Handbook of Energy Efficiency for Industry

by Bhatia, Ramesh

ISBN: 9789390259472
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Imprint : Associated Publishing Company
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 2995.00
Biblio : 2019,.viii+77,.fig,.tbls,.25cm

Author Profile

Dr Ramesh Bhatia is an engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) from Naval College of Engineering and MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai. With total experience of over 40 years in reputed organizations, he has worked in manufacturing, projects, maintenance and business management. He is an expert for measurement and verification of energy consumption. He has over 15 years of hands on experience in the practice of energy efficiency and conservation. For his work he has covered almost all the m

About The Book

Energy efficiency for industry involves a vast spectrum as varied as the industry itself. This book focuses on the utilities in industries which narrows down the coverage to a finite area. Here the concentration is on industrial utilities such as boilers, air compressors, motors etc which support all industries even though the industries have different processes and manufacturing lines. There are 12 to 15 utilities commonly used in all industries and these consume a large proportion of energy.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii Energy Efficiency in Industrial Utilities 1 Distribution of Electricity in the Plant 5 Efficient Running of Motors 9 Operational Efficiency of Pumps 15 Compressed Air System 17 Boilers and Steam Distribution 23 Efficiency of Fans and Blowers 29 Transformers and Their Efficiency 31 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Efficiency 33 Cooling Towers 39 Fuels and Combustion Efficiency 41 Harmonics and Power Quality 45 Efficiency of Secondary Generation 49 Furnaces