The purpose of this research was to determine if installing a smaller air compressor could reduce the electrical usage of a large semiconductor manufacturing plant. A 200 horsepower Atlas Copco compressor was installed with the existing 500 horsepower Ingersoll-Rand compressors. Testing was conducted during the regular manufacturing process at MEMC Southwest in Sherman, Texas. Analysis of the data found that installing the new compressor could reduce electrical consumption. The study also found there are specific operational setpoints that allow the compressor to operate more efficiently.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc4428 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Condron, Ewell D. |
| Contributors | Kozak, Michael R., Simpson, Vikki, Getty, Robert L., Smith, Monty |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Condron, Ewell D., IV, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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