TECHNICAL AUDIT

IN
MURUGAPPA GROUP

Management Audit Division

E I D PARRY (INDIA) LTD

TECHNICAL AUDIT OBJECTIVES

Recommend quantifiable benefits (Cost Savings) and qualitative
improvements in various Technical operations (with a Focus on
Energy conservation) in the Group Companies through a
process of continuously identifying / reviewing such areas,
extending implementation facilitation for the agreed proposals,
conducting benefit realisation audits and organising awareness
creation / knowledge sharing programs in the audited areas for
all the Group Company Technical Executives.

AUDIT PROCESS
Awareness Creation Process
Awareness creation / Technical Audit Project
Identification through a series of internal Workshops
among Group Company Executives

Area Identification Process

External search - Attending external knowledge sharing
Programs / Seminars with a view to identify new areas for
study
Association with Energy Conservation Associations

AUDIT PROCESS...
Audit Work
Prioritisation and Pilot audits at one plant - Quantification
of benefits
Replication of systems in other Plants in a phased manner
Benefit realisation audits
On going reporting on Benefits

Knowledge repository / Transfer process

Audit learnings repository in WEBMARS
Organising experience sharing workshops / seminars for
Group Company Executives

TECHNICAL AUDIT PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

PROCESS
TECHNICAL
AUDIT MEET

BOILER

WATER
PRODUCT

PROJECT
IDENTIFICATION

STEAM
WALK THROUGH
AUDIT /
DATA COLLECTION

FURNACE
OIL

STORES
UNITS

ENERGY INPUT / OUTPUT

ANALYSIS

kWh
DIESEL
ELECTIRCAL
POWER

ENERGY PERFORMANCE
MODELS

WITHIN LIMITS
NO

AUDIT REPORT

GENSET

SUGGESTED
MODIFICATION OF
PARAMETERS

PLANT HEAD
CONCURRENCE

ACTION PLAN

DATABASE
M.I.S.

IMPLEMENTATION
FACILITATION
DATABASE

REPORT BACK TO
MANAGEMENT

REVIEW / FOLLOW UP

Technical Audit Functional Chart

Technical Audit Areas
Energy &
Fuel Audit
SHE Audit (Safety, Health
& Environment)

Factory Assets
Management Maintenance Audit
(Civil, Mechanical,
Electrical,Instrumentation)

Production Process
Audit (Input / Output,
Mass Balance, etc.)

Work done so far in

Steam
Power
Renewable Energy
Electrical Systems
Motors
Pumps
Compressed Air
Insulation
Dust Collection system
Water etc.

ENERGY AUDIT
GOAL:
The fundamental goal of energy audit is to provide Value adding
services which improves the bottom line.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of Energy Audit is to achieve and maintain optimum
energy procurement and utilisation, without affecting the quality
of the final product and hence it focuses on .
To minimise energy costs & reduce waste without affecting
production & quality
To reduce the effect on environment.

Technical Audit Focus Areas

STEAM
- Generation
- Distribution
- Condensate Recovery
- Steam Traps
- Piping Consideration
- Flow Measuring Instruments
- Insulation
- Flash Steam Recovery
- Waste Heat Recovery

Technical Audit Focus Areas

ELECTRICAL
- Transformer Efficiency
- Power Factor Management
- Energy Saving in Lighting System
- Energy Efficient Tube Lights
- Street Light Control
- Energy Efficient Motors
- Harmonics study

Technical Audit Focus Areas

COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM

- Compressor Data analysis
- Energy Consumption Pattern
- Compressed Air Pipeline Layout
- Compressor Capacity test
- Compressor Efficiency improvements

Technical Audit Focus Areas

WATER
- Water conservation in Process Area
- Water conservation in Non Process Area

Technical Audit Focus Areas

INSULATION
- Pipe line and Tanks Layout details
- Present Energy Loss : Detailed analysis
- Efficiency improvements Process with
Improved Insulation

Technical Audit Focus Areas

RENEWABLE ENERGY
- Locating paces where Renewable Energy
can be effectively used
- Present Fossil fuel usage and analysing
partial utilisation of Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy awareness creation
Impact On Environment

Technical Audit Focus Areas

Safety, Health & Environment
- Safety / Environment Policies
- Education & Training Efforts
- Hazard Identification Process
- Statutory Compliance
- Accident Statistics, Analysis and Records
- Emergency Planning
- House Keeping
- Work Environment Control
- Occupational Health
- Fire, Explosion Prevention & Control

ENERGY AUDIT SKILLS

Basic qualities of Energy auditor:
Energy Auditor should be technically well versed with
manufacturing processes, energy utilization technologies, in
addition to awareness to statistical techniques of data
processing, applied economics and cost accountancy.

ENERGY AUDIT SKILLS

Technical skills are a pre requisite in improving the energy
efficiency of a process or equipment such as boilers, furnaces
etc. For example, to improve the boiler efficiency one
need to know the principles of combustion, heat transfer and
steam generation.

ENERGY AUDIT SKILLS

Managerial skills which includes bringing about awareness,
motivating people at all levels,recommending for the structure &
procedure, reviewing the energy consumption, norms target
setting, etc. Both the organizational and people changes are
required. For example, a mere awareness campaign in an
industry for switching off lights, fans and air conditioners brought
about a significant reduction in energy consumption.

ENERGY AUDIT STRATEGY

Energy Audit should be seen as a continuous process. Key
activities are outlined below; strategies should be reviewed
annually, and revised as necessary.
1. Identify a Strategic Corporate Approach
2. Appoint Energy Auditor
3. Set up an Energy Monitoring and Reporting System
4.Conduct Energy Audit
5. Formalize an Energy Management Policy Statement
6. Prepare and Undertake a Detailed Project
Implementation Plan
7. Implement a Staff Awareness and Training Program
8. Annual Review

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Energy Audit is the key to a systematic approach for decisionmaking in the area of energy management.
As per the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 Energy Audit is
defined as the verification, monitoring and analysis of use of
energy including submission of technical report containing
recommendations for improving energy efficiency with cost
benefit analysis and an action plan to reduce energy
consumption.

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Type of Energy Audit
The type of Energy Audit to be performed depends on.
- the function and type of industry
- the depth to which final audit is needed, and
- the potential and magnitude of cost reduction desired
Thus Energy Audit can be classified into the following two
types.
i) Preliminary Audit
ii) Detailed Audit

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Preliminary energy audit is a relatively quick exercise to:
Establish energy consumption in the Unit
Identify the most likely (and the easiest areas for attention)
Identify immediate (especially no-/ low-cost) improvements/
savings
Set a reference point
Identify areas for more detailed study/measurement
Preliminary energy audit uses existing, or easily obtained,
data
Estimate the scope for saving

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Steps in Conducting a Preliminary Energy Audit
1. Plan how to obtain useful data
Plan how to win the involvement/Commitment of others
2. Collect data
Collect the existing data e.g., a energy bills(volume/cost)
Collect the Production output/records plant layouts using
checklists

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

3. Analyse data:
Find unit cost of energy (Rs./ kWh for all types)
Find fixed and variable energy element
Derive energy Index: energy cost/unit output ,energy
cost/floor area

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

4. Formulate plan:
Formulate Immediate energy-saving actions: Where? How ?
How much?
Areas to investigate further
Resources required for more detailed study
5. Actions and monitoring
6. Next steps (e.g. detailed audits), where needed

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Detailed energy auditing is carried out in three phases,
namely
1. Pre Audit Phase
2. Audit Phase
3. Post Audit Phase

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Phase I Pre Audit Phase
Step 1
Planing and organising
Walk through Audit
Data collection using the checklist
Familiarization of process/plant activities
Step 2
Conducting brief meeting awareness programme with all
divisional heads and persons concerned

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Phase II Audit Phase
Step 3
Primary data gathering, process flow diagram, &Energy Utility
Diagram
Preparation of process flow charts [All service utilities system
diagram (Ex.Single line power distribution diagram, water,
compressed air & steam distribution.]
Annual Energy Bill and energy consumption pattern (Refer
manual, log sheet, name plate,interview)
Design and operating data and schedule of operation

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Step 4
Conducting survey and monitoring
Measurements :
Motor survey, Insulation, and lighting survey with portable
instruments for collection of more and accurate data. Confirm
and compare operating data with design data.
Step 5
Conduct of detailed trials /experiments for selected
equipments
Few hours power monitoring (MD, PF, kWh etc.) .
Load variations trends in pumps, fan, compressors etc.

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Step6
Analysis of energy use: Energy and Material balance &
energy loss/waste analysis
Step 7
Identification and development of ENCON opportunities
Conceive, develop, refine ideas
Review the previous ideas suggested by unit personal
Review the previous ideas suggested by energy audit if any
Use brainstorming and value analysis techniques
Contact vendors for new/efficient technology

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Step 8
Cost benefit analysis
Assess technical feasibility, economic viability and
prioritization of ENCON options for implementation
Select the most promising projects
Prioritise by low, medium, long term measures
Step9
Reporting & Presentation to the Top Management
Documentation, Report Presentation to the top
Management.

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Step10
Phase III Post Audit phase
Implementation and Follow up
Assist and Implement ENCON recommendation measures
and Monitor the performance
Action plan, Schedule for implementation
Follow-up and periodic review

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

The instrumentation required to carry out the audit.
Electrical Measuring Instruments:
These are instruments for measuring major
electrical parameters such as kVA, kW, PF,
Hertz, kvar, Amps and Volts. In addition
some of these instruments also measure
harmonics.
These instruments are applied on-line i.e on
running motors without any need to stop the
motor.

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Combustion analyzer:
This instrument has in-built chemical cells which measure
various gases such as CO2, CO, NOX, SOX etc
Fuel Efficiency Monitor:
This measures Oxygen and temperature of the flue gas.
Contact thermometer:
These are thermocouples which measures for example flue
gas, hot air, hot water temperatures by insertion of probe into
the stream.
Infrared Pyrometer:
This is a non-contact type measurement which when directed
at a heat source directly gives the temperature read out. Can
be useful for measuring hot jobs in furnaces, surface
temperatures etc.

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Pitot Tube and manometer:
Air velocity in ducts can be measured using a pitot tube and
inclined manometer for further calculation of flows.
Speed Measurements:
In any audit exercise speed measurements are critical as thay
may change with frequency, belt slip and loading.
A simple tachometer is a contact type instrument which can be
used where direct access is possible.
More sophisticated and safer ones are non contact
instruments such as stroboscopes.

ENERGY AUDIT - METHODOLOGY

Leak Detectors:
Ultrasonic instruments are available which can be used to
detect leaks of compressed air and other gases which are
normally not possible with human abilities.
Lux meters:
Illumination levels are measured with a lux meter. It consists
of a photo cell which senses the light output, converts to
electrical impulses which are calibrated as lux.

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Technical Audit Customers

1. COROMANDEL FERTILISERS
Fertiliser

Pesticides

- Ennore / Vizag

Co-Gen

- Nellikuppam

- Ranipet

Distillery

- Nellikuppam

- Ranipet

Bio Products - Thyagavalli

- Thane

2. E I D PARRY
Parryware

Sugar

- Nellikuppam

- Ranipet

Chemicals

- Alwar

3. PARRY & Co

- Dewas

GSD

- Dare House

- Nellikuppam

Netlon

- Baroda

- Pettavaithalai
- Pugalur
- Pudukottai

- Thyagavalli

Technical Audit Customers

4.PCL
5.TII

- Nellikuppam
- TPI Avadi
- TIMF Bawal
- TIMF Chennai

7.PARRY AGRO
Tea
- Mayura
- Murugalli
- Attikunna
- Caroyln

6.CUMI

Algae - Pudukottai
- Tiruvottiyur
- Pallikaranai
- Hosur
- Maraimalai Nagar
- Edapalli
- Koratty

8. GFCL - Kakinada

35 Locations

No

Internal Workshops / Seminars

Meet Name
Conductedorganised Focus
Month & Year

1.

First Technical

July 1998

Audit Meet

Inaugurated /
Presented by

Technical Audit Concepts,

Scope & Coverage, Our

---

Audit Approach, Methodologies

& the Benefits of such Audits
2.

Second Technical

April 1999

Audit Meet

Technical Audit Concepts,

Scope & Coverage, Our

---

Audit Approach, Methodologies

& the Benefits of such Audits
3.

EID Steam Audit

February 2000

Meet

Experience sharing in the

areas of Steam Audit in

Mr.M.M.Murugappan

EIDP - Plants /
Group Companies
4.

EID Power Audit

Meet

October 2000

Experience sharing in the

areas of Power Audit in
EIDP - Plants /
Group Companies

Mr.A.Vellayan

No

Internal Workshops / Seminars

Meet Name
Conducted
organised Focus
Month & Year

5.

SHE Audit

March 2001

Seminar

Inaugurated /
Presented by

Audit Coverage,
Concepts, Audit Experience

Mr.M.M.Venkatachalam

sharing in this area

6.
Seminar on
Mr.H.S.HanumanthaRao

August 2001

Management of

Focus on the
Energy Bill

Electricity in the

(Member - Retired)
TNERC

New Environment
7.

Renewable Energy

November 2001

Meet

Solar Energy Concepts,

Dr.C.Palaniappan

awareness creation,

General Secretary

& possible areas

Planters Energy Network

of applications in our plants.

8.

Guest Audit
Pool Meet

March 2002

Gaining acceptance

Dr.S.S.Pillai

from internal customers

for the Consultancy Activity

VP - Bio Products &

Chemicals

Internal Workshops / Seminars

organised
No

Meet Name

Conducted

Focus

Month & Year

9.

Compressed Air

April 2002

System Meet

10.

Electrical (Motor)

June 2002

Audit Meet

11.

World Energy Day

Meet

November 2002

Inaugurated /
Presented by

Energy Savings in

Mr.U.V.K.M.Rao

Compressed Air System

Energy Consultant

Energy Savings in

Mr.S.Mahadevan

Electrical (Motor) System

Energy Consultant

Climatic Change, Water

Dr.T.G.Sundararaman

Conservation

Energy Consultant
ESCOMP GLOBAL

No

Internal Workshops / Seminars

organised Focus
Meet Name
Conducted
Month & Year

12

13

14

Energy Management

Mr.Anand Rajaraman

Initiative in Lighting

System, Street Lighting

M/S Wipro Lighting

System

Harmonics

Energy Management

April 2003

August 2003

Initiative in Fans & Pumps

15

Boiler Codes & Acts

December 2003

in Indian Industry

16

Presented by
Energy Savings in Lighting

Energy Management
Initiative in Steam

February 2003

Inaugurated /

Second Conference on
Electrical & Heat Energy

Flash Steam
Recovery
Energy Conservations in

Mr.U.V.K.M.Rao

Fans,Pumps & Blowers

Associates

Industrial Boilers - Safety Aspects

& Practice Codes

March 2004

Mr.D.Gnanasambandam

Electrical & Heat Energy

Mr.Thambithurai
Chief Inspectorate of
Boilers
Mr.M.M.Murugappan
Director - Tech.

TECHNICAL AUDIT ACHIEVEMENTS

EIDP Management Audit is approved by TNEB to
carryout statutory Energy Audit
We are also a part of Strategy Planning Committee
Member for CII - Energy Management System
Workshops
We have conducted around 16 Internal workshops
for the group companies
We are also member of ENFUSE and actively
participating in all their activities
We are in the process of developing Application
software for Energy Management

Useful Links

www.energymanagertraining.com
www.bee-india.com
www.boiler.com
www.eng-tips.com
www.oit.doe.gov/bestpractices
www.pcra.org
www.energy-efficiency.gov.uk
www.actionenergy.org.uk
www.cia.org.uk
www.altenergy.com
www.energyusernews.com