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原文传递 Improving Compressed Air Energy Efficiency in Automotive Plants-Practical Examples and Implementation.

题名：	Improving Compressed Air Energy Efficiency in Automotive Plants-Practical Examples and Implementation.
作者：	Alkadi, N. E.; Kissock, K.
关键词：	Automotive Industry; Compressed Air; Costs; Energy Conservation; Energy Demand; Energy Efficiency; Implementation; Industrial Plant; Manufacturing; Production; Sales
摘要：	The automotive industry is the largest industry in the United States in terms of the dollar value of production. U.S. automakers face tremendous pressure from foreign competitors, which have an increasing manufacturing presence in this country. The 'Big Three' North American original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)--General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler--are reacting to declining sales figures and economic strain by working more efficiently and seeking opportunities to reduce production costs without negatively affecting production volume or the quality of the product. Successful, cost-effective investment and implementation of the energy efficiency technologies and practices meet the challenge of maintaining the output of high-quality product with reduced production costs. Automotive stamping and assembly plants are typically large users of compressed air with annual compressed air utility bills in the range of $2 million per year per plant. This paper focuses on practical methods that the authors have researched, analyzed, and implemented to improve compressed air system efficiency in automobile manufacturing facilities. It describes typical compressed air systems in automotive stamping and assembly plants, and compares these systems to best practices. The paper then presents a series of examples, organized using the inside-out approach, which strategically identifies the energy savings in the compressed air system by first minimizing end-use demand, then minimizing distribution losses, and finally making improvements to primary energy conversion equipment, the air compressor plant.
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