Application of Systems Simulation for Predicting and Optimising Energy Requirements for HDF Production

Table 7

The data for the 3% press cycle time reduction scenario.

	Line 1	Line 2	Line 1 + Line 2
Base simulation model (base press cycle time (100%))
Production (units)	169,400	176,232	345,632
Energy consumption (kWh)	610,737	634,238	1,244,975
Cost (€)	366,442	380,543	746,985
kWh/unit	3.61	3.60	3.60
€/unit	2.16	2.16	2.16
3% press cycle time reduction
Production (units)	175,784	182,938	358,722
Energy consumption (kWh)	607,175	632,014	1,239,189
Cost (€)	364,305	379,208	743,513
kWh/unit	3.45	3.45	3.45
€/unit	2.07	2.07	2.07
Overall savings
kWh saved/month	3,562	2,224	5,786
€ saved/month	2,137	1,335	3,472
kWh saved/year	42,744	26,688	69,432
€ saved/year	25,644	16,020	41,664
% kWh saved	0.58%	0.35%	0.46%
% kWh/unit saved	4.43%	4.17%	4.17%
% €/unit saved	4.17%	4.17%	4.17%