Energy use for industrial heat and power and new process developments for conservation. Volume 5

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:7249269

Rosenberg, R B

An IGT evaluation of energy use for industrial heat and power demonstrates that the largest energy-consuming industries can save from 10 to 20% without loss of productivity by applying conservation measures. The evaluation considered the industrial use of natural gas for steam generation, multi-purpose furnaces and ovens, and process equipment (such as cement kilns, glass tanks, and soaking pits) in such industries as primary metals; chemical and allied products; petroleum and coal products; paper and allied products; stone, clay, and glass products; and food and kindred products. Industry (excluding electric power generation) consumes 28.5% of all U.S. primary energy. As a percentage, this share is down from the 32.6% of 1965; in absolute values, however, the utilization volume grew 18% from 1965 to 1971. The primary-metal industry accounts for 19.72% of all energy used by industry. The industry is characterized by many well-defined processes and the prospects for energy conservation are good. The chemical and allied products industry uses 21.05% of all industrial energy but is not a good candidate for energy conservation by process improvement because of its extensive use of energy as boiler fuel; the same is generally true of the paper and allied products industry (10.56% of the total) and the food and kindred products (7.24%). The stone, clay, and glass products industry, with 10.02% of the industrial energy, is a good candidate for energy conservation.

• OSTI ID: 7249269
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320301* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources
CONSUMPTION RATES
DEMAND FACTORS
ENERGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HEAT
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
POWER GENERATION
PROCESS HEAT
USA