INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

Industrial energy conservation has assumed remarkable significance ever since the first oil crisis struck the world. Industrial energy conservation is a dire necessity of the day. Accordingly, it is increasingly becoming a crucial part in the design, operation and maintenance of a wide range of products and processes. A need to adopt an integrated interdisciplinary approach towards energy systems and acquisition of conservation skills and knowledge has been universally accepted. The present book is an attempt to provide a basic background to energy conservation systems that are common to a wide variety of process industries. It is an insightful text for technical professionals and students pursuing energy systems. It is aimed at creating an opportunity for working engineers and students of mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering to determine if their technologies and organizations have relevant application in the energy systems. The lucidity and simplicity of the book is such that many concepts have been explained with the help of case studies to have practical relevance to different types of industries. Each unit of the book is copiously illustrated and contains principles, illustrations applications and case studies derived from several industrial energy audits. The book also caters to the needs of the non-specialists wanting to know about industrial energy conservation by introducing the concepts of thermal and electrical engineering at appropriate places with suitable applications. This book is an ideal companion to all those engineers who are involved in the design, operation and maintenance of industrial utilities and all those budding engineers pursuing a career related to energy conservation.

Book Contents

PARTI THERMAL ENERGY CONSERVATION 1. Fuels and Combustion 2. Heat Exchangers 3. Energy Efficient Steam Generation 4. Energy Efficient Use of Steam 5. FurnacesEfficient Heat Utilisation 6. Insulation/Refractories 7. Scope for Waste Heat Recovery PARTII ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSERVATION 8. Introduction to Electrical Energy 9. Load Management and Maximum Demand Control 10. Transformer Load Management 11. System Power Factor and Use of Capacitors 12. Electrical Distribution System 13. Efficient Use of Electric Motors 14. Industrial Lighting and Illumination 15. Electrical Furnaces 16. Demand Side Management PARTIII ENERGY CONSERVATION IN INDUSTRIAL UTILITIES 17. Introduction to Industrial Utilities 18. Compressed Air Systems 19. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 20. Efficient Utilisation of Pumps 21. Efficient Utilisation of Industrial Fans and Blowers 22. Cooling Towers 23. Captive Power Generation (DG Sets)