In today’s world, textile technology is rapidly changing due to the increasing demand for fashion apparels and technical textiles (advanced materials) used in aviation, defence & other applications in process industries has a surging demand globally.
Utilities such as Compressed Air, Water & Steam are the major contributors across various textile processes in the final cost structure. The textile industry is one of the biggest users of water resources. To produce just one cotton shirt requires approx. 3000 liters of water. It implies that efficient wastewater treatment is of prime importance in the modern era.
LEOMI Insertion Thermal Mass Flow Meters are used in various applications of the textile industry. It can be useful for compressed air, combustion air & natural gas. There are significant applications for thermal mass flow meters that lead to optimizing textile plant performance.
Compressed air is one of the essential requirements of the textile industry, with the increase in modernization and automation the use of compressed air is increasing rapidly. Compressed air is used in almost all the process machines from blow rooms, carding, spinning, winding, weaving, and other types of machinery for both controlling and operations.
- Do you know 4 CFM (volume of compressed air) needs ~1HP electric power.
- Almost 1 psi pressure drop in the compressed air piping accounts for 1% power loss which needs attention in the cost competitive market conditions.
- In a modern mill, compressors account for 8-9% of total power consumption. Leakages can be a significant source of wasted energy in the compressed air system, sometimes wasting 5-20% of a compressors output. Therefore saving such a significant resource is of prime importance.
In this area LEOMI, INDIA has developed optimizing solutions for monitoring precious compressed air energy and controlling it effectively. LEOMI compressed air flow meters provide great savings in energy to textile manufacturers as it optimizes its process such as spinning & weaving by accurate measurement of compressed air.
Areas where compressed air is used in textile manufacturing
- Air jet weaving
- Spinning ring, open and air jet spinning
- Man-made fiber production partially oriented yarn (POY) and fully oriented yarn (FOY)
- Texturizing
- Winding and dyeing non woven textiles
- Pneumatic transport for PET chips
- Printing machines
- Thread detector
- Sewing machines
Steam plays a major role in Textile processes for heating requirements for processing yarn & finished garments. An important function of a captive power plant is to produce steam for such process requirements.
LEOMI Compressed Air Flow Meter Plays a Significant Role in
- Combustion air flow meter for stoichiometric ratio (Air & Fuel) controls,
- Flue gas flowmeter for stack emission environment controls
- Natural Gas flow meters in various individual heating equipment such as Yarn steaming, Stenters, Jet dyeing machine, de-sizing, washing, dryers etc.
Wastewater treatment is of the highest importance in textile industry due to its water-intensive processes which need efficient treatment where
LEOMI compressed air flow meter provides affordable and effective solutions:
- For aeration air flow control for optimizing oxygen demand in the wastewater treatment cycle for efficient BOD & COD control and saving energy.
LEOMI offer features to match your exact requirements
- Highly sensitive for compressed air leakage monitoring with wide turndown ratio
- Saves energy while monitoring with NO pressure drop
- Least affected by moisture in air or gases
- Online Sensor removal possible without interruption of process
LEOMI Insertion Thermal Mass Flow Meter features
- No moving parts, direct mass flow measurement independent of pressure and temperature
- Most suitable for leakage detection due high turn down ratio
- Measures accurately even in wet compressed air effectively
- Long life & rugged sensor insensitive to dust and dirt
- Accurate measurement over entire temperature ranges applicable
- Versatile & Adjustable from various pipe dimensions
- Easy & cost effective installation even for large pipe sizes
- Add-On board controller perfect tool for compressed air audit
For your specific application to the textile industry, explore our Gas wise application section.