Energy consumption in a pharmaceutical factory and proposals for a reduction in Running costs.
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2015-01-20
Authors
du Preez, Frederick
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
An Investigation was carried out on a pharmaceutical factory which
is still in a construction stage to quantify all the sources of
energy usage. The major energy consumers were investigated and
comparisons carried out with international standards to see if
improvements are required.
the Performance Indicator of the building was determined ac
l,6h6 GJ/a^ per operating year by simulating energy consumption.
A correlation between ambient dry bulb and building cooling
electrical demand were established.
A monitoring and targeting instrumentation schedule was proposed
after defining a targeting philosophy.
The proposed building services were analysed and possible energy
cost saving Investments were identified and analysed by different
costing models to see the effect of the costing model on the type of
proposal.
The two proposals which showed financial viability are firstly, the
removal of dehumidifier heat with evaporation which showed an
electrical energy saving of 965.76 MJ p.a. and a payback period of
2,9 years and secondly, the installation of high efficiency lights
which showed a electrical energy saving of 76 MJ p.a. and a payback
period of 0,62 years*