High Flow Water Heaters - 150l/min

[RyanM]

At work we have a freezer, which currently uses cold water for the CIP system. But due to it not cleaning well enough, we have been advised to use warm water!

The CIP system requires a flow of 150 liters per minute, which we can supply cold, but need a new water heater.

The rise in water temp would be approx 35 degrees C. So from 10 to around 45-50.

Does anything like this exist? Am I right in thinking I would need something like a 360Kw water heater (2.4Kw per liters/minute I need with a rise of 35?)

Also, the CIP will only get used ONCE a week for a total of 1 hour. So 9000 liters of warm water would be required. Are there any other solutions perhaps which would cost less maybe?


Thanks a lot

 

[Agile]

Whatever system you use that is a large demand and therefore expensive in capital cost and energy consumption.

Whilst I dont know what the cleaning is required to do, but if cold water has been used before then apparently you dont need sterilisation temperatures.

Are there not chemical additives you can use with cold water?

Tony

 

[RyanM]

Energy isn't really a concern, and up to a point, cost. Although the system will have to be around £15k.

It doesn't need the heated water for sterilisation, but the freezer gets very greasy from fried products, and cold water cannot remove grease. The chemicals used are recommended to be used at a temp of 50 Degrees C.

 

[picasso]

do you have the space to store 9000 ltrs of water ?

 

[RyanM]

do you have the space to store 9000 ltrs of water ?

Potentially outside yes! Can you think of a solution that way?

We have a borehole which is getting upgraded, and the plant is internal, and we will be upgrading the storage capacity of this, but we don't have room inside for 9000l.

 

[spudkey]

How long is the process requiring 150L/min

 

[RyanM]

Just one hour, once a week