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Equipment
Fans
Blowers
Compressors
Specific
Pressure*
Pressure rise
(mm WG)
< 1.11
1136
1.11 to 1.20
1136 2066
> 1.20
(RPM)
! Head
(RPM)2
! Power
(Capacity x Head)
(RPM)3
reduce by 10%
! Head
reduce by 19%
! Power
reduce by 27%
Static Pressure
N2 rpm
80%
76%
74%
Power consumption
Volumetric Flow
Confederation of Indian Industry
Fan Efficiency
fan
Where,
Q = Volumetric Flow
P = Static Head Developed by fan
Typical Efficiencies 40 to 70%
Confederation of Indian Industry
RPM
Diameter
Density
Temperature
RPM Diameter Density Temperature
Volumetric
capacity
D3
Pressure rise
n2
D2
1/T
Power
consumption
n3
D5
1/T
kW in %
100
80
60
Damper
VFC
40
20
On/off
20
40
VFD
Ideal
60
80
Q in %
100
Throttling of a Fan
! Suction/Delivery
! Why?
Throttling - Suction
0 mm
-600 mm
-700 mm
Throttling - Delivery
+100 (120) mm
0 mm
-600 mm
Actual requirement
! 90,000 m3/h
! 510 mm Wg
10 mm Wg
Damper 60%
-500 mm Wg
-720 mm Wg
Damper throttling
"
"
+ 5 mm
-270 mm
50%
-360 mm
38 kW
! Pressure drop
! Head required
= (90/365) X 100
= 24%
= 0.76 times present head
Investment
= Rs.0.05 Lakhs
Payback period
= 1 month
-11 mm
462 m3/min
288 mmWC
45 kW
18.3 kW
-140 mm
Coal Mill Vent Fan
Confederation of Indian Industry
Static Pressure
50 Hz
288
36 Hz
150
130
54%
Volumetric Flow
! Investment
! Payback
13 months
200
Head
(mm WC)
110
Op.point 45 %
110
148
Quantity (km3/h)
Confederation of Indian Industry
= Rs.12.00 Lakhs
Investment
= Rs.10.00 Lakhs
Payback period
= 10 months
Control of fans
ESP
30
TPH
VFD
-60 mm -110 mm
Boiler
50%
Present Control
! Damper Based on Furnace Draught
! Energy Loss Across Damper
ID Fan
53 kW
VFD 29 kW
Natural Draught
ESP
VFD
- 45 mm
Hood
- 28 mm - 34 mm
100%
ID Fan
35 kW
ESP
- 23 mm
- 79 mm
122 kW
DC Drive
Power
Savings
(Rs.Lacs)
23 (Present)
122 kW
--
40
105 kW
3.48
50
90 kW
6.56
60
60 kW
12.7
558 mm WC
16.8% of pr developed
!Power consumption
210.2 kW
10-12 m/sec
Flow measurement
! Aerofoil in cooler fans
#Initial apprehension dust
#Prone for wear due to dust
! Extensively practiced in power plants FD fans
! Potential in cooler fans no. 5 and 10
! Inlet Pressure not more than 20 mm WC
! Saving potential - 6-7%
Rs 8.58 Lakhs
Rs 2.0 Lakhs
3 Months
Annual Saving
Rs 1.33 Lakhs
Investment
Rs 1.20 Lakhs
Payback period
11 Months
Case Study
! Centralized cooling tower
# 2 out of 4 fans operated
! Cooling Tower Fans Provided with TIC
# ON at 32 Deg C
# OFF at 30 Deg C
! Benefits
# Two cells not used
# 20% energy savings achieved
! Installed VFD for all fans after revamp
Case Study
! Operate all fans at 50% speed
# All cells area fully utilised
! 50% energy savings achieved
% Annual savings =
Rs 2.64 lakhs
% Investment =
Rs 2.50 lakhs
% Payback period =
11 months
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