Using a leak detector to check an existing compressed system will immediately improve system performance and realise notable savings in energy consumption.

Uising a leak detector to check an existing compressed system will immediately improve system performance and realise notable savings in energy consumption. Many companies today are spending time and money carrying out audits by energy specialists in the effort to save in energy costs. They are all to be commended for addressing this issue in energy saving.

They are employing energy specialists to carry out week long audits of existing equipment, where they insert intelligent data logging systems, which use non-obtrusive monitoring techniques.

System pressure, compressor load and power consumption are all monitored for the full week and readings are taken every five seconds and the collated data presented graphically.

Finally, a computer model printout/report is obtained of the comparative energy savings that a new system or different configuration can achieve.

They are in fact paying for information, most plant maintenance managers, in their own mind, already know.

It is difficult, in some circumstances, when companies with a compressor installation over ten years old cannot decide to remain with the existing system for another year or look to undertake to purchase a newer system.

However, obtaining a Logis-Tech EP ultrasonic leak detector, to detect the leaks in the existing compressed system will thus immediately improve system performance and the almost instantaneous notable savings in energy can straight away outstrip the cost of purchasing new equipment.

It is also common to find relatively new installations that are costing more in energy than need be to meet the actual compressor air needs.

Logis-Tech Associates has recently introduced the latest generation of EP ultrasonic sensing detecting equipment, which serves two main functions; leak detection and mechanical fault finding.

The results of both of these operations achieves substantial savings in; energy costs and maintenance costs - thus reducing the possibility of any uncontrolled production stops.

The advantages of these handheld, portable, easy to use, environmentally friendly, fault locating detectors is that there is no longer any requirement for using sprays to detect leaks in airlines, pipe systems, etc They also quickly repay their initial cost outlay and improve overall system performance and efficiency and are ideally suited in noisy environments.

They are essential equipment for including within preventative / predictive energy saving maintenance programmes.

Energy Efficiency states: 'Compressed air ~ a 5mm diameter hole in an airline costs around GBP 1,400 per annum'.