HUMIDIFICATION PLANT AT PRECOT-A

Sub: COMMENTS ON PLANTS STUDY REPORT

DESIGN Heat load calculation
S.N
01
02

Description
Radiation thro roof

Our Design
Kcal/hr
100440

Airtek
calculation
91450
No details given

124X40.5X1.0X(58.38)
Radiation thro Wall

10000

21153
No details given

1559000

2123538

Heat load thro wall is negligible

because of the following reasons
>North & South side:75% covered by
Plant houses
>East&West side departments

03

>Enclosed wall is 450mm thk stone

masonry
However we have taken 10%
Machine load
M/c

04
05
06

KWX No.machinesX KcalXLoad factor

----------------------------Efficiency of motor

(details not
given)

OHC

-do-

50500

Pnumafil motor

-do-

126000

50% to be considered as it is
discharged into trench
Occupancy 80X150
Lighting
50X860
Other
source
heat
like
belt,
bearing etc are due to motor only
and hence separately not to be
taken.
Total

12000
43000
-

10000
43000
210000

1900940

2499141

Air Quantity Calculations

Volume of Air quantity required should be calculated from the following
formula:
Head load X Safety Factor
----------------------------------Specific Heat X Density of Air X t
t : (Department temp Air temp leaving Air washer)
(36 29)

According above formula

1057720 Cmh
(622000 Cfm) = No of Air charge : 44

Since Kanjikode is a very humid place, we allowed more number of Air

changes of 46. Capacity of plant is 650000 cfm.
Present supply air capacity

- 650000 cfm

Present Exhaust air capacity - 672000 cfm (V filters fully clean

condition)
Room condition Assumption
Outside Dry Bulb
:
Corresponding wet Bulb
:

40O C
28O C

RH of dept
D.B of dept

55
- 34O C

The above assumption is wrong

As per Psychometric chart
For outside dry bulb 40O C & wet bulb 28O C
We can achieve DB of department 37O C for RH of 55%
Exhaust Air
We always keep exhaust capacity slightly more than the supply quantity.
The reason being all our plants are having V filters, which will
chocked soon after cleaning.
In that case capacity gets reduced and maintaining 95-100% of supply
capacity.
Regarding exhaust air calculation by AirTek, capacity of 750000 cfm
seems wrong, as most of our plants are old with efficiency 85%.
NO
new/Old fan will deliver morethan the designed capacity. We feel the
method of calculation of exhaust will be wrong.
SITRA has made an elaborate study and arrived at 672000 cfm of exhaust.
Exhaust Vs Supply
The contention exhaust 85% of supply is an old theory for window
construction building.
As per the latest technology, exhaust are
designed for 100% of supply because of windowless construction & closed
chamber department.
Floating Fluff
Normally slit grills are prevailed to take care of floating fluff.
contention of closing slit grill will aggregate the problem.
reason for floating fluff may be due to some other problems.
Plant Efficiency
Plant No.5 is having ABC fan.
Plant No.7 is of
static AF 20 fan and Cfm should be high. Your
in above fan is incorrect as fan in plant No.13
No.6 gives more Cfm.
The method of conducting

The
The

Batliboi 8 bladed high

contention of less Cfm
which is same as plant
study may be wrong.

Energy Efficient Motor

Old plant house motors are normal motors and we are replacing with
energy efficient during replacement.
But recent supply of Batliboi motors are flange mounted 960 RPM ABB
make motors, which are having efficiency
of morethan 88%.
The same
type motors are available in all our MIL plants and its performance is
satisfactory.
Spray Nozzles:
Recent supply of new plants are of Polycarbonate. Only old plants are
having PVC nozzles and will be replaced with polycarbonate at the time
of replacement.
Precot A Humidification plants comprises of the following make
1. Duvent System
2. Old Batliboi
3. ABC System
Recently we are doing the replacement of 3 fan Duvent system with
Batliboi High efficiency 8 bladed fans.
All exhaust trenches were designed by ABC without
running perpendicular to machine at particular interval.

slit

trench,

Also plants were added then and there and planning of trench is not
perfect.
Regarding distribution of supply air, we have planned to introduce
linear diffuser system perpendicular to machine 5 lines.
In addition, slit trench parallel to machine will also be designed at
every 4th machine.
We will make a perfect planning and implement the same in the coming
years.