Energy efficient variable volume ventilation for an industrial plating process. Part 1.

A comprehensive energy-conservation study that leads to design and installation of ventilation system that improves plating process operating energy efficiency at the plant. The plating area contains 40 process tanks that require an organized removal of contaminants. The plating process requires maintenance of adequate ventilation. Thanks to the installation of an optimally balanced variable volume ventilation, the plating and associated process areas experienced a considerable reduction in ventilation air changes by 27.3 %.