Industries of the Future - West Virginia

Events

Best Practices Workshops

Process Heating Assessment

4 October, 2007
Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing
1050 Fourth Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701

Objective

Students attending the one-day workshop will learn:

  • How to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions from furnaces
  • Practical tips on process heating equipment operations and maintenance
  • How to use PHAST software to assess energy consumption in furnace components
Who Should Attend

Plant personnel involved in production, operations, and maintenance; plant engineers, plant managers, and anyone interested in knowing about electricity and natural gas savings in manufacturing facilities! A calculator is required for the workshop.

Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - noon

Morning Session

  • Introduction - Process Heating
  • Basics - Combustion, Heat Transfer, and Emissions
  • Opportunities for Efficiency Improvement
    • Heat Generation
    • Heat Transfer
noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Afternoon Session

  • Opportunities for Efficiency Improvement (cont.)
    • Waste Heat Recovery
    • Controls
  • Data Collection Equipment
  • Process Heat Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST)
    • Presentation and Demonstration
  • Discussion and Feedback