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Process Heat

Boilers, furnaces, kilns, ovens and dryers, with the steam distribution and heat recovery around them. Often the largest single energy user on a manufacturing site.

22 types, and what a survey records

Equipment type	Recorded for each one
Potting Oven / Curing Chamber	Chamber volume · Max temperature · Typical cure profile · Fuel / energy source · Profile logged
Heat Treatment Furnace	Chamber size · Max temperature · Atmosphere · Fuel / energy source · Max charge weight · Temperature uniformity survey · Element / burner service interval
Annealing / Tempering Line	Line speed · Max temperature · Heating zones · Fuel / energy source · Atmosphere · Heat recovery fitted
Foundry Melt Furnace	Type · Capacity · Melt rate · Metal melted · Energy per tonne melted · Lining life · Fume extraction
Boiler	Thermal output · Steam output · Working pressure · Fuel type · Fuel consumption rate · Rated efficiency · Condensing · Modulation type · BMS protocol · Condensate return rate · Steam trap survey date · Blowdown type
Furnace / Kiln	Thermal output · Max temperature · Fuel type · Fuel consumption rate · Rated efficiency · Insulation type · Control type
Oven	Thermal output · Max temperature · Fuel / energy type · Rated efficiency · Control type
Steam System	Steam pressure · Steam flow · Condensate return rate · Number of steam traps · Steam trap survey date · Insulation condition
Heat Exchanger	Type · Duty · Fluids
Pasteuriser	Type · Throughput · Heat source · Regeneration section fitted
Fryer / Cooker	Heat source · Rated input · Throughput · Exhaust heat recovery
Biomass Boiler	Thermal output · Fuel form · Fuel store capacity · Ash removal interval · RHI / incentive registered · Flue gas cleaning fitted
Thermal Oxidiser / RTO	Treated flow · Combustion temperature · Destruction efficiency · Fuel / energy source · Heat recovery · Permit emission limits
Thermal Fluid Heater	Thermal output · Thermal fluid · Operating temperature · Fluid condition test interval · Fuel / energy source · Expansion tank / nitrogen blanket
Dryer (Process)	Type · Evaporation rate · Inlet temperature · Fuel / energy source · Heat recovery fitted · Residence time
Calorifier / DHW Plant	Storage volume · Heating output · Storage temperature · Heat source · Legionella control regime · Anode / vessel inspection date
Economiser / Heat Recovery	Recovered duty · Source stream · Heat used for · Approach temperature · Clean / descale interval · Bypass fitted
Flue Gas Treatment	Treatment · Treated flow · Permit emission limits · Reagent used · Emissions monitoring · Filter / catalyst change interval
Steam Accumulator	Vessel volume · Charge pressure · Discharge pressure · Stored energy · PSSR written scheme examination date
Steam Incomer	Supply pressure · Max flow · Supplier / source · Metered · Condensate returned to supplier
Condensate Return / Deaerator	Vessel volume · Condensate return rate · Operating temperature · Deaeration · Oxygen scavenger dosed · Condensate contamination monitoring
Steam Trap Station	Traps in this station or area · Trap types · Trap survey interval · Failed traps at last survey · Last survey date

Anything not listed is recorded under “Other Process Heat” — no list of industrial equipment is ever finished, and a register that pretends otherwise forces people to pick something untrue.

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