Abstract In this work, the impact of good manufacturing practices (GMP) on specific energy consumption (SEC) plastic injection molding process, in 9 representative companies Colombia, was studied. The GMP applied to process and degree which they are adopted by were defined. Afterwards, SEC 17 processes those evaluated. Finally, applying their effect application analyzed ranges from 35 72%. A si...

The escalating freshwater demand is stimulating the researchers to optimize performance of desalination technologies. current study presents exergoeconomic optimization a forward feed multi-effect (FF-MED) system under two configurations i.e., conventional MED and with energy recovery (MED-ER). A detailed numerical model concerning energy, exergy, component-based analysis employed estimate cons...

The article is concerned with energy conservation in the process of cleaning grain. study aimed to find ways reducing consumption when food grains by using energy-saving operating modes (ESOM) on production lines grain storage facilities. For this purpose, experimental tests were performed which involved studying effects physical and chemical properties as well influence various specific (SEC),...

Drying operations in iron ore processing plants have a particularly high energy demand due to the massive solid flow rates employed this industry. A 33 full-factorial design was applied investigate effects of air temperature, airflow velocity, and solids load on drying time specific consumption (SEC) convective fines fixed bed. The results demonstrated that each condition associated with an opt...

Abstract In this study, the drying kinetics, effective moisture diffusivity ( D eff ), specific energy consumption (SEC), colour, and shrinkage S b ) of pomegranate arils were compared when dried by convective (CV) microwave (MW) drying. The experiments performed at air temperature 50, 60, 70°C velocity 1 m/s for CV 270, 450, 630 W MW results showed that increasing power increased . calculation...

This study is focused on the influence of convective drying (50, 60, and 70 °C) infrared (IR) power (250, 500, 750 W) kinetics, specific energy consumption terebinth as well quality bioactive compounds upon various pretreatments such ultrasound (US), blanching (BL), microwave (MW). Compared to drying, IR decreased more time (SEC). Application higher powers air temperatures accelerated process a...

Energy is one of the primary inputs in textile processing industries that have a significant impact on the cost of a cotton product. The energy cost-share is reported between 5-10% of the total production cost of woven cotton fabric in textile factories of developed countries. However, it is far higher in developing countries. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of energy use and...

Cutting forces are very important variables in machining performance because they affect surface roughness, cutting tool life, and energy consumption. Reducing electrical consumption manufacturing processes not only provides economic benefits to manufacturers but also improves their environmental performance. Many factors, such as material, speed, time, have an impact on Recently, many studies ...

The results of a field trial desalinating brackish bore water in an Australian remote National Park site are reported in this paper. Two membranes, operated with varying operation pressures, were tested with regards to flux, recovery, retention, power and specific energy consumption. The aim of such a performance evaluation is the determination of a safe operating window when the system is driv...

Jordan was late in adopting seawater and brackish water desalination as a source until the 1990s early 2000s. However, ongoing studies are still discussing technical, economic, socio-political aspects of reverse osmosis (BWRO) plants. In this study, water–energy nexus considered, order to highlight main challenges facing BWRO desalination. We discuss use photovoltaic (PV) technology, together w...