Drivepower efficiency: Selected industrial processes in a Swiss chemical firm

Gabriel Mamane

Energy, 1993, vol. 18, issue 6, 627-639

Abstract: The drivepower of selected industrial processes has been investigated in a Swiss chemical firm which produces fragrances and specialty chemical products. We found that 42% of the electricity goes to drivepower (pumps, compressors, etc.). The energy uses are however varied: steam, water, mechanical cooling, compressed air. Drivepower is being used in all these applications and its trend is on the increase. The energy savings of drivepower in these facilities and in the wastewater-treatment plant, all prevalent in the chemical industry, were estimated. A non-exhaustive estimate shows that out of 19,091 MWh of annual electric power, 1204 MWh or 6.3% can be saved without major changes in the equipment. A method which includes a gross analysis of the electric grid and commensense steps is described.

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(93)90041-B

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