Resource transparency of industrial systems: A model to demonstrate the total costs of water purification

Industrial facilities are one of the main water consumers worldwide, with the highest growth projected for the manufacturing sector. To date, there is a demand for new methods that track industrial water consumption, when there is limited metering available as well as approaches that calculate the t...

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Published in:Procedia CIRP 2019, Vol.80, p.281-286
Main Authors: Seiler, Dominik, Donovan, Dan, O’Donnell, Garret E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced monitoring
Sustainable manufacturing
True cost of water
Value system
Water footprint
Water metering
Water-energy nexus
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Summary:Industrial facilities are one of the main water consumers worldwide, with the highest growth projected for the manufacturing sector. To date, there is a demand for new methods that track industrial water consumption, when there is limited metering available as well as approaches that calculate the total cost of water. This paper demonstrates an approach to quantify water consumption using proxy metering (approximation) in an industrial case study to assess the total costs that are required for water purification. The integration of different resource costs together with the associated further added values, e.g. chemicals etc., leads to the total cost of purified water generation. The utilised model relies on a combination of online and proxy metering devices which allows a simple integration in a typical industrial monitoring system for automated benchmarking. This continuous cost accumulation identifies the real cost that is embedded in purified water and justifies targeted system improvements.
ISSN:2212-8271
2212-8271
DOI:10.1016/j.procir.2019.01.013