Overall performance of steam system used in garment industries in Bangladesh: a case study–based approach

Saha, Sebak Kumar; Sayem, N. A.; Khan, M.M.A.; Biswas, Pronob Kumar

doi:10.1007/s12053-021-09929-0

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“…In addition, boiler rooms are found to be very congested, without proper ventilation facilities and other necessary safety features due to space constraints of the factories in the city areas. Improper ventilation and lack of oxygen flow in the boiler rooms can cause soot formation from unburnt fuel and increase fossil fuel consumption while operating the boiler [2]. Some evidence of congested boiler rooms observed during the visual survey is depicted in Fig 3.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Energy loss from the steam generation and distribution system in the apparel industry of Bangladesh is much higher than the international standard, which causes an increase in fuel consumption, directly affecting the production cost and environmental performance [2]. As boilers are a significant source of energy and water consumption in the apparel industry, ensuring sustainable boiler operations will drive the country's overall industrial sustainability PLOS ONE [21].…”

Section: Conceptualizing the Barriers To Sustainable Boiler Operationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, continuous pumping to lift this groundwater to be used in the boiler is imprudent and also responsible for extra energy consumption. Saha et al [2] and Bukowska et al [22] suggested that exhaust heat recovery systems such as water and air pre-heating or installing an economizer with a boiler can improve the cost-effective performance to a greater extent. An overview of the recent relevant studies has been presented in Table 1.…”

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“…Due to its indispensability in manufacturing, all the apparel industries install boilers in their production facilities. However, steam boilers consume a significant portion of energy and natural resource like water [2], and like most other heat-generating mechanical devices, it can negatively impact the environment, creating several criticalities to achieving sustainability [3,4]. Global energy supply disruption due to unexpected situations like the COVID-19 pandemic or political upheavals like the Russia-Ukraine war is influencing policymakers to rethink and reconstruct conventional energy infrastructures [5,6].…”

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Evaluating barriers to sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications for mitigating operational hazards in the emerging economies

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The efficiency with which conventional boilers perform, in terms of sustainability, is affected by a variety of factors. Unsustainable boiler operating practices are still surprisingly frequent in developing countries, resulting in environmental liabilities and catastrophic accidents. It is a serious problem in developing countries like Bangladesh, where boilers are utilized extensively in the apparel manufacturing sector. However, no research has yet examined the challenges or barriers associated with sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing sector. This study, thereby, utilizes an integrated MCDM approach, combining the fuzzy theory and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method, to identify, prioritize, and explore the relations among the barriers to sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing industry, from an emerging economy perspective. The barriers were initially identified from the literature and a visual survey of 127 factories. After expert validation, thirteen barriers were finally selected to be analyzed utilizing the fuzzy DEMATEL method. The study findings revealed that ’Absence of water treatment facilities’, ’Fossil fuel burning and GHG emissions’, and ’Excessive consumption of groundwater’ are the three most prominent barriers to sustainable boiler operation. The cause-effect relations among the barriers suggest that ’Inadequate compliance with safety and hazard regulations’ is the most influential and ’Fossil fuel burning and GHG emissions’ is the most influenced barrier. This study is expected to guide the managers and policymakers of the apparel manufacturing sector in successfully overcoming the barriers to sustainable boiler operation, thus mitigating the operational hazards and achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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“…The open system is an atmospheric system with simple system structure and low cost, but low recovery efficiency. When the initial condensate temperature is greater than 100 °C, it is easy to produce secondary steam flashing and cause losses, and the condensate will drop below 100 °C, which is a low temperature condensate [3]. The closed condensate recovery system represents the condensate recovery system in which the different atmospheres of the condensate tank are directly connected, as shown in fig.…”

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Economical research on optimizing heating parameters of steam heating condensate recovery in thermal power plants

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The paper starts with calculating the share of heat of condensate in thermal power plants in the total heat of steam, expounds the purpose, significance, and principle requirements of condensate recovery. Introduces the composition and classification of condensate recovery system, proposes technical and economic indicators for condensate recovery, and derives them a simple algorithm for the benefit of condensate recovery is presented. Finally, two calculation examples are used to illustrate the considerable benefits of condensate recovery.

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Prediction of effective ventilation in a bleaching industry using CFD analysis – A case study

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Overall performance of steam system used in garment industries in Bangladesh: a case study–based approach

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Evaluating barriers to sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications for mitigating operational hazards in the emerging economies

Evaluating barriers to sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications for mitigating operational hazards in the emerging economies

Economical research on optimizing heating parameters of steam heating condensate recovery in thermal power plants

Prediction of effective ventilation in a bleaching industry using CFD analysis – A case study

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