Detecting leaks to reduce energy costs

Ford Motor Co. is realizing significant energy savings, reducing capital expenditures, and minimizing wastewater disposal costs by diagnosing and quantifying leaks in its compressed air, steam condensate, and process water systems by applying algorithms developed by CEC Consultants Inc. These algori...

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Published inMechanical engineering (New York, N.Y. 1919) Vol. 117; no. 7; pp. 98 - 100
Main Author VALENTI, M
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY American Society of Mechanical Engineers 01.07.1995
Subjects
Algorithms
Applications
Applied sciences
Automobile industry
Automobiles
Compressed air
Computer based modeling
Cost control
Cost reduction
Data analysis
Electric power plants
Electrical engineering
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy consultants
Energy efficiency
Energy management services
Energy use
Engineers
Exact sciences and technology
Industrial plants
Load
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Manycompanies
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
Power plants
Process controls
Q1
Sensors
Services
Vortices
United States > US
Boiler plant
Compressed air
Energy economy
Automobile industry
Industrial plant
Maintenance
Leak detection
Fault diagnostic
Monitoring
Steam generator
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ISSN0025-6501
1943-5649

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Summary:Ford Motor Co. is realizing significant energy savings, reducing capital expenditures, and minimizing wastewater disposal costs by diagnosing and quantifying leaks in its compressed air, steam condensate, and process water systems by applying algorithms developed by CEC Consultants Inc. These algorithms make use of readily available instruments, such as vortex shedding meters, chart recorders, and data loggers, to compare how much utility use is needed for assembly and manufacturing equipment with how much is being generated. To understand utility use as an overall system and diagnose where leaks and other problems may be, CEC uses readily available boilerhouse data gathered by standard sensing devices. The sensing equipment is located at action points where leaks are likely, such as condensate receivers, key manholes, and the air blowoffs on machining systems where solenoids might fail. The sensing devices send their data to chart recorders and data loggers, both of which are usually in place in manufacturing plants or easily installed if not.
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ISSN:0025-6501
1943-5649