British Bakels is reported to have
knocked almost 6.5% off the
combined cost of energy and water to
its boiler, thanks to a flash steam
recovery system from Spirax Sarco.

The system recovers flash steam generated
by blowdown from the main
boiler at the company’s Bicester site.

Bakels had minimised the water
released during blowdown with an
automated system from Spirax Sarco,
which monitors the build up of total
dissolved solids in the boiler. Any
flash steam generated during the
process was being discharged, rather
than recycled, until the local Spirax
Sarco engineer saw an opportunity
to recover this lost energy.