Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...
Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...
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But whole-system designers must think in<br />
the opposite direction to the process flow<br />
Resources<br />
Thinking<br />
Process Flow<br />
Design for whole-system<br />
performance, not sub-system<br />
performance!<br />
Product<br />
Waste<br />
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Save capex, not just opex,<br />
by making equipment<br />
unnecessary, smaller, or<br />
simpler<br />
Consider the whole system<br />
all together<br />
Optimize it for multiple<br />
benefits<br />
Reduce waste:<br />
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Can wastes be reduced or<br />
eliminated—designed out?<br />
Can wastes be recycled as inputs?<br />
Can wastes be made into other<br />
products?<br />
Capacity used to make<br />
waste can now make value<br />
instead—winning more<br />
capacity at zero capex:<br />
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Debottlenecking<br />
Throughput gains