Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Ghulam Abubakar
04-NTU-114
Objectives
Introduction
What is water conservation?
Why is it necessary?
How to conserve water?
Where to conserve water?
Benefits of water conservation?
Introduction
The average water consumption in a textile mill is 150 to 200 m 3
per metric ton of finished goods.
Costs for water supply and wastewater treatment account for
4.3% of the total wet processing costs.
It is not unusual to find situations where a 10% to 30% reduction
in water use can be achieved without major investments.
Common situations where water is unnecessarily consumed
include hoses left running, broken or missing valves, cooling
water that is running while machines are not in use, and-
defective toilets and water coolers.
Why Water Conservation is necessary?
The unit consists of a saturator, J-box with wet heel and six box
washers. Acetic acid is added to the last two washers to
neutralize the fabric. The bleach washers operate at a flow of 30-
40 gallons per minute (gpm) between 170 and 19OoF. The fabric
leaving the fourth washer has a caustic concentration of 0.025 %
at a flow rate of 40 gpm.
Reducing the flow to 15 gpm increases the concentration of
caustic to 0.033 %. The concentration of caustic in the fabric’ is
not changed when the temperature of the water is lowered from
205°F to 145oF. As a result of the experiments the water
temperature is lowered to 140- 160°F and the flow rate to 20-25
GPM. These measures result in significant water and energy
savings
Possibilities to reduce water and energy
consumption in a open width bleach range.
This preparation train consists of 3 stages: de-sizing, scouring
and peroxide bleaching.
The water consumption in these stages can be reduced by flow
reduction and counter current flow.
Reducing the water consumption will also reduce the energy
consumption since the temperature of the water used varies from
150°F to 190°F. The bleach washers can be operated at a
temperature of 150°F - 160oF. The desize and caustic washers
must be operated at 180oF-190oF.
Therefore less energy will be needed if the amount of water is
reduced. The results of this work are shown in Table.
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Loss reduction.
Reduction of chemical, water and energy
consumption, thereby resulting in savings and
increased production.
Reduced liability for waste produced.
Improved compliance with regulations.
Facts and Figures
Reusing non-contact cooling water at the fiberglass processing plant will reduce
the water consumption by 76% and results in a savings of $99,400 per year.
By using non-contact cooling water in the cotton bleaching and dyeing units the
estimated savings are $66,000 per year.
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