Smart scale energy solutions for steam systems

Key factor to benefit of continuous cost reduction is monitoring the fuel usage or boiler efficiency. It accounts for the effectiveness of the heat exchanger as well as for the radiation, convection and blow down losses. This helps to:

• Gain transparency of the fuel and steam consumption

• Identify, quantify and allocate losses in the system

• Benchmark boiler and consumers and optimize their use

• Minimize maintenance cost and downtime

• Verify investments

• Evaluate most efficient operation load of boiler and production

A lot of energy is lost in steam systems due to improper insulation or leakage found at valve stems, unions, pressure regulators, pipe joints and defect steam traps. Mass balancing by measurement at different points in the steam system helps to:

• Detect leakages in time

• Define ideal maintenance intervals and justify expenses

• Find weak points in insulation

• Quantify and reduce condensate losses and thus save valuable energy, reduce make up water and chemical

The allocation of energy usage to specific areas and processes is one of the key factors for energy management systems (e.g. ISO 50001) and precondition for transparent bookkeeping. The exact measurement of air consumption per unit of product is also helpful to optimize production processes. Furthermore the data are suitable for a carbon footprint evaluation.