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Energy Conservation and Management

EE-315

Dr. Muhammad Sarfraz Akram


Assistant Professor
Institute of Energy & Environmental Engineering
University of the Punjab
Email: [email protected]
Conservation of Energy by the Process Improvements
• Increasing the efficiency of a Rankine cycle by reducing the
condenser pressure.
1 2
• Increasing the efficiency of a Rankine cycle by increasing the
boiler pressure.
• Increasing the efficiency of a Rankine cycle by increasing the
boiler temperature 4 3
Class Exercise
Increasing the efficiency of a Rankine cycle by reducing the condenser pressure
Class Exercise
Increasing the efficiency of a Rankine cycle by increasing the boiler pressure
Class Exercise
Increasing the efficiency of a Rankine cycle by increasing the boiler temperature
Energy Conservation and Recovery
• Energy conservation mainly refers to reducing energy consumption and increasing
efficiency in energy usage.
• Energy recovery also may be a part of energy conservation through captured and hence
reduced waste energy.
• Energy conservation is an important part of controlling climate change by reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
• Energy conservation facilitates the replacement of nonrenewable resources with renewable
energy and is often the most economical solution to energy shortages.
• Energy conservation may lead to increased security, financial gain, and environmental
protection. For example, electric motors consume a considerable amount of electrical
energy and operate at efficiencies between 70 and 90 %. Therefore, using an electric motor
operating with higher efficiency will conserve energy throughout its useful life.
• Energy recovery leads to reducing the energy input by reducing the overall waste energy
from a system. For example, a waste energy, mainly in the form sensible or latent heat, from
a subsystem may be usable in another part of the same system. Therefore, energy recovery
may be a part of energy conservation.
Energy Conservation and Recovery
• There is a large potential for energy recovery in industries and utilities leading to reduced
use of fossil fuels and hence greenhouse gas emission.
• Hot water from processes such as power plants and steel mills may be used for heating of
homes and offices in the nearby area. Energy conservation through insulation or improved
buildings may also help. Low temperature heat recovery would be more effective for a short
distance from producer to consumer.
• Regenerative brake is used in electric cars and trains, where the part of kinetic energy is
recovered and stored as chemical energy in a battery.

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