Improving The Dye House Through The Removal Of Unwanted Bottlenecks By Modernization And Energy Conservation

Dye House

Hollar, Edward Eugene ; Dr. Gregory Buckner, Committee Member,Dr. James W. Leach, Committee Co-Chair,Dr. Herbert M. Eckerlin, Committee Co-Chair,Hollar, Edward Eugene ; Dr. Gregory Buckner ; Committee Member ; Dr. James W. Leach ; Committee Co-Chair ; Dr. Herbert M. Eckerlin ; Committee Co-Chair

University:North Carolina State University

关键词: Dye House;   

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【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this research has been to find ways to improve a package dye house through modernization and energy conservation.The research involved six months of floor studies done at the dye house, two assessments done by the Industrial Assessment Center, and research into ways to save energy and increase productivity.The dye house does not have any energy conservation systems in place, and there is a lot of opportunity to save energy if one was in place.This thesis details an energy conservation program that will help conserve energy with very little cost.The total energy savings recommended for this program is 18,579 MMBtu per year.The total cost savings is $81,258 per year.In addition to the energy conservation program, this thesis recommends a major modernization project.The dye house produces 200,000 lb a week, but its limiting factor is not the dye machines.The dryers at this facility control production levels.These dryers are very old and inefficient.The dye house should install two super dryers to replace all existing dryers.The project will take less than 3 years to implement and presents a simple pay back of 3 months.The energy savings are 84,856 MMBtu per year.This is a cost savings of $481,711 per year.In addition to the energy savings, the super dryer will save an estimated $3,141,759 per year in productivity savings.The total cost savings for this project is $3,623,470 per year.The implementation cost is $914,253.