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Energy conservation in fossil‐fuel‐fired systems: Three case studies
Author(s) -
Bhatt M. Siddhartha,
Seetharamu S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440170608
Subject(s) - energy conservation , fossil fuel , coal , waste management , environmental science , sodium silicate , energy system , fuel efficiency , energy consumption , engineering , process engineering , automotive engineering , renewable energy , chemical engineering , electrical engineering
This paper reports the results of energy analysis of oil‐ and coal‐fired systems in a sodium silicate industry, in a mechanized bakery and in silk filatures. In all, seven systems (three oil‐fired and four coal‐fired units) were evaluated and energy conservation measures were suggested. It is shown that in most cases, the fuel consumption can be reduced by over half. The recommendations for fuel savings and mathematical simulations are valid for similar systems elsewhere.