Messersmith

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Industrial Combustion Systems

Relatively Low First Cost

Messersmith Systems are usually priced below those offered by competing manufacturers. This is because our systems are as simple as possible, without sacrificing reliability, performance, or safety. A unique feature of the Messersmith system that contributes to its low first cost is the traveling auger bin unloader. The traveling auger eliminates the need for costly hydraulic system, required with wedge floor unloading systems, and reduces bin construction cost.

Simplicity of Maintenance and Repair

The Messersmith System is designed and built to be reliable and easy to maintain and repair. Many of the mechanical and electrical components of our system are obtainable directly from Grainger, which has nationwide distribution, usually on a next-day basis. The Messersmith System is simple; therefore, maintenance and repairs can be easily and quickly carried out. Often maintenance personnel become so familiar with our systems during the warranty period that there is practically no need for subsequent professional servicing.

High Fuel Efficiency and Versatility in Fuel Choice

The Messersmith System is very efficient and clean burning. Larger Messersmith Systems provide modulated fuel and air supply to the combustor, providing the correct ration and placement of fuel and air for efficient, smoke free combustion over the full range of heat output. Automatic flue cleaning systems are a standard feature of our systems, maintaining maximum transfer of heat to the boiler with no operator attention. While the use of natural draft from a properly sized (larger) chimney enables our system to minimize its electrical consumption, we can also supply either an induced draft fan to provide combustion draft, or a draft fan and a cyclone ash separator to minimize ash emissions from the stack.

Messersmith Systems perform more reliably than many other wood chip systems when burning whole tree chips. Its reliability is directly attributable to the simplicity of the fuel flow path to the boiler, including the absence of rotary air locks. Its reliability has been further improved by the use of conveyor belts instead of augers to move fuel from the chip storage bin to the metering bin.  Conveyor belts are not susceptible to jamming from oversized chips, use less electric power, and are quieter than augers. The ability to burn whole tree chips is an advantage of the Messersmith System that is apt to get more important with time as the demand for high quality mill residue chips will eventually exceed the supply.

Low Electrical Energy Consumption

The Messersmith System is remarkably efficient in its use of electricity. When operated under natural draft, the electricity use of a 1 to 5 million BTU Messersmith System averages from one to two kilowatts. Its high electrical efficiency is due to the small number and size of electric motors employed. The largest motor on a natural draft system is the hopper auger motor, which is only 1.5 hp on the 1.5 million BTU system, and operates less than one hour per day under average winter conditions. A natural draft Messersmith System can be expected to consume less than one fourth of the electricity of a typical gasifier based system with induced draft fan. An induced draft Messersmith system with cyclone ash removal will consume about half of the electrical energy of a gasifier-based wedge floor system.