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La Romaine
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In 2011 on a routine visit to an industrial customer we were informed that the cost of maintenance of electrical motors was exceptionally high. Lubri-Con offered to investigate this issue for the customer. We began by collecting data: number of bearing failures/temperatures/lubricant in use/ lubrication methods/quantities and frequencies etc
Industry : Steel Manufacturing
Application : Combustion fan plumber block bearings
Previous situation : Manual lubrication of the bearings twice a week
Solution: Electrical energy represents a cost to the company – this energy should be available to do work. However due to the quality of the grease used - a fair amount of energy was being lost as heat energy – as seen by the high temperature on the bearings. This was due to several lubrication management issues. Our proposal included a detailed explanation of our findings and the following:
Results :
Situation Before Amperages = 309 Bearing operational temperature =75- 85° C |
Situation After Amperages = 294 Bearing operational temperature =55° C |
ELECTRICAL POWER SAVINGS (Electrical Eng. Calculation) A x Phase xV3 x Power Factor x Efficiency/1000kW = hourly consumption in kW 15A x 415V x 1.732 x 0.85(PF) x 0.85(E) /1000kW = 7.79 kW 7.79kW x 24hours x $0.03 (tariff) = $5.60 USD/day (savings in electricity bills) $5.60 x 365 days = $2,047.21 USD per motor savings in electricity (More than 50 motors in client’s shop) Total Savings = (2,047.21 x 50 x 6.45 TT) = $660,225.22 savings annually in Rod Mill alone |
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