Optimización de la eficiencia del atomizador SACMI ATM-15 de la Empresa C. A. Ecuacerámica por medio del diseño de un difusor de 18000 m3/h.

Abstract

The following investigation's objective is to an efficient atomizer of the SACMI ATM-15 atomizer from the company C. A. Ecuacerámica through the design and simulation of the operation of a diffuser for hot air of 18000 m³ / h. As a first stage, the geometric characteristics of the drying chamber of the atomizer in the current system, it was determined in terms of the entry of hot air; Based on these characteristics, the diffuser would be designed that will allow an internal circulation of hot air that improves the efficiency of the equipment. To determine the difference between the current system and the proposed system, the turbulence kinetic energy was calculated, it can show that there is an energy increase in the diffuser system. Next, modeling and simulation of the hot air flow into the drying chamber was carried out, both for the old system and for the diffuser, to visualize the existing variations in the flow of air entering the atomizer, with which it was evident that a better distribution of the air inside the atomizer can be achieved. Because it did not find equations in the existing bibliography that allow the theoretical determination of the efficiency of the air intake systems to the drying chambers of the atomizers, once the design that could be technically implemented was determined, it proceeded to the construction and replacement of the diffuser in the current system; After the modification made to the atomizer, it was possible to see an increase in the efficiency of the equipment of 6%, the result of which is an annual saving for the company of approximately $ 55,000 in fuel consumption.