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Interview
How new technology can allow factories without chimneys
This interview with Professor Hussam Jouhara , Scientific Technical Director of the iWAYS project , explores the development of the
Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser ( HPCE ). Jouhara discusses the challenges and successes in creating this technology , which significantly reduces industrial energy consumption and emissions by recovering waste heat and water . Supported by the EU ’ s Horizon 2020 programme , the HPCE has the potential to transform industry practices , making factories more efficient and environmentally friendly .
By Corinna Barnstedt , Project Manager and Science Communicator , European Science Communication Institute ( ESCI )
What inspired you to develop the heat pipe condensing economiser ? “ In industry , any enhancement to efficiency is welcome , especially with energy costs nowadays . The iWAYS project came as a follow up from a previous project called ETEKINA , where we demonstrated the value of the heat pipe technology to recover waste heat back to the factory and make it usable , leading to direct saving on fuel consumption . iWAYS is more about building on that success and adding to it , significantly . This is the biggest motivation when I thought of the idea for the Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser ( HPCE ).” “ With the iWAYS project I have the support of many partners . Each partner has a role to play . With such a complicated project , it can ’ t be done without the support provided by the EU ’ s Horizon 2020 programme .”
Prof . Hussam Jouhara , inventor of the HPCE .
What challenges did you face when designing the HPCE ? “ The challenges come from how reliable the data are from the plants . In each plant they would never have the same composition from their exhaust streams .” “ Our project partners helped overcome this challenge by very accurate measurements of these exhausts ’ chemical compositions . That allowed me to design the Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser properly . It ’ s also important to find efficient use for the recovered heat in the factory . So , we worked with plant operators to find uses for the heat where we can save fuel because heat is already available .”
The Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser recovers heat , water and material . www . heat-exchanger-world . com Heat Exchanger World December 2024
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