MEECH AIR TECHNOLOGY
Energy Saving Safety Nozzle
Energy Saving Safety
Nozzles from Meech Air Technology can save up to 70% of compressed air demand
whilst dramatically reducing noise levels.
Energy Saving Example:-
Company ‘A’ uses 5 x 1/4” open
air pipes running at 80psi inlet air pressure to keep a motor cool by blowing
air over it. The open air pipes run constantly for 16 hours per day, 5 days
per week, 48 weeks per year. Company ‘A’ has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.
Each 1/4” open air pipe has an air consumption of 93cfm,
giving a total consumption of 465cfm (5x93).
By installing Meech Nozzles, dramatic air and cost
savings can be made. When running at 80psi inlet air pressure each Meech
Nozzle has an air consumption of 15cfm, giving a total consumption of 75cfm
(5x15), less than 1 x 1/4” open pipe!
Energy Saving Safety Blowgun
Energy Saving Safety
Blowguns from Meech Air Technology combine an ergonomic lightweight gun handle
with the Meech Nozzle. Meech blowguns typically save up to 70% of compressed
air usage compared to conventional types of blowgun whilst dramatically
reducing noise levels.
Energy Saving Example:-
Company ‘B’ uses 50 standard
blowguns at 80psi inlet air pressure to blow swarf from machined parts. Each
part takes approximately 1 minute to clean and each operator cleans 450 parts
per day. Company ‘B’ works 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year and has an
electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.
Each standard blowgun consumes 22cfm and costs £1.55 per
day to run, giving a total cost of £77.50 per day.
By installing Meech Blowguns dramatic cost savings can
be made. When running at 80psi inlet air pressure, each Meech Blowgun
consumes 15cfm and costs £1.05 per day to run, giving a total cost of £52.50
per day.
Energy Saving High Thrust Jet
Meech Air Technology
High Thrust Jets are designed to provide a high power blast of air whilst
reducing compressor demand and lowering noise levels.
Energy Saving Example:-
Company ‘C’ uses two 1/4” open
pipes on its check weighing station to eject products of the incorrect
weight. Each time a product is ejected the open pipes blast for 60 seconds at
80psi inlet air pressure. Company ‘C’ operates for 5 days per week, 48 weeks
per year and has two 8 hour shifts per day. On average each open pipe blasts
40 times per 8 hours. The electricity cost for Company ‘C’ is 5p/kWhr.
Each 1/4” open pipe consumes 93cfm at 80psi inlet air
pressure.
Retrofitting Meech High Thrust Jets to each open pipe
reduces the air consumption from 93cfm to 26cfm (a 73% saving).
Energy Saving Air Amplifier
Meech
Air Technology Air Amplifiers provide large airflows whilst consuming a minimal
volume of compressed air. The Air Amplifiers are available in three sizes and
in either aluminium or stainless steel.
Energy Saving Example:-
Company ‘D’ uses 4 x 1/8” open
pipes to dry rigid extrusion as it exits a water bath. The open pipes run
constantly for 12 hours per day, 6 days per week and 48 weeks per year.
Company ‘D’ has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.
The total air consumption of the open pipes is 92cfm at
80psi inlet air pressure.
By replacing the 4 open pipes with a single medium size
Meech Air Amplifier, Company ‘D’ can dramatically save compressed air and
also improve drying results as the extrusion is passed through the centre of
the Air Amplifier.
The medium size Meech Air Amplifier has an air
consumption of 25cfm at 80psi inlet air pressure (a reduction of 73%).
Energy Saving Air Curtain
The Air Curtain from
Meech Air Technology provides an efficient blade of air for wide area blow-off
and drying applications. When used to replace drilled or slotted lengths of
pipe, which consume vast volumes of compressed air, the Air Curtain offers
compressed air savings of up to 70%.
Air Knifes and Air Curtains
The air curtain or air knife provides an efficient blade of air for
wide area blow-off and drying needs. Air curtains can offer air savings of up
to 70%
Energy Saving Example:-
Company ‘E’ uses a home made
300mm length of pipe with 11 x 2mm holes drilled along its length at 25mm
intervals to blow swarf from routed MDF panels. The home made length of pipe
runs constantly for 24 hours per day, 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year. The
electricity cost for Company ‘E’ is 5p/kWhr.
The home made length of pipe has an air consumption of
102cfm at 80psi inlet air pressure.
A 300mm Meech Air Curtain running at 80psi inlet air
pressure consumes 52cfm (a 51% reduction).
Jet Stream
The Meech Air
Technology Jet Stream fan driven air knife system provides the ultimate
solution for cost effective product drying, swarf removal or cooling.
Energy Saving Example:-
Company ‘F’ uses two home made
300mm lengths of pipe each with 11 x 2mm holes drilled along their lengths at
25mm intervals to dry water from bottles prior to labelling. The home made
pipes run constantly for 24hours per day, 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year.
Company ‘F’ has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.
At 80psi inlet air pressure the total air consumption
for the home made lengths of pipe is 204cfm.
A Jet Stream System comprising 2 x 300mm manifolds
requires a 5.5kW fan unit.
Cabinet Cooler
Meech
Air Technology Stainless Steel Cabinet Cooler Systems provide a cold air source
to stop cabinets overheating and prevent ingress of contamination such as dust
or moisture. When compared to fans that are commonly found in cabinets, Meech
Cabinet Cooling Systems provide the ideal cooling solution.
Energy Saving Example:-
Meech Cabinet Cooling Systems comprise a cabinet cooler
unit, set of four generators, ducting hose, solenoid valve and digital
thermostat control.
The combination of solenoid valve and digital thermostat
allows application specific set-up and minimises running costs of the system.
The digital thermostat is suitable for panel
mounting and provides a constant display of the temperature inside the
cabinet. The ‘on’ and ‘off’ temperature set points of the thermostat can be
adjusted so that the cabinet cooler can be set to run only when required.
Coldstream Air Gun
Coldstream Air Guns
from Meech Air Technology provide a cold airflow that is commonly used for spot
cooling. The cold airflow can be as low as -60°C and be maintained to +/-
0.6°C.
Temperature Drop:-
The graphs (left) detail the temperature drops in °C
that are achievable from the inlet air temperature supplied to the Coldstream
Air Gun. For each ‘generator’ temperature drops are shown with the adjustment
knob set at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 turns from fully closed at 80 psi inlet
air pressure.
All Coldstream Air Guns are supplied with 10, 15, 25
and 35cfm (yellow, red, blue and brown) generators.
The generator controls the air consumption of the
coldstream air gun and influences the temperature drop that is achievable.
The 15cfm red generator is factory fitted and the
coldstream air gun is calibrated with the adjustment knob open 2.5 turns
from fully closed.
Vortex Tube
Meech Air Technology
Stainless Steel Vortex Tubes convert compressed air into two airflows, one
extremely cold and the other extremely hot. Vortex Tubes have no moving parts
and can produce temperatures from -60ºC to +110ºC and maintain temperatures at
+/-0.6ºC.
Vortex Tube Systems
Vortex Tubes convert compressed air into two airflows, one extremely
cold, the other extremely hot. A generator controls the air consumption of the
vortex tube
How A Vortex Tube Works:-
Compressed air enters the spin chamber tangentially. This causes the column
of air inside the tube to rotate at a very high speed (up to 1 million rpm).
The air at the outside of the column, moving very fast, has a lot of energy
and is hot. The air at the centre of the column, moving relatively slowly,
has little energy and is cold. The hot outer air, is bled off at one end of
the tube and the cold inner air at the other. The percentage of the air
exiting the cold end is called the cold fraction and is adjustable by a
valve. |
