also key considerations in the design of the micro steam turbine. The micro steam turbines are completely oil-free and use environmentally friendly water lubrication for the bearings. This was developed by us and is the first of its kind in the world for steam turbines. This saves you the cost of regular oil changes, protects the environment, and reduces the risk of steam contamination. The automatic operation of the turbines ensures maximum user-friendliness and minimum personnel input. Optimum power generation is also easy to achieve, even with the fluctuating steam volumes often found in manufacturing processes.
Secured steam supply to the processes
Automatic operation without additional personnel
Turbine simply runs in the background of production
Also suitable for saturated steam
Energy efficiency is rewarded
Improving the energy efficiency of processes is also in society’s interest, which is why the government supports the operation of additional efficiency technologies. By using a micro steam turbine, you can save up to €200,000 per year in energy costs. This is essentially the result of the electricity procurement costs saved by self generation minus the fuel costs, a possible full refund of the energy tax on the fuel used and, if applicable, a CHP surcharge. As a general rule, the greater the absolute difference between the price of electricity and the price of fuel, the more economical it is to operate a system. Government-imposed price components or subsidies then become less and less important.
Energy tax refund for highly efficient combined heat and power generation
Of course, we will be happy to advise you individually on the possibilities of using our micro steam turbines in your industrial processes. We are aware that every production plant has its own special features. Contact us and together we will determine your personal yield and climate protection potential.