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Applications of the Spilling steam
engine:

The Spilling steam engine can be used most
efficiently for driving generators, pumps and
other machines, wherever thermal steam is
required for production processes of any kind.

Combined heat and power cogeneration
with the Spilling steam engine
Combined heat and power cogeneration or
purely backpressure operation is an excellent
means for increasing efficiency in all steam
utilising plants. The available heat drop between
the steam boiler and heat consumers heating,
drying apparatus, boiling apparatus, exhaust
steam refrigerating machines and similar can
be converted into mechanical or electrical energy
with a Spilling steam engine. The Spilling steam
engine replaces the inefficient reducing valve,
which supplies heating systems and thermal
processes with steam of a specific pressure and
temperature, but eliminates the available
pressure drop without utilising the same. This
continuous elimination of valuable and utilisable
energy is no longer viable today in rationally
managed plants.
For new planning measures, it should also be
ensured that the greatest possible pressure and
heat drop is present between the boiler and heat
consumers, from which the total power demand
of the plant can be covered with a Spilling steam
engine. However, even if this objective cannot
be fully achieved, partial in-plant power
generation in backpressure operation is also
efficient.
Owing to the high primary energy utilisation in
combined heat and power cogeneration, this also
contributes towards the reduction of CO2
emissions.
The modular system offering a diverse
range of configuration options
It is recommended to process small pressure
drops in a single expansion engine and large
pressure drops in a multiple expansion engine in
order to achieve optimal steam consumptions. If
several exhaust steam systems are available, the
individual cylinders can either work against
various backpressures or a double expansion
engine can be designed as an extraction back-
pressure engine or an extraction condensation
engine to enable the extraction of production
steam from the receiver.

Use of biomass and local fuels
Highly efficient use of the Spilling steam engine
is also given where inexpensive fuels are
available for the boiler furnace, the further use of
which would otherwise be unprofitable and
elimination or removal would be difficult or incur
additional costs. In such cases, it is usually more
economical to use these residual materials for
steam generation and in turn for power
generation. This applies similarly to local fuels
such with low calorific value, which cannot be
transported and so must be used locally.
In such cases, power generation is also possible
using the Spilling steam engine in condensation
and even atmospheric exhaust operation.









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Waste heat utilisation
In a number of production processes in
glassworks, cement factories, gas works and in
the ceramic industry substantial amounts of
heat are also contained in the exhaust gases of
the furnace, which are not utilised. It is possible
to use these hot exhaust gases produced in a
waste heat boiler for steam generation and to
connect a Spilling steam engine downstream for
in-plant power generation.

THE SPILLING STEAM ENGINE

The SPILLING steam engine is a modular piston
expander that has been designed for use in small
and medium-sized steam power plants (up to
2000 kW) being operated primarily as combined
heat and power cogeneration plants.
The SPILLING steam engine combines the
excellent thermodynamic characteristics of the
classic steam engine and decisive features of
modern diesel engine construction. Based on
the successful synthesis of these two different
engine concepts, the Spilling engine today is a
steam engine that ranks as one of the best in its
class in terms of performance, operating
characteristics, ruggedness, easy maintenance
and low steam consumption. Particularly for
operation with alternating loads, this piston
expander is unexcelled in terms of efficiency and
performance.
The success of the Spilling engine in the area of
medium and small-sized steam engines becomes
apparent when looking at the thermodynamic and
design features of the expander.

High speeds, compact design
The rated speeds of Spilling engines are 750,
900, 1000 and 1500 rpm. As a result of these
high speeds, the Spilling engine is compact and
so requires a minimum of space using small,
inexpensive foundations, due to its favourable
mass balance. In addition, these speeds, which
are simultaneously normal rotary current speeds,
enable direct coupling with inexpensive
generators, blowers, pumps and other machines.
These high speeds also make the Spilling steam
engine suitable for sensitive operation with
precision control tasks and harsh operation with
heavy load surges.

Optimal efficiency due to volumetric
control
For the Spilling steam engine, the piston valve
control proven in continuous operation in steam
engines was retained, however combined with a
rotating control shaft as is customary in diesel
engine construction. The Spilling volumetric
control in conjunction with the optimised steam
passages is one of the decisive factors
responsible for the good thermodynamic
efficiency of the engine.

Minor mechanical wear in consequence
of low piston speed
Due to an optimal relation of engine speed and
piston stroke the Spilling steam engine is
operated with low piston speeds of 3,5 to 4,2
m/s. Resultant of this matters a minor mechanical
wear, which allows a continuous operation of the
engine.










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Twin shaft system with excellent mass
balance
This system offers the possibility of installation on
vibration absorbing foundations enabling oper-
ation in cellar rooms and on floors as well as in
the vicinity of residential buildings, offices or
other rooms sensitive to vibration.

Controls for any application
The electrohydraulic control for Spilling engines
can be adapted to diverse controlled variables
(e.g. exhaust steam pressure, supply steam
pressure, temperature, power, speed). Division
of the control shaft enables independent control
of two cylinder groups of an engine for controlling
two exhaust steam systems, for example.

Flexibility due to modular system
The modular design of Spilling engines enables
optimal adaptation of the engine to existing or
planned operating conditions during the design
phase and also subsequently as required. The
standardised modular system enables
replacement and spare parts to be provided for
all engine types ex works within the shortest
time.

































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