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Ventilation and extraction is key in processes that produce any form or gas , dust or vapours .
For all industrial applications , a stable temperature is always desirable and especially important when working with a high precision production . Another example is working with materials that require stability owing to the exact tolerances which come under pressure when temperatures fluctuate . Similarly in the pharmaceutical industry this would remain true , as well as dairy as another example during heat treatments .
Naturally machines and processes would perform better in a well-balanced climate and adequate system management is in place .
ENERGY EFFICIENCY HAS BECOME KEY Until recently , industrial cooling systems have managed to fly under the “ climate change radar ” according to UNIDO reports . When it comes to energy efficiency most people tend to think of energy in terms of heat , light or transport . However , cooling systems are ironically emerging as one of the leading contributors to global warming .
Given the statistics of late , it is imperative for industry to pay more attention to the growing demand that is cooling . Simple and low-cost cooling system-optimisation can dramatically reduce energy consumption , and therefore emissions , as a result in the industrial space .
Aside from the multiple environmental benefits that come from cooling system optimisation , current state-of-the-art technology and best practice knowhow can lead to energy savings of double-digit figures on the operational budget for facilities , and so several global bodies have developed a focus to unlock the huge energy saving potential within the cooling sector ’ s scope .
Various global reports released to date indicate that the industrial sectors of a country ’ s energy demand can reach in excess of 30 % of total generation capacity . Of importance in this equation is that depending on the facility operations , of that
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RACA Journal I April 2022 www . hvacronline . co . za