A Shell-and-tube heat exchanger enhancement that increases Energy Efficiency in the Oil, Gas, Power & Chemical Process Sectors

Información del proyecto

FlowEnhancer

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 831040

DOI

10.3030/831040

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 3 Octubre 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Noviembre 2018

Fecha de finalización 31 Enero 2021

Financiado con arreglo a

• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Coste total

€ 3 302 801,25

Aportación de la UE

€ 2 497 288,88

Coordinado por

TUBE TECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FlowEnhancer (A Shell-and-tube heat exchanger enhancement that increases Energy Efficiency in the Oil, Gas, Power & Chemical Process Sectors)

Período documentado: 2019-11-01 hasta 2021-01-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The Flow Enhancer projects aims at commercialising an innovative heat exchanger efficiency enhancement that will allow plant operators in the Oil & Gas and power generation sectors to achieve substantial fuel and CO2 emission savings. The outcomes of the project will contribute towards European Policy objectives on a low carbon economy and climate change.
The project’s objectives are comprised of both commercial and technical objectives and they are as follows:
• Optimize the system’s mechanical design
• Create an online flow diversion angle calculator
• To validate the final product in industrial environment
• To produce the Installation and Maintenance Guidelines of the product
• To perform a market audit
• To certify the Flow Enhancer system in Europe
• To perform pre-launch operations to facilitate market entry
• To disseminate the Flow Enhancer system’s advantages to the industry
• To incentive the industry operators towards efficiency savings
• To finalise our commercialisation plan

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

During reporting period 2, the project has achieved the following objectives:
1. Product validation
The performance of the system has been validated
2. Performed pre-launch activities
We have set up the service, support and logistics teams among the industrial partners for commercialisation of the technology
3. To disseminate the Flow Enhancer system’s advantages to the industry
Disseminated the Flow Enhancers advantages to industry
4. To finalise our commercialisation plan
Finalised the commercial plan

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The Flow Enhancer project will achieve a step performance increase in a component that is ubiquitously used in an industry where technological breakthroughs are notoriously rare and where the volume, quantities and sizes are such that even a marginal improvement in the production process can potentially result in billions of euros being saved, as well as reducing the enormous environmental footprint of the industry. The final outcome of the action will be a market-grade product that will be either licensed to manufacturers for inclusion in new models or retrofitted into old ones.
The work carried will contribute towards European policy objectives, especially:
• 2030 Climate and Energy framework
• 2050 Low-Carbon economy
• Industrial Emission Directive (IED)

This is an image of the Flow Enhancer product name - Flow Optimiser