Efficient Use of Thermal Energy Has Direct Impact on Your Sustainability Goals and Energy Bills
What is Thermal Energy Audit ?
Thermal Energy Audit Evaluates the Energy Performance of Your Thermal Systems.
It is a customized energy audit mainly focuses on thermal systems and utilities, such as boilers, furnaces, affiliated operations and processes. It determines the existing energy performance of the system and quantum of energy loss. Thermal system’s energy audit explores the energy saving opportunities. Energy Efficiency measures may be in the form of retrofitting technologies, waste heat recovery, control systems upgradation and execution of best practices.
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Energy Efficiency in thermal utilities and equipment such as Boilers, Chillers, Ovens, Furnaces, Cooling Towers, Steam Distribution System, Condensate Recovery System, Waste Heat Recovery etc. plays a vital role in achieving the sustainability goals and reducing the energy bills.
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It helps you to identify areas for improvement. Through an audit, you will find Now/Low cost energy efficiency measures. That will reduce energy losses and provides a quick payback of your investment. Further more, thermal system audit explains the true capacity of your existing system and can forecast the expected energy needs in case of future expansions.
As a result of changes in the energy marketplace, the role of energy audit has greatly expanded. There is an increasing need for all types of business and industry effective energy management. Reducing energy expenses is the most promising approach for lowering the operating costs and your carbon foot-prints.
Scope of Work of Thermal Systems Energy Audit
Energy Balance of any facility indicates the different types and quantum of energies being used in a facility in different sections, processes etc. E-sankey software is used to visualize the energy flows.
With the help of thermal imaging camera, we can see what we cant see with naked eyes. Thermal imaging of electrical and mechanical system unveils many hot spots that can be catastrophic in the near future and causing energy loss.
For the successful implementation of energy efficiency measures and energy management system, training of energy team and relevant staff plays a vital role. In this program, need based, customized training program is executed which comprises of onsite and classroom training session.
In this process, the control systems of all major energy using equipment and processes are evaluated for optimum operational controls. As a result, different energy efficiency measures, such as retrofitting the existing controls, installation of variable frequency drives, automation, process parameters optimization may be the part of action plan.
Chillers and other refrigeration system are evaluated for the energy performance. Energy and mass balance is calculated. Pumps and its controls are evaluated for best performance. The outcomes may be the automation, process control optimization and revision of its design.
Steam boilers are the integral part of many industries. Steam is the one the most expensive utility of a facility. Boilers are evaluated for its combustion and thermal efficiency, energy balance, operational controls and parameters, fuel quality, design etc. Different types of equipment are used in this analysis, such as Flue Gas Analyzer, Thermal Imager, pH Meter etc.
Different efficiency measures such as combustion optimization, automation of operational controls, waste heat recovery, better handling and maintenance etc. are the important part of action plan.
Boilers design evaluation is also done on demand.
Steam Distribution System. This includes the evaluation of steam distribution network for optimum performance, pipe sizes and network design is checked. Thermography of steam lines is carried out for insulation survey, steam traps are examined and steam control system is analyzed. steam flow rates, and efficiency of heat exchangers is determined.
Condensate Recovery System analysis includes the effectiveness of condensate collection system, flash steam generation and its handling, effective use of condensate in the system is evaluated.
Different energy saving opportunities are evaluated in steam and condensate system and are important part of action plan. 10- 20 % energy of steam system can be saved by implementing efficiency measures in a typical industry
Heating ovens, furnaces are evaluated for its best energy performance. Typically it includes combustion efficiency testing, thermography, flam control technique, operation controls and parameters analysis, heat and mass balance.
Different energy losses are evaluated and action plan is developed to save energy .
It typically includes the measurement of Range, Approach, Effectiveness, cooling capacity of cooling towers. Water showering, Fills condition, water quality, energy and mass balance is determined. Different energy saving opportunities are identified such as in its control systems, pumping system, and maintenance practices.
Effective measurement and monitoring is crucial part of energy management system. Existing energy monitoring scheme is evaluated and redesigned if needed.
