New Approach May Help Industry Reduce Energy Usage
Announcement posted by Pump Solutions Australasia 27 Nov 2017
Importer of pumps in Australia reveals a new theory that is causing engineers and pump manufacturers to rethink energy efficiency.
Perth, WA, October 16, 2017 - Energy efficiency is important to pump manufacturers, project managers and engineers around the world. Sizeable amounts of time, money and resources are being allocated to improving energy efficiency across all sectors of industry, public works and manufacturing.
Thanks to water becoming less available and more expensive, engineers and researchers have stumbled upon a theory that is forcing many to rethink the importance and implications of energy efficiency.
From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution until recent times, water has been freely available for industrial processes and wasted without apparent consequences. Manufacturing facilities located by rivers have become a cliche over the last century. Until recently, manufacturers would use water whenever they wanted to and dump waste water back into its source.
In this era, however, water has become more expensive. Pollution has also become more expensive, with violators fined heavy amounts of money. Due to extreme population growth and climate change, there are more people, more industrial processes and less water for them to share.
Droughts can severely limit the amount of water available to a manufacturing plant while a flood can contaminate everything so badly that the water that would normally be available to them is useless. In addition, those floods can severely damage infrastructure in many areas, making it even more difficult to provide water for industrial processes.
Looking for Answers
Due to the expense and inconsistent supply of water, engineers have been looking for ways to reduce water usage. Many industries are working hard to reduce their consumption of water because it has become so expensive.
The silver lining is that engineers and scientists have stumbled into a theory which is changing the way many of them think about energy efficiency. The theory: the use of water for cooling is an indication that energy is being wasted.
Using water for cooling has been taken for granted as an essential part of the manufacturing process. when water was practically free, it was not a problem. But now that water is more scarce and more expensive, engineers and scientists are actually paying attention and trying to find ways to use less water.
Once they determined there was actually a problem, this theory caused them to become more creative. So, what is behind this theory?
When a process produces heat that needs water to cool it, that heat represents energy that could have been used as some form of kinetic energy for the manufacturing purpose for which it was intended. In other words, energy that could have been used to actually do work is instead converted to heat, which then takes even more energy to cool.
While cooling will be necessary in processes in which heat is essential, scientists and engineers are now viewing any mechanical energy turned into excess heat as wasted energy.
Mike Hurlbatt, owner of Pump Solutions Australasia, concludes: “It’s early yet, but it’s a good bet scientists and engineers will test this theory and put it to good use in their quest to become more energy efficient.”
Pump Solutions Australia import pumps into Australia from around the world. They leave no stone unturned to find the world’s finest pump manufacturers and make their products available in Australia. They import pumps from many locations, including Europe, the US, Japan and South Africa. They offer what they feel is the best customer service in the business. To learn more, call 1300 793 418.
Thanks to water becoming less available and more expensive, engineers and researchers have stumbled upon a theory that is forcing many to rethink the importance and implications of energy efficiency.
From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution until recent times, water has been freely available for industrial processes and wasted without apparent consequences. Manufacturing facilities located by rivers have become a cliche over the last century. Until recently, manufacturers would use water whenever they wanted to and dump waste water back into its source.
In this era, however, water has become more expensive. Pollution has also become more expensive, with violators fined heavy amounts of money. Due to extreme population growth and climate change, there are more people, more industrial processes and less water for them to share.
Droughts can severely limit the amount of water available to a manufacturing plant while a flood can contaminate everything so badly that the water that would normally be available to them is useless. In addition, those floods can severely damage infrastructure in many areas, making it even more difficult to provide water for industrial processes.
Looking for Answers
Due to the expense and inconsistent supply of water, engineers have been looking for ways to reduce water usage. Many industries are working hard to reduce their consumption of water because it has become so expensive.
The silver lining is that engineers and scientists have stumbled into a theory which is changing the way many of them think about energy efficiency. The theory: the use of water for cooling is an indication that energy is being wasted.
Using water for cooling has been taken for granted as an essential part of the manufacturing process. when water was practically free, it was not a problem. But now that water is more scarce and more expensive, engineers and scientists are actually paying attention and trying to find ways to use less water.
Once they determined there was actually a problem, this theory caused them to become more creative. So, what is behind this theory?
When a process produces heat that needs water to cool it, that heat represents energy that could have been used as some form of kinetic energy for the manufacturing purpose for which it was intended. In other words, energy that could have been used to actually do work is instead converted to heat, which then takes even more energy to cool.
While cooling will be necessary in processes in which heat is essential, scientists and engineers are now viewing any mechanical energy turned into excess heat as wasted energy.
Mike Hurlbatt, owner of Pump Solutions Australasia, concludes: “It’s early yet, but it’s a good bet scientists and engineers will test this theory and put it to good use in their quest to become more energy efficient.”
Pump Solutions Australia import pumps into Australia from around the world. They leave no stone unturned to find the world’s finest pump manufacturers and make their products available in Australia. They import pumps from many locations, including Europe, the US, Japan and South Africa. They offer what they feel is the best customer service in the business. To learn more, call 1300 793 418.