How to Improve Efficiency of Factories in High Humidity Areas

In industrial production, abnormal meteorological conditions are often encountered, such as high temperatures (above 35-38 ℃) accompanied by strong radiant heat, or high temperatures accompanied by high humidity (relative humidity exceeding 80%). Industrial production cannot be carried out in a humid environment, just like our daily life. We cannot live in damp places; otherwise, people will be affected by moisture, leading to health problems. The same goes for industrial production. If the air humidity in the production environment is high, the production of enterprises will also be affected by various aspects, so industrial production needs to do a good job of humidity control.

 

What are the hazards of humidity to industrial production?

1. Quickly aging speed of equipment

The problem of equipment aging has always been an unavoidable issue for enterprises. Some people used to think that it was unavoidable because everything has a service life. However, why can some enterprises scrap the same equipment after ten or eight years of use, while others can scrap it after three to five years of use? Of course, this is closely related to the frequency of use and maintenance, but the relationship between air humidity is also significant. Experiments have shown that in high humidity environments, the rusting rate of steel is 50% faster, and plastics also accelerate their aging rate, leading to a decrease in strength. Therefore, in order to protect production equipment, a production environment with appropriate air humidity is very important for enterprises.

2. Bad quality of the product due to moisture

Not only does production equipment accelerate the aging rate, but also the production and storage of products in high humidity environments can affect quality. Taking electronic products as an example, once the product is damp, a short circuit phenomenon will occur because moisture enters the interior of the electronic device and condenses into water, which is a conductor. In this way, as long as the electronic product is opened, a short circuit phenomenon will occur. Mild cases may result in the product being unusable and requiring replacement of parts, while severe cases may lead to product scrap. There are other factors such as the decrease in strength of cardboard boxes when they become damp, and so on.

3. Product mold

Mold can be considered as a type of product quality damage, mainly occurring in industries such as food and medicine. One prerequisite for food mold is moisture, because as long as the air humidity is above 75%, various molds will continue to multiply and spread. Food contains various nutrients that the body needs, and moldy food cannot be consumed; otherwise, it will cause serious damage to the esophagus, digestive tract, and even endanger life. The pharmaceutical industry is no exception. Once drugs become damp, it can lead to a decrease or even change in their efficacy. Moldy products are a serious loss for manufacturers, and in order to greatly reduce such risks, it is necessary to strengthen humidity control at all stages.

Generally speaking, the impact of moisture on industrial production can be divided into many types. For example, for precision instruments, moisture can affect accuracy, cause equipment to malfunction due to moisture, and affect production efficiency. Therefore, enterprises need to take measures to prevent moisture.

 

How can you prevent extra moisture in your factory?

In general, industrial dehumidifiers are used in workshops to effectively control humidity and prevent mold growth. Refrigerant dehumidifier, with fast dehumidification speed and simple and convenient operation, can ensure that enterprises can avoid significant losses caused by moisture and mold.

The summer weather is hot and the humidity is high. The prevention and cooling of heatstroke in high-temperature workshops should first adopt natural ventilation.

For newly built or expanded factory buildings, to ensure smooth natural ventilation, the relationship between the building orientation and natural ventilation should be considered first, so that the longitudinal axis of the factory building is perpendicular to the dominant summer wind direction, and direct sunlight should be prevented from reaching the work site.

In addition to the requirements of the process or other special needs of the workshop, comprehensive mechanical ventilation should be installed. In general, the high-temperature workshop can use natural ventilation. In addition, according to the temperature, radiant heat, air flow speed, and local air supply devices such as air supply fans, spray fans should also be used at local work sites.

Workshops with high temperature, high humidity, and harmful gas emissions, such as chromium electrolysis, printing and dyeing, and silk reeling workshops, should adopt insulation, natural ventilation, mechanical air supply, and mechanical exhaust devices (insulation and mist hood, etc.) according to the characteristics of the process.