American Water Heater Company: Compressed Air System Optimization Project Saves Energy and Improves Production at Water Heater Plant

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15006012· OSTI ID:15006012

In 2001, American Water Heater Company implemented a system-level improvement project on the compressed air system that serves its manufacturing plant in Johnson City, Tennessee. The plant now operates with less compressor capacity, which has reduced its energy consumption and maintenance needs. The project's total cost was $228,000. The annual compressed air energy savings (2,345,000 kWh) and maintenance savings total $160,000, yielding a simple payback of 17 months. Furthermore, the system now supports the plant's production processes more effectively, which has improved product quality and increased production.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15006012
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102003-1716; TRN: US200402%%301
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 2003; Related Information: Industrial Technologies Program BestPractices Case Study (Brochure)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
CAPACITY
COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSORS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING
OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTION
TENNESSEE
WATER HEATERS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INDUSTRY
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CASE STUDY
AMERICAN WATER HEATER
WATER HEATER
JOHNSON CITY
COMPRESSOR