Compressed Air Systems

Esta planilha utilizada para calcular o potencial de economia de energia e US$

reduzindo a temperatura de entrada do ar, a presso de operao
ou reparando vazamentos de ar.

Electricity costs

0.08

Compressor rating

28

Running hours per year

$/kWh
kW

5000

Temperature at compressor air intake

35

Temperature of alternate air supply (ie external to compressor building)

28

Energy savings as a % of compressor energy costs

2.3

1. Energy savings from reduced intake air temperature

$ Saving

261.3

$ per year

(A 3oC drop in temperature represents a 1% saving in energy)

2. Energy savings from reduced operating pressure
Operating air pressure

600

kPa

New operating air pressure (ie after leak repairs or

425

kPa

14.0

reduction in pressure drops across system, balancing of load)

Energy savings as a % of compressor energy costs
$ Saving

1568.0

$ per year

750

kPa gauge

(100 kPa drop in pressure represents an 8% saving in energy)

3. Energy savings from repair of leaks

(assume temperature at 20oC)

System operating pressure

Leak size

mm

Air loss

L/s

Total air loss per year

Savings if air leaks repaired
A 1 m3 air leak wastes 0.15 kWh of electricity

64,627
776

m3/year
$ per year

Compressed Air Systems

Energy Saving from Repair of Air Leaks
Conversion of data to reference equation units and then conversion of result to SI units
Input data
21.1111
750
2

Input Units
o
C
kpa gauge
mm

Conversion to
530.00
123.15
0.08
0.0049
0.0084
1.22
0.7000
0.61
0.0044
0.0036
3.59
64,627.48
5,000
9,694.12
776

Temperature
Pressure
Leak size
Area
Mass Flowrate of Air leaking
Density of Air at 25oC
Cd Sharp edged orifice ref 2
Cd Sharp edged orifice ref 3
Mass Flow of Air leaking SI Units
Volumetric Flowrate SI Units
Volumetric Flowrate per year
Volumetric Flowrate SI Units
Operating Hours
Power wasted per year
Cost per year
References
Ref 1
Ref 2
Ref 3

Calculation units
R
psia
in
in2
Notes
lb/s
= 0.5303 * Area * Cd * Pressu
kg/m3
for comparison to Baking Indu
kg/s
m3/sec
L/sec
m3/year
hours
kWhr/year
$/annum

input data

SEDA 2003, Compressed Air Calculator, http://www.energysmart.com.au/wes/Displaypag

Industry, Science and Resources 2000, Energy Efficiency Best Practice in the Baking Indu
University fo Dayton, 2003, Compressed Air Systems: Fix Leaks,
http:// www.engr.udayton.edu/udiac/Document%5CCompAir_Fix Leaks.doc

Calculation to determine that:

1 m3 requires 0.15 kWh of power
m3/annum
kWhr
27,866
27,866
27,866
27,866

27,866
55,731
83,597
141,069
83,597
6,827,064

c/kWhr

$/annum

SEDA

4,180
4,180
4,180
4,180

4
7.5
8
10

167
313
334
418

167
313
334
418

4,180
8,360
12,540
21,160
12,540
1,024,060

16
8
8
8
12
30

669
669
1,003
1,693
1,505
307,218

669
669
1,003
1,693
1,505
307,218

on of result to SI units

= 0.5303 * Area * Cd * Pressure / Square Root (Temperature in Rankine)

for comparison to Baking Industry Data needed to use same Cd as baking industry

input data

ysmart.com.au/wes/Displaypage.asp?flash=-1&t=2004237&PageID=53
Best Practice in the Baking Industry www.isr.gov.au/energybestpractice

Air_Fix Leaks.doc