Industrial Steam Systems: Opportunities for Energy and Productivity Savings

In Industrial Steam Systems: Opportunities for Energy and Productivity Savings , you'll learn ...

• Methods to estimate the fuel costs and operating characteristics of a steam system and to identify improvements in energy efficiency that translate to operational cost savings
• How to evaluate the fuel-to-steam conversion efficiency of a boiler
• How to select the most appropriate fuel, maintain the proper steam balance throughout the system, and integrate process energy
• Methods to evaluate steam system losses, including steam leaks, condensate losses, flash steam losses and heat loss through insulation

Overview

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Credit: 6 CPD

Length: 68 pages

Engineers are often unaware of the opportunities available for energy and productivity savings in their steam systems, or they are unsure of the calculation procedures required to determine the savings opportunities. Steam system surveys can save energy and provide significant economic benefits to the facility owner.

In this course, you’ll learn major areas where steam systems can be improved, along with calculations that you can perform to quantify steam system improvement opportunities. Guidelines are provided for profiling individual steam systems with methods to estimate the fuel costs and operating characteristics of the facility along with identifying improvements in energy efficiency that translate to operational cost savings.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Profile an industrial steam system.
• Identify the steam properties relevant to steam-system operation.
• Describe methods for improving boiler operations.
• Explain approaches for improving resource utilization in a steam system.
• Analyze energy losses in a steam distribution system.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.