Energy Efficiency Status-Quo at UK Foundries: The “Small-Is-Beautiful” Project
Jolly, Mark, Salonitis, Konstantinos and Hamid, Mehrabi (2017) Energy Efficiency Status-Quo at UK Foundries: The “Small-Is-Beautiful” Project. In: Light Metals 2017. Springer. ISBN 9783319515410
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Abstract
Energy efficiency is a critical issue for all manufacturing sectors. In the present paper the energy efficiency of UK foundries was assessed. In the context of this research 80 foundries were studied, 60 were contacted and 10 were visited. General energy data were collected using structured questionnaires, interviewing energy managers and process operators. A number of foundries are operating to a good standard, by employing energy managers and regularly auditing; they are in control of their process and working rigorously to improve their efficiency. Simultaneously though, smaller foundries have not adjusted to the new market demands and are not operating in the most energy efficient manner. Important barriers to energy efficiency in these foundries include lack of knowledge on auditing methods, poor knowledge in managing energy consumption, the inefficiency of individual process steps, production disruptions, aging equipment, personnel behavior, inadequate maintenance and lack of investment, automation and research.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Subjects: | Engineering > Mechanical Engineering |
Divisions: | Faculty of Technology > FOT Executive |
Depositing User: | Hamid Ahmad Mehrabi |
Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2020 13:15 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2020 11:03 |
URI: | http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/11950 |
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