Material inputs

Before designing a process scheme it is necessary to know the specification of the raw material input (or feedstock) and the specification of the enc/procfucf desired. Designing a process to convert fluids produced at a wellhead into oil and gas products fit for evacuation and storage is no different. The characteristics of the well stream or streams must be known and specifications for the products agreed. 

Ratio and Multiplicative Feedforward Control. In many physical and chemical processes and portions thereof, it is important to maintain a desired ratio between certain input (independent) variables in order to control certain output (dependent) variables (1,3,6). For example, it is important to maintain the ratio of reactants in certain chemical reactors to control conversion and selectivity the ratio of energy input to material input in a distillation column to control separation the ratio of energy input to material flow in a process heater to control the outlet temperature the fuel—air ratio to ensure proper combustion in a furnace and the ratio of blending components in a blending process. Indeed, the value of maintaining the ratio of independent variables in order more easily to control an output variable occurs in virtually every class of unit operation. 

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Ereduc tion of a product or service must be evaluated over its entire istoiy or life cycle. This life-cycle analysis or total systems approach (Ref. 3) is crucial to identifying opportunities for improvement. As described earher, this type of evaluation identifies energy use, material inputs, and wastes generated during a products hfe from extraction and processing of raw materials to manufacture and transport of a product to the marketplace and finally to use and dispose of the produc t (Ref. 5). 

To fulfil the above requirements the material inputs for the motor, such as stampings, steel, enamelled copper wire, insulations and varnishes, bearings, enclosure materials and hardware must be subjected to a series of acceptance tests according to norms and standard specifications. For example, enamelled copper wire used... 

The purpose of testing an electrical motor is to ensure its compliance with the norms of design, material inputs and manufacturing accuracy. It determines the mechanical soundness and electrical fitness of the machine for its electrical and mechanical performance. Such tests determine the following ... 

To fulfil the quality requirements, the material inputs going into the making of a bus system must be properly checked as soon as they are received. 

The purpose of testing of a bus system is to ensure its compliance with design parameters, material inputs and manufacturing consistency. 

Raw material input to petroleum refineries is primarily crude oil however, petroleum refineries use and generate an enormous number of chemicals, many of which leave the facilities as discharges of air emissions, wastewater, or solid waste. Pollutants generated typically include VOCs, carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides (SOJ, nitrogen oxides (NOJ, particulates, ammonia (NH3), hydrogen sulfide (HjS) metals, spent acids, and numerous toxic organic compounds. 

Step 6 Write the Component Material Balances. The Phase II auditing steps define the pollutants and wastes that are among the team s focus. Its objective has always been to identify specific wastes or pollutants that the enterprise can reduce these are the components the team needs to assess in the material balances. It is important to note that once the material balance for each unit operation has been completed for raw-material inputs and waste outputs, it is necessary to repeat the procedure for each contaminant of concern. 

Recursion is not necessary in a formula modelling system if the only material inputs have the necessary characteristics available in a raw material database. The flow chart in Figure 2 shows how the retrieval process occurs in this case. Compare this with the flow chart in Figure 1. 

Materials input - covers all raw materials including water. The operator is required to show that unnecessarily hazardous materials are not being used and that adequate precautions are in place to prevent release or operator harm. In some cases an improvement programme may be required to reduce either the quantity or the hazardous nature of materials being used. 

Andraos, J. (2005) On Using Tree Analysis to Quantify the Material, Input Energy, and Cost Throughput Efficiencies of Simple and Complex Synthesis Plans and Networks Towards a Blueprint for Quantitative Total Synthesis and Green Chemistry. Organic Process Research and Development, 10, 212-240. 

Similar findings on dairy farms in Canada were reported by Stonehouse, et al. (2001). The superior economic performance on organic dairy farms was attributed to lower costs of production for almost all material inputs, including dairy herd replacements and livestock feeds. The organic dairy farmers used more land for feed crop production for the dairy cows in order to be as self-sufficient as possible. The conventional dairy farmers imported crop seeds, synthetic chemical fertilisers and pesticides, feedstuffs and herd replacements, with more of their land being devoted to cash crops. 

The material inputs and pollution outputs resulting from primary and secondary aluminum processing are presented in Table 3.4. 

Process Materials Inputs/Pollution Outputs for Aluminum ... 

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Raw Material Inputs and Pollution Outputs in the Production Line. 873... 

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