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Assignment Brief 2 Energy Efficiency Management

The document provides details for an energy auditing assignment of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. It includes 4 tasks related to assessing the boiler and steam system, electrical power usage and potential savings, motor efficiency, and the compressed air system. For each task, the student is asked to prepare a short note analyzing the current system, identifying energy savings opportunities, and making recommendations. The document outlines the learning outcomes and grading criteria for the assignment.

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Assignment Brief 2 Energy Efficiency Management

The document provides details for an energy auditing assignment of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. It includes 4 tasks related to assessing the boiler and steam system, electrical power usage and potential savings, motor efficiency, and the compressed air system. For each task, the student is asked to prepare a short note analyzing the current system, identifying energy savings opportunities, and making recommendations. The document outlines the learning outcomes and grading criteria for the assignment.

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Assignment Brief

Student Name/ID
Number/Section
HTU Course Number and Title Energy Efficiency and Management
Academic Year 2020/2021
Assignment Author Prof. Ismael Al-Hinti
Course Tutor Prof. Ismael Al-Hinti
Assignment Title Energy Auditing of residential and commercial buildings
Assignment Ref No 2
Issue Date 26/1/2021
Formative Assessment dates 1-8/2/2021
Submission Date 10/2/2021
IV Name & Date Eng. Hamza Nawafah

Submission Format

Short assessment note (1-3 pages each) for each of the four tasks.

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO3 Analyse energy-saving opportunities in Electrical power systems


LO4 Analyse energy-saving opportunities in industrial facilities

Assignment Brief and Guidance


You are an energy auditing apprentice who is working at an ESCO specialized in performing energy
audits in industrial facilities. You were assigned to a team which is conducting an energy audit in a
pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

Task I:
Your team started by assessing the boiler and steam network. You gathered the following
information:
• The boiler operates at a pressure of 7 bar.
• The AF ratio is adjusted manually.

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• The steam network is insulated, except at certain points where fittings and valves are
present.
• No visible steam leaks.
• The exhaust gas temperature is 350°C.
• The O2 percentage in the exhaust was found to be 8%.
• Maintenance is not regular.
• Blowdown is directly connected to the sewer.
• The system contains several steam traps.
• A condensate return system is used.
• The boiler consumed 21,000 GJ of natural gas in 2020 (price of natural gas is JD 6.5/GJ).

Prepare a short note (to be incorporated in the audit report which your team leader will compile)
to provide your assessment of the boiler and steam system. Your contribution should include the
following:
1- Estimation of current boiler efficiency.
2- Measures that can be taken to improve the boiler efficiency.
3- Estimation of expected improved efficiency and resulting savings.
4- Description and discussion of all other energy saving measures that can be implemented.
5- List of options for heat recovery options and potential uses.

Task II:
A colleague of yours collected daily measurements of the peak power during peak hours (as
defined by EMRC), and the average power factor during the month of December, and produced
the following graphs. The monthly average peak power during peak hours was calculated and
found to be 344 kW. The monthly average power factor was calculated and found to be 89%.

Peak Power (kW) during peak hours Vs days


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800
600
400
200
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Power Factor (%) Vs Days


95

90

85

80

75
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You were asked to work on the data to identify potential saving opportunities. One of them, was
to limit the peak power to 250 kW during the peak hours in this facility for the entire month, the
other was to improve the power factor to 96%.

Write a short note (to be incorporated in the audit report which your team leader will compile)
which should include:
1. An estimate the savings resulting from both measures.
2. The sizing of the required power factor correction unit, taking into consideration that the
average power is 750 kW.
3. Discussion of power quality aspects that need to be considered before installing the
power factor correction unit.
Task III:
You were asked to evaluate the efficiency of a 7.5 kW motor that operates on a constant load.
You took the attached photo of the motor nameplate and then you collected the following
measurements: Current = 10 A, power factor = 0.81, speed = 1465 rpm. The motors runs daily on
an average of 14 hours.
Prepare a short motor assessment note which includes:
• The measurements you took, and the equipment you used to obtain such measurements
• Calculation of the current motor efficiency
• Energy saving measure(s) you would recommend, with a financial feasibility analysis

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Task IV:
During the initial walkthrough, you came across the compressor and the compressed air network
used to operate a number of pneumatic systems. The following observations were collected:
• The compressor is relatively old.
• The compressor room was very hot.
• The compressor room was relatively close to the pneumatic systems.
• The pressure at the compressor exit was 8 bar.
• The pressure at the pneumatic systems was 6.5 bar.
• The compressor cycles on/off every 40-50 seconds.

Prepare a short high-level recommendation note on actions that can be taken immediately, and
measurements you would plan to evaluate potential energy saving opportunities.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria


Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
LO3 Analyse energy saving P7 Perform basic M3 Appreciate D3 Evaluate
opportunities in Electrical power factor power quality different motor
power systems improvement considerations of energy saving
calculations electrical energy opportunities
saving
P8 Estimate motor
opportunities
loads and efficiency
P9 Apply different
electrical power
tariff structures

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LO4 Analyse energy saving P10 Estimate boiler M4 Discuss various D4 Discuss various
opportunities in industrial efficiency and energy saving energy saving
facilities improvement opportunities in opportunities in
potentials compressed air steam systems
systems
P11 Identify energy
saving potentials
from waste heat
recovery

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