Energy Savings Tips for Commercial & Industrial Systems
All Combustion Systems
Operate furnaces and boilers at or close to design capacity
Reduce excess air used for combustion
Clean heat transfer surfaces
Reduce radiation losses from openings
Use proper furnace or boiler insulation to reduce wall heat losses
Adequately insulate air or water-cooled surfaces exposed to the furnace environment and lines leaving the boiler
Install air preheat or other heat recovery equipment
Steam Generation Systems
Insulate all steam and return lines, flanges, valves and unions
Improve water treatment to minimize boiler blowdown
Optimize deaerator vent rate
Repair steam leaks
Minimize vented steam
Implement effective steam trap maintenance program
Use high-pressure condensate to make low-pressure steam
Utilize backpressure turbine instead of pressure-reducing or release valves
Optimize condensate recovery
Process Heating Systems
Minimize air leakage into the furnace by sealing openings
Maintain proper, slightly positive furnace pressure
Reduce weight of or eliminate material handling fixtures
Modify the furnace system or use a separate heating system to recover furnace exhaust gas heat
Recover part of the furnace exhaust heat for use in lower-temperature processes
