The importance of Air Compressor Energy-Saving

As one of the power sources of manufacturing enterprises, compressed air needs to be continuously operated to ensure the stability of air supply pressure. This is the basic condition for the production and operation of enterprises, and the air compressor unit as the main manufacturing equipment is the core equipment to undertake this task. , continuous and reliable operation is required to ensure trouble-free and stable operation. Since it is a running device, it needs power supply to operate, and the large power consumption is the core of cost increase. At the same time, in the process of continuous gas supply, is there leakage and ineffective use of the entire gas supply pipe network system within the enterprise, so that the compressed air produced leaks in vain? In order to effectively reduce the use cost of air compressor units, the following points are explained.

Air Compressor Energy-Saving Methods

1. Use high-efficiency air compressors

In the technical transformation of equipment, it is necessary to pay attention to high-efficiency units, such as replacing piston machines with screw air compressors, which is the development trend of equipment. At present, many users are still using piston compressors. Compared with traditional piston compressors, screw air compressors have the advantages of simple structure, small size, higher reliability, stability, and simple maintenance. The market share of screw air compressors is increasing year by year, especially in recent years, energy-saving screw compressors have been emerging, and various companies are rushing to launch products that exceed the national energy efficiency grade standards.

2. Leakage control

Leakage control of the entire pipe network system during the use of compressed air. The average leakage of compressed air in factories is as high as 20-30%, so the main work of energy saving is to control leakage. It is urgent to check the leakage of the air compressor pipeline and optimize the design of the pipeline. It is a pity that the ineffective use of leaked compressed air, a power source produced by energy consumption, electricity and water, makes it leak in vain. I hope that it will attract the attention of enterprise managers.

3. Pressure drop control

Every time the compressed air passes through a device, there will be a loss of compressed air, and the pressure of the air source will be reduced, and the pressure drop treatment needs to be carried out, that is, a pressure gauge is set up in each section of the pipeline. Check the pressure drop of each section in detail, if there is any problem, it needs to be maintained in time. (Each increase of one kilogram of pressure increases the energy consumption by 7%-10%).

4. Air supply pressure and air volume

When selecting the type of compressed air equipment and evaluating the pressure demand of the gas-consuming equipment, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the air supply pressure and air supply volume, and do not blindly increase the air supply pressure and total power of the equipment. In the case of ensuring production, the exhaust pressure of the air compressor should be lowered as much as possible. The cylinder of many air-consuming equipment is only 3 to 4 bar (every 1 bar of pressure lowers, about 7 to 10% of energy is saved). For enterprise gas equipment, the production and use can be guaranteed according to the gas consumption and gas pressure of the equipment.

5. High-efficiency compressor

According to the production gas consumption of the enterprise, it is necessary to consider the use of gas peaks and valleys. The use of high-efficiency permanent magnet variable frequency screw air compressors is conducive to energy saving.

6. Centralized control of multiple devices

The centralized control of multiple devices is a good way to improve the management methods of modern enterprises, which can avoid the stepped exhaust pressure rise caused by the parameter setting of multiple air compressors, resulting in waste of output air energy. The joint control of multiple air compressor units, the linkage control of post-processing equipment and facilities, the monitoring of the flow of the air supply system, the monitoring of the air supply pressure, and the monitoring of the air supply temperature can effectively avoid various problems in the operation of the equipment and improve the reliability of the equipment operation.

7. Reduce intake air temperature

Reduce the intake air temperature of the air compressor, maintain and clean the equipment, increase the heat dissipation effect of the air compressor, and the exchange effect of heat exchangers such as water cooling and air cooling, etc., all of which can reduce energy loss. According to the operating principle of the air compressor, the air compressor inhales natural air, and after multi-stage treatment, multi-stage compression forms high-pressure clean air to supply other equipment. During this whole process, the air in nature will be continuously compressed and absorbed most of the heat energy converted from electrical energy, and the temperature of the compressed air will increase accordingly. The continuous high temperature is detrimental to the normal operation of the equipment, so it is necessary to continuously cool the equipment, and at the same time The re-inhaled natural air reduces the intake air temperature and increases the intake air volume, which is an ideal state.

8. Waste heat recovery during compression

Air compressor waste heat recovery generally uses high-efficiency waste heat recovery equipment to heat cold water by absorbing waste heat from air compressors without additional energy consumption. Save a lot of energy for the enterprise, thereby greatly saving the output cost of the enterprise.

In a word, improving the use efficiency of compressed air is one of the important measures for enterprises to save energy and reduce emissions. It requires managers, users and operators to pay attention to and take effective measures to improve the use rate of air compressors, ensure production, and reduce use costs. the goal of.

The above is the whole content of air compressor energy-saving. If you are interested in energy-saving air compressors or want to buy them, you can contact Youteng at any time.

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