Industrial Energy Savings    

Piping/Storage

Compressed Air Piping Distribution Systems
By Gary Wamsley, PE, CEM, JoGar Energy Services
Perhaps your facility recently had a compressed air system survey, conducted by an air systems services company, that resulted in a couple of major recommendations, such as:  • Install a new smaller compressor and new control systems on all of the units • Repair the many air leaks (identified as 30% of your system capacity)  
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Xcel Energy and Northwest Airlines Partner to Save Energy
Erin Mathe
How do you test a 747 engine to ensure reliability once it’s airborne at 600 miles an hour?
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Steel Cord Producer Manages Pressure
By Dan Wirth, Tencarva Machinery Company
The facility produces “Steel Cord” and is a division of a large corporation. The following information was produced from a compressed air system analysis done over seven days.
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Energy-Efficient Compressed Air Piping Systems
By Paul Johnson, Parker Trainsair
Almost every industry in America today is experiencing higher costs – energy, raw materials, labor, health care, shipping – you name it.  Energy prices have been rising and many experts forecast that these increases will continue.  Energy costs sometimes are overlooked when developing productivity and cost reduction plans.
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Audit Savings for Motor Coach Industries
By Ron Marshall, CET, CIM, Manitoba Hydro
Motor Coach Industries, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the largest manufacturer of intercity tour coaches for the tour, charter, line-haul, scheduled service, commuter transit and conversion markets in the U.S. and Canada. The company operates a four screw-type air compressor system at its Clarence Avenue plant in Winnipeg. To maintain adequate system pressure at the plant, Motor Coach was forced to run all four compressors 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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