CGT Saves World Renowned Refrigerator Manufacturer Thousands Through Use of Nitrogen Generators

Recently Compressed Gas Technologies worked with one of the world’s largest manufacturers of refrigerators  (Whirlpool) to find ways to reduce their nitrogen consumption.

After a meeting with the staff and a thorough review all of the processes that utilized nitrogen throughout the plant was implemented, CGT was able to find ways for Whirlpool to save a significant amount of money in regards to their nitrogen consumption.

We are able to eliminate areas where nitrogen was being misapplied.  Reduced weekly consumption by over 30,000 cf with a yearly savings of $17,000. By eliminating the inefficient high pressure nitrogen system that was no longer needed for laser cutting, reducing the nitrogen consumption by 50%. Estimated savings were $50,000.
And we also recommended the installation of a nitrogen generator with a high pressure booster, with 100% redundancy, for pressure testing of coils. This would eliminate the need for bulk liquid nitrogen. The payback is expected to take less than 2 years. The changes made in the plant were very small but the financial rewards were huge.

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The Facts about High Pressure Nitrogen Boosters

There are numerous industries with applications that require high pressure nitrogen. Many companies are currently using high pressure cylinders/ dewars for these applications. Some of those applications are laser cutting; auto claves; aircraft tire filling and pressure testing of valves or tubing/ coils. However, there may be a better solution. A way to eliminate this problem is to incorporate high pressure nitrogen boosters in house. There are typically two ways to boost the nitrogen pressure from a nitrogen generator. Air-operated nitrogen boosters and Reciprocating nitrogen boosters can help to generate high pressure nitrogen.

Air-Operated Nitrogen Boosters

Advantages:

1. No oil necessary

2. Air operated – no electricity used

3. Ideal for dangerous areas since no electricity is required.

Learn more about air-operated nitrogen boosters and how they can help your company by viewing our article here.

Reciprocating Nitrogen Boosters

There are both oil free and oil lubricated units available. The application the industry requires specifically will dictate which system is best suited for that industry’s application.

Advantages:

1.  Designed for constantly active applications

2.  Best suited for industries with high flow applications

Learn more about reciprocating nitrogen boosters and the options associated in our article here.