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To help the company save on energy usage reduce its The power consumption of the air compressor is 1,100
carbon emissions, we have researched the specifications kW. Operating for 24 hours a day will consume 1.1 kW
of the existing air compressor in terms of its performance x 24 hrs = 26.4 kWh per day. This equates to 26.4 kWh
and power consumption. x 365 days = 9,636 kWh annually. The annual carbon
emission was calculated as 9,636 kWh x 0.4188 kg CO =
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The existing FC-180 air compressor uses 3,300 W but 4,036 kg CO for the current air compressor model. Refer
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only delivers 35 kg/m of pressure. A comparison to to Table 4 for the carbon emission data for the proposed
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other models is given in Table 3. 35 kg/m x 1.01325 air compressor.
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=35.46 bar. After due consideration, we found one
compressor (FIAC F3000) at a reasonable cost of $250, Model FC-180 FC-180 Plus FC-380 Unit
capable of delivering 116 bar and consuming only Dimension 30x14.9x28.7 30x14.9x28.7 38.5x16.9x28.7 Inch
1,100 W in power. Refer to Table 3 to compare the air Net Weight 56/124 58/128 71/157 kg/Ibs
compressor and Figure 12 for the specifications of the Filter Bucket 7/1.84 17/4.49 17/4.49 L/Gal
proposed air compressor. Capacity
Incoming 5/72.5 5/72.5 5/72.5 Bar/P.S.I
Air Pressure
Requirement
Max Air 1,200 1,200 2,400 I/min
Consumption
Max Static Pressure 35 35 55 kg/m 3
Max Coolant Flow 180 180 380 I/min
Filter Element Spec 420 (177/841 Optional) micro
Recommended Air 3/8 3/8 ½ inch
supply Pipe Spec
O Ring Spec G 210 G 210 G 285 Type

Table 3: Comparison of the air compressor’s specification.

We recommend the FIAC F3000 air compressor that uses
much lesser energy to deliver the same or even higher
pressure for our oil and metal chip removal system for
coolant recycling.

F3000 Air Daily Usage Annual Usage Carbon Emissions
Compressor
Figure 12: Proposed air compressor for the use of oil and 1,100 W 1.1 kW X 24 hours 26.4 kWh x 365 days 9,636 kWh x 0.4188 kg
chips removal system. = 26.4 kWh = 9,636 kWh CO = 4,036 kg CO 2
2
Table 4: Projected carbon emission of the proposed F3000
compressor.
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