Abstract
This paper was written to describe an
innovative “on-demand” industrial ventilation
system for woodworking, metalworking, food
processing, pharmaceutical, chemical, and other
industries. Having analyzed existing industrial
ventilation in 130 factories, we found striking
dichotomy between the classical “static” design of
ventilation systems and constantly changing
workflow and business demands. Using data from
real factories, we are able to prove that classical
industrial ventilation design consumes 70 % more
energy than necessary. Total potential electricity
saving achieved by using on-demand systems instead
of classically designed industrial ventilation in the
U.S. could be 26 billion kWh. At the average
electricity cost of 7 cents per kWh, this would
represent $1.875 billion. Eighty such systems are
already installed in the USA and European Union.
Litomisky, A. (2005). Innovative Energy Efficient Industrial Ventilation. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /5581.