Vietnam Brewery Limited

Our journey towards

Leading in operational excellent

STEAM & AIR SAVING

Step 1: Investigation

Presented by Pham Minh Trung

No one learns without doing

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 Agenda

Part 1: Objectives & Targets

Part 2: Key Technical Issues
Part 3: Action Plan
Part 4: Detected Problems First step
Part 5: Next Step

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 Objectives & Targets

-To reduce fuel cost

-Steam: 80 Mj/hl by 2006
-Water: 5 hl/hl by 2006
-Electricity: 8 kw/hl by 2006
-Better SHE
-Reduce problem of automation
-and more ..
Ask Boon Hee !

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 Key Technical Issues

The major areas of energy conservation in steam

systems are the following:

Insulation hot pipings, 45C

Insulation boiler, 50C
condensate recovery, >85%, t>80C
trap flash loss,
steam trap leakage,
external steam leakage,
pressure loss due to improper piping sizing

pipe redundancy.

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 Key Technical Issues

Thermal conductivities

St.St. 304 13.97 W.m. C

St.St. 316 12.97 W.m. C
Carbon steel 45.31 W.m. C
Wrought iron 60.36 W.m. C
Cast iron 51.88 W.m. C
Aluminium 224.8 W.m. C

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 Action Plan
A-Step 1: Investigation

Note: -EM will involve in all items to evaluate and decide what to correct afterwards.
-Investigation results should be reported by pictures as much as possible in order to response to the Before
& After presentation later on.
-Any air leakage detected must be repaired/ replaced immediately. Do not wait for next step.

Item Task Who Complete

1-1 To check functions of all steam traps at Brewing + Utilities Phat 18-4-03

1-2 To check functions of all steam traps at Packaging Hai 18-4-03

1-3 To measure T of claddings of hot insulated equipment (boilers, piping..) if they are hotter than Phat+ Thai 30-4-03
45C
1-4 To check all air lines and tubes for leakage or breakage at silo, brewhouses and cellars Thai 18-4-03

1-5 To check all air lines and tubes for leakage or breakage at packaging. Hai 18-4-03

1-6 To check functions of all condensate related devices (storage tanks, return pumps, piping, control Thai + Phat + 30-4-03
valves) Hai
1-7 To investigate levels of understanding of operators about the function of steam traps and heat Thai + Hai + 30-4-03
saving Phat
1-8 Un-reasonable operation processes of consumers resulting too high consumption of steam, All 30-6-03
electricity, air, water .
1-9 To investigate the correctness of boiler operation procedures: EM + US 30-5-03
-In WI
-In practice
1-10 To measure condensate return quantity US 30-4-03

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 Some detected problems- Brewhouse

Temp. of cladding of the water

separator is 78C
78C

The steam reducing station of the

caustic plant BH1 is un-insulated.
This system is always very hot despite
the plant has been stopped for months.

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 Some detected problems- Brewhouse

Main steam supply lines to CIP plant

BH2 are un-insulated. The temp. of
this area is #50C.

The temp. of this area is #50C.

Its a harm to surrounding instruments.

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Some detected problems- Brewhouse

They all have skin

temperature # 160C.

The surround temp. is

arround 50C

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Some detected problems- Brewhouse

Naked Condensate System !

How sexy they are !

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 Some detected problems- Brewhouse

Leaks everywhere !

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 Some detected problems- Brewhouse

How to inspect a steam traps function

with such devices ??

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 Some detected problems- Silo

Spoiled Indicator
and dust filter inserts
are completely clogged !

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Some detected problems- Bottling

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Some detected problems- Bottling

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Some detected problems- Bottling

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 Some detected problems- Canning

and the main steam supply

We couldnt check their
performance any more with the
sighglass like this
This heating station has never
been insulated, even the main heat
exchanger
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 Some detected problems- Canning
This condensate pump is very hot and continuously
operating, despite the line was stopped last week.
Its skin temp. is 105C but without insulation

and the main steam supply

Its skin temp. is 165C.

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 Some detected problems- Utilities

.. ..and the big boiler cover

like this is always at 85C

This condensate line is directly

drained off to the gutter

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 Some detected problems- Utilities

Strange !!!
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 Next step

-Problem investigation to be continued

-Co-operation with VIC to design removable insulation
blocks for steam valves, bottle washer heat
exchangers
-Repair/modification of boilers refractory &
insulations
-Reinsulation hot pipes that have cladding surfaces
are at t>45C if any. St.st. cladding to be applied.
-Insulate all naked hot equipment.
-and more ..please see Step 2 Action Plan.

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