A major ethanol plant switched from a competing rotary impingement machine to a Gamajet. Below are results:
Hours of Operation: 24/7/365
Number of Fermenters: 4
Capacity of fermenters: 500,000 gallons
GJ 8 |
Other rotary impingement machine |
|
Batches per year: |
1,022 | 1,000 |
etOH yield: |
14% | 12% |
Cleaning time per batch: |
0.75 hours | 1.5 hours |
Cleaning hours per year: |
766 hours | 1,500 hours |
Gallons of ethanol produced: |
71.5 MGPY | 60.0 MGPY |