UAP has been working closely with a company in Buxton, Derbyshire to reduce the running costs associated with their compressed air equipment on site.
The company specialises in kettle controls, small domestic appliance connectors, bimetallic safety cut-outs and motor protectors.
The initial compressed air energy assessment highlighted the lack of storage/pressure vessel size in the compressed air system. This was causing the site to run a large 90kW variable speed air compressor to try and keep up with the spikes in demand. The receiver installed on site was only 800ltrs.
By installing a larger 2700ltr air receiver to the site, we were able to downsize the air compressor to a 75kW variable speed unit. The Kaeser CSDX140TSFC variable speed air compressor was installed. Space on site was an issue so the CSDX140TSFC with built-in refrigerant air dryer was the perfect choice for this application.
Reducing Power
By installing a variable speed 75kW Kaeser air compressor, we were able to stabilise the pressure and reduce the total package power / specific power needed to generate the compressed air on site.
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