The Outcome
The new heaters provided immediate improvement with a notable reduction in power consumption. Thanks to using the new infrared heaters, a power consumption saving of 20 percent was observed by the client with the Toshiba injection heater.
Power consumption savings for the client with Toshiba Injection Heater
| Old Standard Heater | New Infrared Heater | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption for 30 min (kWh) | 1.709 | 1.37 |
| Specific energy consumption (units/kg) | 0.388 | 0.31 |
| Barrel energy % over total energy | 66.4% | 60.8% |
| % saving in Infrared over Standard heaters | 20.10% | |
