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Step 1
Enhancement of management, Improvement of operation |
Step 2
Additional installation or improvement of equipment |
Step 3
Change in process, Use of high-efficiency equipment |
Rationalization of fuel combustion |
・ Improvement of air ratio (stabilization of load factors by means of selection of burners, cleaning of burners, furnace pressure control, prevention of air entry, etc.) |
・ Combustion control through exhaust gas analysis
・ Installation of combustion control devices
・ Adjustment of gas calorie |
・ Low NOx burners ・ Fluidized bed combustion ・ Fuel change |
Rationalization of heating/cooling and heat transfer |
・ Optimization of seam pressure ・ Cleaning the heating surface ・ Improvement of heat patterns
・ Improvement of methods of charging materials to be heated |
・ Extension of the preheating zone of industrial furnaces, Reduction of heat capacity
・ Improvement of control accuracy
・ Additional installation of heat exchangers, Use of multiple effect
・ Increasing the stages for the distillation tower, Changing filling materials |
Omission of processes, Utilization of sensible heat in the preceding process (hot strip charge), Re-compression of steam, Improvement of catalyst (PP, exhaust gas treatment), Use of film, Changing the constituents (low-temperature paints, materials that do not require heat treatment), Heating by infrared rays, Changing materials (use of recycled paper and water sediment), and jet heating |
Prevention of heat loss through radiation/heat transfer |
・ Reducing the radiation surface area and standby time
・ Prevention of steam leaking portions, etc.
・ Reinforcement of heat insulation, Reduction of opening areas |
・ Continuous blow equipment ・ Selection of steam traps
・ Removal of unnecessary piping
・ Spraying rock wool |
Reducing time by use of larger current for electric furnaces |
Recovery and reuse of waste energy |
Prevention of waste energy leaks |
・ Closed recovery of condensate ・ Anti-corrosive heat exchangers
・ Heat pipe, Heat pumps |
・ Power generation through recovery of low to medium temperature waste heat, Power generation through recovery of waste pressure, Recovery of waste heat from solids (slag, coke, and sintered ores)
・ Energy supply to parties outside the factory (regional heating/cooling) |
Rationalization of conversion of heat into motive power, etc. |
・ Optimization of extraction, Back steam pressure
・ Improvement of boiler turbine load distribution ・ Variable pressure operation |
・ Higher efficiency of turbine blades and nozzles ・ Rationalization of steam ejectors ・ Recovery of motive power from vacuum steam |
・ Higher temperatures/pressure of steam
・ Combined heat and power supply (co-generation, fuel cells)
・ Combined cycle power generation, Improvement of engine efficiency |