A review on compressed-air energy use and energy savings

Saidur, Rahman and Rahim, N.A. and Hasanuzzaman, M. (2010) A review on compressed-air energy use and energy savings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14 (4). pp. 1135-1153. ISSN 1364-0321, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.013.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.013

Abstract

Compressed-air systems account for about 10 of total industrial-energy use for few selected countries as found in literatures. Compressed air is typically one of the most expensive utilities in an industrial facility. This paper describes a comprehensive literature review about compressed air energy use, savings, and payback period of energy efficient strategies. This paper compiles latest literatures in terms of thesis (MS and PhD), journal articles, conference proceedings, web materials, reports, books, handbooks on compressed air energy use, efficiency, energy savings strategies. Computer tools for compressed air analysis have been reviewed and presented in this paper. Various energy-saving measures, such as use of highly efficient motors, VSD, leak prevention, use of outside intake air, reducing pressure drop, recovering waste heat, use of efficient nozzle, and use of variable displacement compressor to save compressed-air energy have been reviewed. Based on review results, it has been found that for an electric motor used in a compressed-air system, a sizeable amount of electric energy and utility bill can be saved using high efficient motors and applying VSDs in matching speed requirements. Also, significant amounts of energy and emission are reducible through various energy-saving strategies. Payback periods for different energy savings measures have been identified and found to be economically viable in most cases.

Item Type: Article
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Additional Information: 574NO Times Cited:19 Cited References Count:108
Uncontrolled Keywords: Compressed-air systems; Economic analysis; Emission reduction; Energy savings; Computer tools; Electric energies; Energy efficient; Energy saving; Energy savings measures; Energy savings strategies; Energy use; Energy-saving measures; Industrial facilities; Intake air; Journal articles; Literature reviews; Matching speed; Payback periods; Utility bills; Variable displacement compressor; Web materials; Air intakes; Caissons; Cold storage; Compressed air; Energy conservation; Investments; Motors; Pneumatics; Pressure vessels; Waste heat; Energy conversion.
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Mr Jenal S
Date Deposited: 05 Jul 2013 03:37
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2019 08:32
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/6728

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