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

Table 8

The data for the 8% press cycle time reduction scenario.

	Line 1	Line 2	Line 1 + Line 2
Base simulation model
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
8% press cycle time reduction
Production (units)	184,212	192,052	376,264
Energy consumption (kWh)	603,403	627,577	1,230,980
Cost (€)	362,041	376,546	738,588
kWh/unit	3.27	3.26	3.26
€/unit	1.96	1.96	1.96
Overall savings
kWh saved/month	7,334	6,661	13,995
€ saved/month	4,401	3,997	8,398
kWh saved/year	88,008	79,932	167,940
€ saved/year	52,812	47,964	100,776
% kWh saved	1.20%	1.05%	1.12%
% kWh/unit saved	9.41%	9.44%	9.44%
% €/unit saved	9.26%	9.26%	9.26%