The PCM Combination Dryer cuts energy usage
by 83% and use is expanding throughout South Korean
steel industries
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 22,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX FLOW, Inc. (NYSE: FLOW), a
leading provider of process solutions for the nutrition, health and
industrial markets, is proud that the use of its award-winning PCM
Combination Dryer, which cuts energy usage by 83 percent, is
expanding throughout POSCO Group facilities in Korea, a leader of
the steel-making industry.
The PCM Combination dryer stands for phase change material. The
patented technology uses phase change material up to 52.1
m3/min capacity per single unit with unlimited capacity
by modular design. It produces super-dried air (up to -100 °C dew
point @ ATM) while using very little energy.
Other dryers typically produce air with a dew point around
-40°C, which is sufficient for many manufacturers. However, POSCO
approached SPX FLOW's team of solution makers for something to help
with the more than 200 dryers across their facilities and to reach
their goal of being carbon-neutral by 2050.
"The SPX FLOW team in Korea is very pleased with how far we've
come together with POSCO," said Kyung-gyu Lee, SPX FLOW's key
account manager. "Our relationship has grown tremendously
— starting as primarily an air dryer supplier to one as the
sole energy-saving project partner. We're working hard together to
help them achieve their goals."
The innovative technology uses a refrigerated dryer to first
remove 75% of the water vapor, then its combined desiccant dryer
finishes off the remaining 25%. So instead of two dryers working
harder independently, it leverages both collectively — resulting in
less energy waste and dryer air.
The PCM Combination Dryer won the prestigious Jang Yeong-sil Award in 2018, a recognition
from the South Korean government in honor of its namesake.
Jang Yeong-sil was a Korean
engineer, scientist and inventor during the Joseon dynasty
(1392–1897).
"The initial purpose of installing PCM Combination dryers was
energy savings, but the dew point, which indicates the quality of
the compressed air, has also been greatly improved," said Gilup
Cha, senior POSCO Certified Professional. "Our plant manager
appreciates this new dryer. It helps extend the lifespan of the
factory equipment. In addition to energy savings, management has
become simpler since downstream air dryers are no longer
needed."
To learn more about SPX FLOW's PCM Combination Dryer and the
step-by-step process, please see our brochure and visit our
website.
About SPX FLOW,
Inc.
Based in Charlotte, N.C., SPX
FLOW, Inc. (NYSE: FLOW) improves the world through innovative and
sustainable solutions. The company's product offering is
concentrated in process technologies that perform mixing, blending,
fluid handling, separation, thermal heat transfer and other
activities that are integral to processes performed across a wide
variety of nutrition, health and industrial markets. SPX FLOW had
approximately $1.5 billion in 2021
annual revenues and has operations in more than 30 countries and
sales in more than 140 countries. To learn more about SPX FLOW,
please visit www.spxflow.com.
Media Contact:
Melissa
Buscher, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Melissa.Buscher@spxflow.com
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