Industry: Energy and Environmental Protection Region: Poland Transaction Price: USD 1 million Transaction Method: Equity Financing
Description of Requirement:
A team of Polish scientists has developed a device that can ventilate and recover heat in spray booths and other places where paint particles may deposit on the walls of pipes. Implementing the provided solutions can reduce costs. Provide technical cooperation and license agreements.
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A research team from northwestern Poland specializing in safety engineering has developed a ventilation system capable of recovering heat. This solution is suitable for use in spray booths, but can also be used in other places where ventilation systems are exposed to paint particles.
In order to achieve their purpose, spray booths need a constant injection of fresh, clean air. This air is usually temperature-specific for faster drying of varnishes or paints. But during the spraying process, paint particles can deposit on the duct walls, causing deterioration/blocking of the airflow, rendering the ventilation system unusable. Additionally, paint residue increases thermal insulation, which reduces the efficiency of the cross-flow heat exchanger. A cross-flow heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that is the industry standard for heat recovery ventilation systems. Additionally, the construction and placement of the cross-flow heat exchanger makes cleaning difficult/impossible in most cases.
In response to these problems, the scientists developed their own heat recovery ventilator, which consists of two ducts responsible for the flow of air. Inside one of them, a heat exchanger and special exhaust ducts are placed to recover the heat. Another duct is dedicated to air exchange. By changing the position of the valve, the user can choose which pipe the air will pass through. To increase and stabilize the temperature of the spray booth, heat recovery piping is selected so that the energy (heat) recovered from the exhaust air is used to heat the air forced into the booth. If the user does not want to heat it or even wants to cool it, air ventilation without heat recovery can be selected (by changing the position of the valve). Unused heat is then expelled with the air, helping to heat the room containing the spray booth. The location of the heat exchanger and the shape and size of its tubes are designed for easy access and cleaning, making the provided solution both environmentally friendly and economical.
Scientists are interested in mass production of this product. To this end, they are looking for companies interested in cooperation under a technical cooperation agreement. The partners will be responsible for providing the means to adapt the technology for industrial implementation and mass production. In turn, scientists will be responsible for testing and tuning. They are also interested in licensing the technology to partners who will develop prototypes, scale up production, manufacture and commercialize ventilation systems to customers. In turn, scientists will provide their knowledge at stages of the process.