HT Materials Science (HTMS) announced the successful deployment of Maxwell, a groundbreaking heat transfer fluid for commercial and industrial cooling and heating systems, at an industrial plant. The plant, located in Ludwigshafen, Germany, is owned and operated by Almatis GmbH, the successor to Alcoa, a manufacturer of alumina and alumina-based products. Maxwell increased segments of the plant’s cooling system capacity by approximately 20% and extended the plant’s operational output. The Ludwigshafen plant produces high-quality materials for the refractory, ceramic and polishing industries.
The installation was commissioned to demonstrate that Maxwell could reduce the plant’s maintenance requirements and increase production capacity during certain periods of high ambient temperature. This is the second industrial plant in which Maxwell has been used to achieve similar results.
Maxwell is an engineered suspension of sub-micron particles in a base fluid of water or water/glycol (‘nanofluid’). Maxwell is a drop-in additive for cooling and heating systems, that works by enhancing heat transfer resulting in reduced energy consumption and increased thermal system capacity.