High-temperature heat pumps can significantly optimize the use of heat energy in fruit basket production, especially in raw material drying, hot pressing and Waste heat recovery, helping companies achieve energy conservation, efficiency, and environmental protection goals. The following are typical application cases:
Key processes in fruit basket production and heat pump application points
- Drying of raw materials
- Fruit baskets are usually made of bamboo, wood or plant fiber, and these materials need to be fully dried before production.
- High-temperature heat pump can provide hot air at 50~90°C for drying raw materials, replacing traditional steam or gas heating equipment.
- Hot press forming
- In the molding process of fruit basket production, the material needs to be heated and pressed into shape through a high-temperature mold.
- The high-temperature heat pump can provide a stable heat source of 90~120°C for mold heating to improve molding efficiency.
- Spraying and drying
- Fruit baskets need to be dried after spraying a protective coating on the surface.
- The heat pump provides efficient hot air (60~80°C) to ensure uniform drying of the coating.
- Waste heat recovery
- The waste heat of exhaust gas or cooling water heat generated during the production process can be recovered through heat pumps and recycled to the heating link.
Actual cases
Heat pump renovation project of a fruit basket production factory
Project background
The factory takes plant fiber fruit baskets as its main product, with an annual output of 5 million pieces. The original process relied on gas boilers and electric heating equipment, which had high energy consumption and failed to effectively utilize waste heat.
Transformation content
- Install a high-temperature heat pump system to replace the gas boiler to provide heat source for raw material drying, hot press forming and coating drying.
- Add a waste heat recovery module to the hot pressing and drying processes to improve heat pump efficiency.
- Transform the hot air circulation system to improve thermal energy utilization.
Application effect
- Energy saving
- Heat pump system COP (coefficient of performance): 4.2
- After replacing gas boilers, approximately 250,000 cubic meters of natural gas will be saved annually;
- Drying energy consumption is reduced by 30%.
- Economic benefits
- Initial investment: approximately 1.5 million yuan;
- Annual energy cost savings: approximately 500,000 yuan;
- Investment payback period: approximately 3 years.
- Environmental benefits
- Annual reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 400 tons;
- Improve waste gas emissions and reduce the environmental impact of the factory.
- Product quality improvement
- The drying uniformity and molding temperature control accuracy are significantly improved, and the quality of the fruit basket is more stable;
- The production cycle is shortened by about 15% and the production capacity is increased.
Summary of advantages
- Energy conservation and emission reduction: Reduce comprehensive energy consumption and carbon emissions, in line with the concept of green production.
- Low operating costs: Reduce energy expenses through efficient operation of heat pumps and waste heat recovery.
- Process optimization: Provide precise temperature control to ensure product quality and consistency of fruit baskets.
- Environmental compliance: Help enterprises comply with cleaner production and energy conservation policy requirements.
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