Publication
Potential of energy savings in Portuguese meat industry
| dc.contributor.author | Nunes, José | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, Pedro Dinho da | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andrade, Luís P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gaspar, Pedro Dinis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-23T11:07:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-23T11:07:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In Portugal the meat sector occupies the highest rank within the food industry having its electricity consumption grown at a high pace mainly due to the intense use of refrigeration systems. This paper assesses the electric energy consumption profile of Portuguese meat industries and estimates the potential savings with a set of simple energy efficiency measures which result from the best practices in the sector. Taking in account the fieldwork, some of the most relevant measures carried out are: to improve production process management in order to avoid the use of cold chambers partially loaded; to improve thermal resistance of the buildings envelope, cold chambers and refrigeration pipes; to avoid installation of condensation groups in warm places (exposed to solar radiation or in non-ventilated attics). The results show a potential reduction in electricity consumption of 24% for slaughterhouses (474 MWh), 13% for sausage houses (322 MWh), and 8% for ham production (708 MWh). | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7345 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | 8th International Conference on Energy and Development, Environment and Biomedicine (EDEB'14) | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Energy consumption | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Energy efficiency | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Electrical energy | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Refrigeration | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Cold chambers | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Meat industry | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Potential of energy savings in Portuguese meat industry | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.title | 8th International Conference on Energy and Development, Environment and Biomedicine | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Silva | |
| person.familyName | Gaspar | |
| person.givenName | Pedro | |
| person.givenName | Pedro Dinis | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 3C14-B985-13A1 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 6111-9F05-2916 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2204-3397 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-1691-1709 | |
| person.identifier.rid | A-6638-2016 | |
| person.identifier.rid | N-3016-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 7203088999 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 57419570900 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 483bd890-f402-4ce4-b740-b37febcba37f | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | b69e2ba0-43af-4cf7-873e-090fd9fc6c94 | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery | b69e2ba0-43af-4cf7-873e-090fd9fc6c94 |