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

Table 9

The data for the 4-3 shift cycle scenario compared to the 10-4 shift cycle scenario.

	10-4 shift cycle (base line)			4-3 shift cycle scenario
	Line 1	Line 2	Finish line	Line 1	Line 2	Finish line
Production (units)	169,400	176,232	648,702	176,094	173,005	673,174
Energy consumption (kWh)	610,737	634,238	107,227	633,720	623,672	107,643
Cost (€)	366,442	380,543	64,336	380,232	374,203	64,585
kWh/unit	3.61	3.60	0.16	3.60	3.60	0.15
€/unit	2.16	2.16	0.10	2.15	2.16	0.09
Overall savings
kWh saved/month				−6,694	3,227	−416
€ saved/month				−13,790	6,340	−249
% Energy saved				−3.95%	1.83%	−0.4%
% kWh/unit saved				0.27%	0%	6.25%
% €/unit saved				0.46 %	0%	10%