Hiram Maxim's development of the first heat recovery silencer in 1925
pioneered a new field of energy recovery. Maxim Silencers, Inc. now
offers a broader spectrum of capability, production capacity, and
application experience than any manufacturer of heat recovery and
silencing equipment. New designs and performance predictability are the
results of Maxim’s product development laboratory and ongoing work in
the field of heat recovery.
Most of the energy available in fuel used in internal combustion
engines, both reciprocating and gas turbine, is rejected in the form of
heat. For example, a reciprocating engine at full load converts about
one-third of the available energy into useful work. The remaining
two-thirds is lost in the form of heat to the jacket water, to the
exhaust gas, to the oil cooler, and by radiation to the surroundings. In
an installation where this heat can be put to useful purposes, heat
recovery can yield attractive savings. Maxim Silencers, Inc.
manufactures heat recovery units in a number of models and sizes for
applications such as:
- Process Heating
- Space Heating and Air Conditioning
- Domestic Hot Water Generation
- Sea Water Distillation
- Electric Power Generating Systems
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Pictured: Maxim Model HSS Steam Separator |
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Model |
Description |
Uses |
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MFT |
Heat recovery silencer for reciprocating engines.
Especially suited for smaller, high speed engines. |
Steam generation, hot water heating |
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MBT |
Heat recovery silencer for larger reciprocating
engines. Modifications allow spark arresting and high degree
silencing. |
Steam generation, hot water heating |
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HSS |
Steam separator for use in combination with other
heat
input equipment. |
Steam separation from a water-steam input stream |
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TRP |
Combination heat recovery silencer and steam
separator. Unitized equipment for ebulliently cooled
reciprocating engines. |
Steam generation |
WVS
WHS |
Annular jacket type heat
recovery silencer for hot water service. Extremely rugged design
for mid-size and larger engines where unusually long service
life is desirable. |
Hot water heating |
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BVS |
Combination annular jacket (tubeless) heat
recovery unit and chamber-type silencer used primarily on the
exhaust of a reciprocating engine. |
Steam generation |
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GTW |
Water tube heat recovery unit used primarily on
the exhaust of a gas turbine. |
Steam generation, hot water heating |
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SOH |
Heat recovery unit for
medium to high volume gas flows at low pressure drop. Specially
designed to heat fluids to higher temperature levels. |
Hot water heating, heat transfer fluid, heating |
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Heat Source |
Working Fluid |
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Model |
Reciprocating
Engine |
Gas Turbines |
Steam |
Hot Water |
Heat Transfer
Fluid |
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MFT |
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(1)
(3) |
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(4) |
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BVS |
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WVS/WHS |
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GTW |
(4) |
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(1) |
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(4) |
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TRP |
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(2) |
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SOH |
(4) |
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MBT |
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Notes: |
1. Requires separate steam separator |
3. May be used with ebullient cooled
engines |
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2. For ebullient cooled engines only |
4. Requires engineering approval before
using |
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