Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - (Page 12) | 04/08 | PLASTICS BLOW-MOLDING COMPRESSED AIR AUDIT OF THE MONTH Minimizing Blow-Molding Pressure Fluctuations Table 1: Pressure at the blow-pin on a Sidel blow-molder with blow-air regulator wide open. Table 2 downstream pressure in an emergency. The bypass can then be closed for any molder, which will accept lower blowing pressures than the header provides, or the bypass can be opened for any molder, which requires header pressure directly to the mold. It is important to note that the pressure inside the molding machine will actually be more stable with the bypass open than it will be with the bypass closed. This is because the regulator is not capable of reacting as quickly as required to support the blow process in real time. The regulator, in addition to creating pressure loss, continually lags behind the process causing the pressure to fluctuate dramatically. Managing Multiple Air Compressors with Storage and Pressure Control Please refer to the table below and note that an average production day operates all six operable high-pressure compressors during peak production periods and five or six during the remainder of production operations. However, several of the compressors are operating in an unloaded condition for extended periods. Therefore, the most significant energy reduction opportunity exists in managing the compressors to minimize unloaded time by more accurately responding to the changes in air demand occurring as the molders start and stop. 12 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com
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(Page 43) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks (Page 44) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks (Page 45) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Wall Street Watch (Page 46) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Wall Street Watch (Page 47) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Wall Street Watch (Page 48) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 49) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Job Market (Page 50) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Job Market (Page Cover3) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Job Market (Page Cover4)
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