In July 2013, TANN Corporation was awarded a contract to design a system to control emissions from an automotive company that ran a paint booth process 24/7 where downtime had to be kept to an absolute minimum. Because of these requirements, the engineers at TANN designed and installed an RTO with redundant components. With the high production up-time, the system also had to be efficient with total operating costs. The system was designed then with structured media to minimize the pressure drop through the system and also maximize the thermal efficiency to 95%. Due to potential build up from the paint particulate in the air, the redundant fans were placed on the outlet of the RTO for a ‘clean’ fan design.
Tandem RTO Design Specifications:
- Paint Booth Application
- 60,000 SCFM Process Stream
- 95% Thermal Efficiency
- 98% VOC Removal Efficiency
- Solvent Load: 200 ppm
- Xylene, Benzene, Toluene
- Redundant Fans
- 120 ft Exhaust Stack
- Turnkey Installation
2017 update
After 3 years in operation the system is operating as expected. The RTO has an uptime of over 99.5% requiring very little maintenance. TANN provides an annual inspection for the RTO to ensure the system will maintain uptime and be a reliable piece of equipment for many years to come.
Project Photos
Paint booth RTO 3D concept.
Final RTO paint booth design.
