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Strategies to Reduce Compressed Air
Costs on the Demand Side
Nipsco Symposium
Merrillville, Indiana
October 8, 2014
The Best Opportunities to Improve Efficiency
and Reduce Costs of Your Compressed
Air System on the Demand Side
Compressed Air System Efficiency
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Compressed Air is NOT Free
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Compressed Air vs. Electric
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Energy Cost Calculation
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Artificial Demand
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Operating Cost Reductions
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The Basic Rules
Bottling Plant Before Compressor
Room Piping and Design
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Bottling Plant After New Design and
Materials
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After with 4” Aluminum Alloy
Reusable Piping
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Bottling Plant Economics
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Types of Venturi Vacuum Generators
Venturi Vacuum Generators
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Venturi Vacuum Generators
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Venturi Vacuum Generators
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Venturi Vacuum Generators
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Multi-stage Co-axial are more efficient than Single-stage
Air Cylinder / Dual Pressure
Regulators
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Air Cylinders
Blow-off Air
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Low Pressure Blower Generated
Blow-off Air
Use Low Pressure Air Whenever Possible!
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Blow-off Air
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Shut off blow-off air when not needed
Blow-off Air
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Blow-off Air
Replace blow-off air with Mechanical
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Blow-off Air
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Control Cabinet Cooling
Do you actually
need cabinet
cooling?
Heat Pipe Cabinet Cooling
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Vortex Tube Refrigeration
Cabinet Cooler
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Thermostatic Automatic Shut-Off
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Thermoelectric Refrigeration Cabinet Coolers –
Peltier Cooling
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Cabinet Cooling
Optimizing Air Operated Double
Diaphragm Pumps
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AODD Comparison
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Air Operated Double Diaphragm
Pumps
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Air Vibrators
Air Motors
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Air & Electric Driven Motor Hoists
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5,000 Lb. Class Hoist
Air Motor - Driven Mixers
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Compressed Air Leaks
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Compressed air leaks -- 60 leaks at 280 cfm
Estimated cost to repair $6,000
Recoverable energy savings $28,000/year
Compressed Air Leak Examples
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Compressed Air Leak Example
THANK YOU for this Opportunity to Present
Hank van Ormer
Air Power USA, Inc.
740.862.4112