CS-018: COMPRESSOR OPTIMISATION
This case study reviews an AngloGold Ashanti project which facilitated a saving of 2.5 MW by using Flownex® to optimise compressor and piping systems. The project also won Jean Greyling of AngloGold Ashanti an eta (energy efficiency) award. Jean Greyling, a registered certified energy manager (CEM) holds both a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the North-West University and a government certificate of competency (GCC) for mines and works.
"Flownex® helped us optimize the compressed air ring and analyze the operating efficiency of the complete fleet. The simulations proved to be extremely valuable in understanding the operating capacity and in addition allowed us to implement a new efficient control philosophy.”
Anglo Gold AshantiJean Greyling | Energy Manager