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Industrial
Energy Audit Case
Study
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Total
savings of $23,070 the first year.
Payback
less than eight months.
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Business
Problem: All departments are asked to determine ways
to save money.
Solution:
The facilities management team identifies
uninsulated, bare steam lines. They asked us to perform
an on-site energy audit.
Here are the results of that evaluation:
| Pipe size: |
2 inches |
| Uninsulated
Footage |
1000 feet |
| Process
temperature: |
350° F |
| Average ambient
temperature: |
75° F |
| Conversion
efficiency: |
75% |
| Annual hours of
operation |
8320 |
| Fuel cost ($/MCF): |
$3.40 |
The
heat loss per foot of uninsulated pipe was nearly six
million BTU per year.
Follow-Up:
By providing one inch of 850F Mineral Fiber
insulation to the bare pipes, the company saved $23.07
per foot of pipe the first year after their energy
audit.
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