Energy management options in a fertilizer manufacturing plant

Author

Madanhire, Ignatio ; Mbohwa, Charles

Author_Institution

Dept. of Quality & Oper. Manage., Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

fYear

2015

fDate

3-5 March 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

11

Abstract

This study highlights energy savings that could be realized in a fertilizer plant through application of various energy management options to reduce energy expenditure through efficient use of available energy resources. Energy audits were done as reference point for monitoring progress of measures put in place. It also revealed many opportunities for savings in coal usage, steam utilization and correction of electrical power factor. At the same time preserving the environment, by reducing emission of greenhouse gases which pollute the atmosphere.

Keywords

air pollution; auditing; energy conservation; energy consumption; energy management systems; fertilisers; industrial plants; manufacturing industries; atmosphere pollution; coal usage; electrical power factor; emission reduction; energy audits; energy conservation measures progress monitoring; energy expenditure reduction; energy management options; energy resources use; energy savings; fertilizer manufacturing plant; greenhouse gases; steam utilization; Energy consumption; Energy management; Energy measurement; Production; Waste heat; Water heating;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), 2015 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dubai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6064-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093852

Filename

7093852