Among all the metal industries, the iron and steel industries are the most energy intensive sectors in India. Worldwide the use of induction furnaces in steel industries especially in foundries has increased exponentially. A great deal of research is dedicated to identify the factors that affect the performance of the furnace. It is observed that quantity of molten metal produced per batch, average time required for production per batch, electricity consumption per ton ,raw material in ratio, power supply on and off time, thickness of refractory lining are some of the crucial factors that are responsible for improving the productivity of Induction Furnace. This paper presents the results of a study where an attempt is made to optimize the specific energy consumption and alternatively productivity. The correlation between various parameters was found in order to optimize the results. To get the optimum results TOPSIS was applied .Finally, the results of the study confirm the common connotation that less specific energy consumption leads to more productivity. Academicians and practitioners could use the results as a guideline for studying effects of various induction furnace parameters
A Survey analysis is conducted by quality function deployment (QFD) at bus station in Amravati, INDIA to know and identify existing the demands and request of the users and to improve the quality of the service provide by MSRTC bus station in Amravati. To identify the needs of the customers the survey has been conducted by using the defined questionnaire and it was distributed to 5000 users. The responses of these surveys have been used as a feedback in the first stage of QFD. Total 20 main features and 17 sub features have been designed by considering all the aspects of public transport system. In this present study, the output of the surveys indicated that, in order to improve the quality of the public transport service, in this paper, the main focus has been given on the ticket prices and frequency of the transport system.
Energy audit consists of survey, analysis and inspection of the energy flow in the system. Its aim is to find the scope of energy conservation by implementing energy saving procedures without affecting the outputs of the system. One such system which can conserve energy is MSRTC bus station which requires a lot of energy consumption for its everyday activities. Energy audit plays a significant role in finding opportunities to save energy and reduce electricity bills. Energy audit recommends ways to save energy consumption by some changes in the system with emphasis on that there are no negative output by the changes made. The Energy Audit would provide a positive orientation to the energy cost reduction along with preventive maintenance and quality control programs which are vital for production and utility activities.
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