sethp26•6mo ago

I finally saw the new cupola upgrade at the local foundry.

Its heat recovery system is a game changer.

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mia_scott776mo ago

At the Riverside foundry, I heard the heat recovery only cuts about 10% of energy use, @murray.troy. I mean, that's okay, but it's not the huge change people are talking about. Maybe it's just me, but I've seen older systems that did almost as well.

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murray.troy6mo ago

How much energy does it save?

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the_sage6mo ago

Actually got closer to 20% at our place after some fine tuning. The older gear just can't hit those numbers. Key was matching the recovery rate to our actual melt shop schedule.

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