Study of the electricity consumption reduction of a compressed air system: the case of a steelmaking company
| Autor: | Leonardo Carvalho Oliveira de Souza, Elisângela Martins Leal, Luís Antônio Bortolaia, Washington Luís Vieira da Silva, Milton Realino de Paula |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Consumption (economics)
lcsh:TN1-997 Engineering Corrective maintenance Waste management business.industry Compressed air General Engineering leaks Energy consumption Steelmaking ultrasound test lcsh:TA1-2040 General Earth and Planetary Sciences compressor Electricity business lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Gas compressor lcsh:Mining engineering. Metallurgy energy efficiency General Environmental Science Efficient energy use compressed air |
| Zdroj: | REM-International Engineering Journal, Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages: 421-428, Published: DEC 2017 REM: International Engineering Journal, Vol 70, Iss 4, Pp 421-428 REM-International Engineering Journal v.70 n.4 2017 REM-International Engineering Journal Fundação Gorceix (FG) instacron:FG Repositório Institucional da UFOP Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) instacron:UFOP |
| Popis: | This work aims to reduce the energy consumption and thus increase the availability of blast furnace compressors of a steelmaking company, located in Alto Paraopeba region in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, through the elimination of waste points in the compressed air distribution. In order to develop this work, an ultrasound test in the compressed air line was performed to identify and quantify leaks in the flow. Once the leaks were identified, they were eliminated through corrective maintenance and improvements, and then the energy consumption scenarios before and after the improvements were compared. As a result, the average monthly electricity consumption in the reporting period decreased by 57.2%. In addition, one compressor was set aside in stand-by condition, as in the original plant. Thus, one can prove the efficiency in eliminating of waste points in compressed air distribution, since the reduction of energy consumption is important for the company to remain competitive, as the cost of electric energy affects the final price of the final products. |
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