Thibaut Samsel

In the face of rising global temperatures and the challenges posed by global warming, traditional cooling methods – often energy-hungry and unsustainable – are no longer sufficient to meet the growing needs of business and industry. In this context, indirect adiabatic cooling is positioned as an innovative, energy-efficient solution, capable of reconciling employee comfort, energy savings and respect for the environment.

The reversible adiabatic transformation is an idealized thermodynamic process that plays a central role in the analysis of energy systems. Excluding any heat transfer with the outside world, this transformation is governed solely by the laws of thermodynamics and the equations of state.

The industrial adiabatic cooler is an efficient solution to the cooling and air-conditioning needs of industrial premises. Its operation is based on a simple principle: the evaporation of water.

The adiabatic system plays an important role in industry, particularly in the complex field of technical thermodynamics. It is characterized by processes in which the system modifies its internal energy without exchanging heat with the environment.

Many industrial operations produce an atmosphere laden with dust and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Or because the operation simultaneously emits these dusts and VOCs. Or because the workshop or industrial shed houses parallel operations that independently generate dust or VOCs, which then mix with the ambient air.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) encompass thousands of chemical substances contained in the products, accessories and equipment present at workstations on an industrial site. Among the products used or manufactured by industry, solvents in particular emit vapors and aerosols made up of VOCs.

wo families of VOC treatment processes extract VOCs from ambient air:

Recovery processes

Recuperative processes aim to capture VOCs for reuse. They include adsorption with desorption, absorption, condensation and membrane separation.

On an industrial site, Volatile Organic Compounds, or VOCs, are part of the ambient air pollutants, both indoors and outdoors. The term VOC covers a multitude of chemical substances.

As several thousand chemical substances meet the definition of VOCs, the sources of VOCs on an industrial site are very diverse. Source classification helps to identify VOCs.

A distinction is made between primary and secondary sources of VOCs. The first are those emitted directly into the air. The latter produce VOCs through chemical reactions between compounds already present in the air.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and odors can be generated by various industrial processes. Identifying potential sources of VOC emissions from these processes is essential to developing effective mitigation strategies.

An industrial dedusting system is an essential piece of equipment for controlling dust emissions in industrial plants. Preventive maintenance is the key to ensuring efficient operation and prolonging the life of this equipment. The dust collector is the most important component of a dust collection system. To keep a dust collector in good working order, it’s important to regularly check and maintain certain key parts.

Innovation in dust removal and filtration of industrial emissions focuses on filtration materials, and technologies for equipment control and maintenance. It aims to improve the practicality and efficiency of dust removal systems.

Dust collectors are used to prevent the risk of fire and explosion in industrial processes involving the suspension of very fine particles. But these risks are often transferred to the dust collection system, which sucks up and filters combustible dust. Preventive and protective measures must therefore also be applied to the dust collection system.

Many industrial systems use flammable powders or produce combustible dust. The operation of these production systems entails risks of fire and explosion. Risks deriving from the characteristics of the products and processes used. That’s why legislation on worker safety and environmental protection requires companies to install appropriate prevention and protection systems. The most common preventive measure is to control the suspension of particles and their concentration in the ambient air or in equipment. These are met by suction and filtration systems designed to remove dust from processes.

While the choice of a dust collection technique is guided by the size of the particles emitted, their physico-chemical properties, and their impact on operators and the environment, other criteria are involved in the choice between a fixed or mobile dust collector, and between centralization or localization of the dust collection system. These criteria depend on the production context: the industrial sector, the size of the production unit, the point in its life cycle, the production processes, the legal constraints governing its operation, the financial balance between budgetary constraints and the investment and operating flows of the dust collector, etc. Each case is unique. The criteria are numerous! A first approach will enable you to clear the ground!

There are two main dust removal routes: dry and wet. The dry process includes dust collectors with filter layers (bag filters, pockets, cartridges), mechanical (cyclones) and electrostatic (electrostatic precipitators); the wet process includes scrubbers, venturi scrubbers, bubble columns and wet electrostatic precipitators. The choice of technology depends on expected performance, budgetary constraints and the industrial processes to be dedusted, in particular the size of the particles emitted.

Are you looking for a solution to deal with pollution in your workspaces and ensure the safety of your employees? The machine best suited to industrial activities is without doubt the dust collector. But how can you be sure you’re choosing reliable equipment capable of treating the pollutants emitted by your production?

OberA is proud to have been chosen by customers in the rail transport sector and French specialists in granulated solutions for road mixes to meet a major challenge in their manufacturing process.

We had the opportunity to equip an international customer specializing in the development, design, production and distribution of diaphragm pumps and systems for gases and liquids. Our customer, conscious of the importance of preserving the environment and the health of its employees, asked us to solve a critical challenge within their manufacturing process.

OberA recently worked with an international customer specializing in packaging. This customer approached us to deal with formaldehyde emissions that were occurring during their manufacturing process, more specifically during the gluing of aluminum foil.

OberA had the privilege of working with a customer specializing in the screen printing sector. We were called in for a complex project: to install 132 source capture columns above each screen-printing station and each operator. Although their initial idea seemed promising, it turned out to be very expensive and extremely energy-intensive. Fortunately, at Obera we are experts in the treatment of industrial odors and VOCs, and we were able to support him in his complex project.

We had the pleasure of working with a customer specializing in the foundry and machining sector, who asked us to solve a major challenge: the treatment of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emitted in the casting zone during the pouring of molten metal and throughout the mold cooling line.

This refers to the process of cleaning and removing flammable or explosive dust present in various industrial environments. Explosive dusts are fine molecules that can accumulate in the air or on surfaces and present a serious threat of explosion or fire if they come into contact with a source of ignition, such as a spark or open flame.

To determine the suction flow and pressure required for an industrial suction system, you need to consider several factors specific to your application:

AIR VOLUME REQUIRED
LOAD LOSS
SAFETY FACTOR

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Industrial air treatment is a major challenge for the health and safety of workers and the environment. This can be achieved by installing a fixed or mobile dust collector. In this article, we’ll focus on the advantages of a mobile industrial air handling system.

In industry, production operations can generate various pollutants such as dust, gases, vapors, fumes and particles. To maintain a healthy and safe working environment for employees, it’s important to have an efficient suction table to capture and eliminate these pollutants.

When you work in industry, it’s essential to ensure that the equipment you use complies with ATEX safety standards. In this article, we’ll answer the question “When am I subject to ATEX regulations in industry?” and explain why these regulations are important for your safety.

By January 1, 2022, the TLVs for dusts deemed to have no specific effects have already been modified. However, these will be further reduced from July 1, 2023, as the VLEP for dusts deemed to have no specific effects will be lowered in France.

There are many advantages to industrial air purification, but have you ever heard of air destratification? This phenomenon mixes warm air at the top of the building with fresh air at the bottom, providing a healthy, comfortable workspace and reducing energy costs.

Flexibility is the essence of a mobile evaporative cooler. Thanks to its mobility, it can be used in a wide range of situations where cooling the working environment is essential. It’s about spatial and temporal mobility.

In summer, especially during peak heat periods, cooling the company’s large volumes poses a problem for conventional air conditioning, whereas adiabatic cooling enhances its performance.

There’s no doubt that climate change is generating more annual heat and unanticipated heatwaves. These random periods can overwhelm a site’s usual cooling system.

With climate change, France is experiencing more intense and more frequent periods of heat. According to Météo France, prior to 1989, France endured an average of 1.7 days of heat waves per year. In the last decade, it suffered 9.4 days. Météo France predicts that heat waves will double by 2050.

Adiabatic cooling is a highly economical solution, with an easily amortizable investment, zero installation costs, low running costs and very low maintenance and servicing costs.

The adiabatic cooler is an environmentally-friendly bioclimatic device. It contributes to energy sobriety, is characterized by moderate water consumption and has a small ecological footprint.

Industrial vacuum tables are essential equipment for any company. To ensure optimum efficiency, it’s important to correctly calculate the flow rate and suction speed of an industrial vacuum table. In this article, we explain the formula for calculating flow rate and suction speed, in accordance with INRS standards.

It’s summertime. Despite closed shutters, it’s hot in your house. You go for a walk in the nearby woods; it’s cooler there, but the sun shines through the foliage. Discover how adiabatic cooling works.

Adiabatic cooling is a comfort solution for workers in hot weather. It contributes to ambient air quality, improves productivity and helps protect equipment. Energy-efficient, adiabatic cooling is an environmentally-friendly technology that does not contribute to global warming.

Adiabatic cooling is based on the natural ability of water to draw the heat it needs to evaporate from the surrounding air. The basis of any adiabatic cooling system is to mimic this natural phenomenon, while maximizing its efficiency through appropriate technologies.

Discover in this article the different solutions available to solve ATEX gas and/or vapor problems, depending on the industrial context. This will enable you to choose the equipment best suited to your needs, and ensure maximum coverage of the ATEX emission zone.

As we have seen, the LEL and UEL delimit the explosive range, comprising all explosive concentrations of an explosive substance in the atmosphere. To assess the risk, the employer will evaluate the concentration of the explosive substance based on the quantity in use, and compare it to the explosive limits.

Learn how to measure explosibility and explosivity ranges by considering various parameters such as the amplitude of the explosivity range and its evolution, the quantity of explosive substance, as well as the link between the explosivity range and oxygen concentration in industry.

In this article, find out how to characterize the risk of ATEX formation and the risk of explosion in industrial zones. Remember that an ATEX explosion is an instantaneous, violent combustion reaction. It involves two reagents: an explosive product and oxygen from the air. Discover the first steps in explosion prevention.

This acronym, derived from European directives, refers to the atmosphere of a work area presenting an explosion risk and requiring specific protection standards for workplace safety. An ATEX atmosphere can form anywhere: inside machines or tanks, at workstations, in warehouses, etc.