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AN ENERGY USE ANALYSIS of A FRESH and FROZEN FISH PROCESSING COMPANY
Author(s) -
ENRIQUEZ LEOPOLDO G.,
FLICK GEORGE J.,
MASHBURN WILLIAM H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of food process engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1745-4530
pISSN - 0145-8876
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4530.1986.tb00113.x
Subject(s) - energy conservation , energy consumption , environmental science , electricity , fish <actinopterygii> , energy intensity , index (typography) , waste management , total energy , engineering , fishery , computer science , biology , psychology , world wide web , electrical engineering , displacement (psychology) , psychotherapist
An energy use analysis was performed on a fresh and frozen fish processing company to identify current levels of energy consumption and establish an energy conservation program. Electrical energy constituted 79% and 87% of the fish and ice plants’energy consumption, respectively. Baseload electricity in the fish plant was 88% and 30% in the ice plant. the fish plant's intensity index was 1,882.3 BTU/Ib (4,371.9 KJ/Kg) of product while the ice plant's 172.5 BTU/lb (399.6 KJ/Kg) of ice. the trucking fleet had a fuel intensity index of 29,910.6 BTU/mile (19,630.6 KJ/Km) and was the largest energy consumer accounting for 60% of the company's total energy usage. Proposed energy conservation measures can lead to significant reductions in the current levels of energy consumption.