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978-989-8196-57-6
Title
Avaliação do desempenho dos sistemas de refrigeração nas indústrias agroalimentares da Beira Interior
Subject
Agri-food industries Cooling systems Energy efficiency Specific electricity indicator
Date
2016-04-22T14:01:02Z 2016-04-22T14:01:02Z 2016
Description
The Agri-food industries are currently the largest sector of manufacturing
industries. They are responsible for the manufacture of foods with nutritional
and organoleptic characteristics much appreciated by consumers. These
industries consume a lot of energy due to the high use of cooling systems.
To minimize power consumption, the industries are interested in implementing
energy efficiency measures. In this study, we analyzed 86 agri-food
industries in the Beira Interior region, in central Portugal, the meat row,
dairy and horticultural products in order to assess how they use energy, the list of energy efficiency measures to reduce energy consumption and
quantify the potential energy savings that can be achieved with the implementation
of these measures. The results showed many energy efficiency
measures that can be applied in these industries, particularly in buildings, in
the chambers and cooling systems.
The application of these energy efficiency measures in the industries of
these three rows, allows for very significant energy savings.
