Análisis de fugas en generación y distribución de aire comprimido en proceso industrial. Propuesta de plan de mejoras.

Abstract

This academic work focuses on the analysis of wasted energy in an industrial compressed air system, compressed air leaks become wasted energy. The main objective is to determine leaks and breakdowns of pressurized air in the plant facilities, from its generation stage to the distribution network. The contribution of this analysis proposes an improvement plan to reduce costs due to undetected leaks in the pressurized air installation. Undetected leaks are ongoing maintenance issues and can appear anywhere in the system. These leaks require an ongoing air leak detection and repair program. The methodology to be used is bibliography for the technical review of the consumption criteria (flow, pressure) of compressed air and vacuum. The analytical method is used to carry out the lifting of equipment for the generation and storage of pressurized air in load and empty. Finally, the comparative method that takes into account the ISO 8573-1 standard that corresponds to energy efficiency of compressed air in the plant, therefore, costs related to flow, pressure and electrical energy consumption are weighted.