Broiler production: Big Dutchman presents new model of successful heat exchanger

Improving bird health, decreasing dust and odour emissions for the neighbours’ benefit and reducing the impact on both the wallet and the ecological footprint by saving of up to 60 % of energy: Big Dutchman has been able to fulfil this wish of many broiler producers for more than ten years.

29 September 2020

4 minute read

By: Laurence Williams

Earny 2: view into the new heat exchanger

Earny’s principle of operation at a glance

Optional hot-water heater battery: In very cold regions, this additional heating system can warm up the fresh air even more. The energy-saving ECBlue fan from Ziehl-Abegg ensures efficient operation.

Earny heat exchanger for broiler production

Filter unit: six large filter cartridges clean the exhaust air before it flows through the exchanger element.

To maintain a constant heat recovery rate over the entire batch, the filters are cleaned by a rotating compressed air nozzle several times per day and fully automatically.

If the warmed fresh air from Earny 2 is to be blown into the centre of a barn with high ceilings, a multiple-flap inlet is used