The Most Radical Boiler Design Change in nearly 70 Years Showcased
It’s a double celebration for Fulton at Foodex 2016, as the company will be celebrating 50 years of UK manufacturing and using its stand to launch its latest heat transfer solution, the all-new, next-generation SRT Series.
Commenting for Fulton, sales and marketing manager Doug Howarth says: “This will be quite a year for Fulton. Not only are we celebrating 50 years of manufacturing in the UK, but we’re also launching a great new heat transfer solution that we believe to be the most radical change in steam boiler design since we pioneered the vertical tubeless boiler in 1949!”
By adopting a systems engineering approach to design and using its own ‘PURE’ technology, Fulton’s SRT Series challenges the heat transfer and mechanical design principles of traditional vertical steam boilers.
With over 30 worldwide patents pending, the new vertical boiler’s spiral-rib tubeless design is a world first that has enabled Fulton to create a compact boiler with the industry’s smallest footprint. In fact, compared to the equivalent 30hp model from the company’s renowned J Series, the SRT Series is an impressive 40% smaller.
Using a combination of in-house modelling with computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis, the ‘PURE Optimised’ design of the SRT Series makes the new boiler durable and reliable in operation; and with up to 6:1 turndown and featuring a fully-modulating burner, the SRT also boasts industry-leading performance with an 84.5% Gross (93.5% Net) thermal efficiency and 99.5% steam quality from a fully-water-backed design with no refractory.
The SRT Series features patented, self-compensating stress relief architecture that virtually removes longitudinal stress and deflection absorption. And, to comply with anticipated EU regulations, the boiler’s combustion technology has also been completely reconfigured, with the mesh burner and furnace designed as a single component, resulting in ultra-low NOx emissions of less than 40mg/kWh.
Fulton has further reason to celebrate at Foodex, as 2016 sees the company celebrate 50 years of UK manufacturing, with the Bristol-based facility now an important design and manufacturing base in Fulton’s global network, which includes production facilities in the USA and China.
As Doug Howarth explains, Fulton concentrated on steam boiler manufacturer for many years, but the company is now a major solutions-based provider specialising in fully-packaged, ready-to-ship steam, hot water and thermal fluid heat transfer systems.
“We put great emphasis on providing sales and application advice and a full commissioning and after sales service, to a growing customer base in numerous sectors including food processing, brewing and distilling, etc.” says Doug.
About us
Heat transfer specialist Fulton boasts a range of zero Carbon emission electric boilers and class-leading fuel fired boilers, plus a portfolio of aftercare solutions, all of which can help with your organisation’s decarbonisation strategies and place you firmly on the Road to Net Zero.
Boasting manufacturing and research and development facilities in the UK and around the world, Fulton is recognised as a global leader in the development of heat transfer solutions, including its VSRT fuel-fired steam boilers with outputs from 100kW to 1250kW (160 to 1956kg/h), all-new VSRT-E hybrid steam boiler, and Compack, Electropack and Europack electric steam boilers with outputs from 9kW to 300kW (14 to 479kg/h).
Beyond its product portfolio, solutions from the company’s aftercare division can support Fulton’s own installations and those from other boiler manufacturers. As well as offering boiler spares and repair service for all makes and types of heat transfer equipment, Fulton’s aftercare portfolio also includes accredited boiler operator training to INDG436 and BG01-R2, technical boiler house risk assessments, boiler and water treatment service contracts, water treatment training to BG04 and EN12953, steam trap surveys, site mass balance assessments and system design, etc.
What we do in a nutshell
Heat transfer specialist Fulton boasts a range of zero Carbon emission electric boilers and class-leading fuel fired boilers, plus a portfolio of aftercare solutions, all of which can help with your organisation’s decarbonisation strategies and place you firmly on the Road to Net Zero.
Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Australia
Industries we supply to
Chemicals, Consultants, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, OEM, Paper and Pulp, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries, Plastics and Rubber, Recycling, Textiles, Tobacco, Water and Wastewater
