FORM 3: Custom

Feasibility Study Proposal Template

Company: ABC Manufacturing Limited, Anytown, Nova Scotia
Project: Dust Collector Cell #5 Fan !grade
Consultant: "o#n Smit#, $% &ng%,
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1. !pplication"Process Description
ABC Manufacturing o!erates a #ardwood furniture manufacturing facility in Anytown, Nova Scotia% 7#e !lant #as
a wood dust collection system consisting of )/ e2#aust fans and two dust collectors% 7#e fans #ave a total air flow
ca!acity in e2cess of )//,/// l8s, wit# a motor load of a!!ro2imately 5// 69%
9ood dust is collected from t#e various manufacturing !rocesses wit#in t#e !lant and conveyed to t#e dust
collectors w#ere it is transferred to t#e cyclone and eventually into silo storage for dis!osal% A system sc#ematic is
s#own as Figure )%
Fi#ure 1: $ood Dust Collection System
7#e system o!erates for roug#ly :,/// #rs !er year -* s#ift ;asis, seven days !er wee60% 7#e system re<uires a
constant air flow rate and t#e fans o!erate under a steady load% 7#ey are started and sto!!ed on a fi2ed sc#edule
;y !rogramma;le1logic controllers%
%. &lectricity Sa'in# Opportunity
ABC !lans to u!grade t#is system to meet increased !roduction levels% 7#ey will add ca!acity w#en re!lacing t#e
oldest of t#e e2#aust fans, w#ic# #as ;een in service for t#e !ast */ years% 7#is study will evaluate two
re!lacement fan models, one of w#ic# is more efficient and also more e2!ensive% As a !reliminary estimate, t#e
more efficient fan would save a;out 5/,/// 69# of electrical energy !er year in com!arison wit# t#e lower cost
model% 7#e electrical demand savings would ;e a!!ro2imately 3 6=A%
7#e more efficient fan would #ave an installed cost of roug#ly 5/> more t#an t#e alternative% Based on !ast
installations ;y ABC, t#e less1e2!ensive fan will cost a!!ro2imately ?+/,/// installed, so t#e more efficient o!tion
can ;e e2!ected to cost a!!ro2imately ?@5,///%
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FORM 3: Custom
Feasibility Study Proposal Template
3. Ot(er Project )ene*its
ABC e2!ects a moderate savings in maintenance costs% 7#e value of t#is ;enefit, if any, will ;e estimated during
t#e detailed analysis%
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7#e main study activities will include,
Site visit to ABC Manufacturing, to verify suita;ility of t#e two o!tions under considerationE
Analysis of o!tions for energy savingsE
$re!aration and delivery of t#e Feasi;ility Study Be!ort%
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7#e Feasi;ility Study re!ort will ;e com!leted wit#in four wee6s after a!!roval from &NSC to !roceed% ABC
Manufacturing will install t#e new fan during a !lanned maintenance s#utdown in August, *//3%
.. Study Team
7#e study and re!ort will ;e com!leted ;y Mr% "o#n Smit#, $%&ng% a Senior Mec#anical &ngineer wit# */ years of
e2!erience in designing industrial ventilation and dust collection systems%
/. Test &0uipment
No test e<ui!ment will ;e needed for t#is study%
1. Study Cost
7#e total cost for t#e wor6 is estimated at ?*,5// !lus FS7% ABC Manufacturing is not see6ing any ot#er funding
assistance for t#is study%
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