Air Compressor Optimization Tool
Posted by IAP on 01/10/2025
Like all electro-mechanical equipment, industrial compressed air systems require periodic maintenance to operate at peak efficiency and minimize unscheduled downtime. Inadequate maintenance can increase energy consumption via lower compression efficiency, air leakage, or pressure variability. It also can lead to high operating temperatures, poor moisture control, excessive contamination, and unsafe working environments. Most issues are minor and can be corrected with simple adjustments, cleaning, part replacement, or elimination of adverse conditions.
This tool estimates the energy savings associated with making minor changes to your air compressor system. Each tab calculates the energy savings associated with one of the following changes:
- Use outside air for air compressor intake
- Reduce compressor air pressure
- Repair compressed air leaks
- Use synthetic lubricant in compressors
- Recover waste heat from air compressor and use it to heat the plant in the winter
- Use vortex nozzle for cleaning