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Energy efficiency measures - Industrial - Process steam

Template assignment

Base case
  • A natural gas fired boiler provides 100 kg/h steam for 12 hours per day to run a sterilizer
  • Seasonal efficiency of boiler is 70%
  • Steam pressure is 220 psig at superheat temperature of 205 °C
  • Condensate at 70 °C, no return
  • Makeup water at 10 °C
Proposed case
  • Decrease steam pressure and flow for sterilizer to150 psig and 60 kg/h
  • Lower superheat temperature to 188 °C
  • Recycle half the condensate
  • Cost of change estimated at $30,000
  • O&M savings: $400 per year
Other opportunity
  • Higher efficiency boiler
Solution

The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.