Energy consumption and Co2 emissions for manufacturing compressed air systems

Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME

Volumn 38, Issue , 2010, Pages 767-773

  Diarra, Dakoua C ^a   Jeswiet, Jack ^a   Astle, Blair ^a   Gawel, Duncan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Compressed air; Energy consumption; Manufacturing

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; POWER GRIDS;

COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; COMPRESSED AIR MOTORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; PNEUMATICS; POWER GENERATION; PRESSURE VESSELS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 78149369490     PISSN: 10473025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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