I. Overview
As the core component of hydropower power station, hydropower forging consumes a lot of energy in its production process, and may produce a lot of waste discharge. In order to reduce production costs, improve resource utilization and reduce environmental pollution, enterprises need to take effective measures to save energy and reduce emissions. This paper will introduce the energy-saving and emission reduction measures in the production process of hydropower forgings, in order to provide reference for related enterprises.
Second, the process flow
The production process of hydropower forgings includes the following steps:
Raw material preparation: Prepare the required raw materials for hydropower forgings, such as steel ingot, castings, etc.
Heating: the raw material is heated in the heating furnace to the required temperature;
Forging: Put the heated raw materials into the forging equipment for forging to make a preliminary shape;
Heat treatment: Heat treatment of forged forgings to meet performance requirements;
Processing: machining the forgings after heat treatment to achieve the specified size and accuracy;
Inspection: Quality inspection of the forged parts after processing, and surface treatment after passing.
In the process, each step has energy saving and emission reduction points that need to be paid attention to. For example, in the heating step, it is necessary to control the fuel consumption of the heating furnace, improve the uniformity of the furnace temperature, and reduce the heat loss; In the forging step, it is necessary to optimize the forging process parameters, improve the material utilization rate and the quality of forging parts.
Third, equipment transformation
In order to improve energy efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions, it is necessary to upgrade and optimize the production equipment. For example, the use of new energy-saving heating furnaces to improve heating efficiency and reduce fuel consumption; Introduce advanced forging equipment and process technology to improve material utilization and product performance; Install waste gas treatment device to purify waste gas and reduce environmental pollution.
Iv. Management measures
In addition to process and equipment transformation, various management measures need to be taken from the perspective of enterprise management to further reduce energy waste and emission reduction losses.
Energy consumption management: Establish a sound energy consumption management system, set clear energy consumption indicators, regularly monitor and count energy consumption in the production process, and timely discover and solve energy waste problems.
Carbon emission management: Establish a carbon emission accounting system, clarify the carbon emissions in the production process, actively explore low-carbon production modes, optimize the energy structure, and reduce carbon emissions.
Optimize the process: Through the optimization of the production process, reduce the production cost and shorten the production cycle. For example, reasonable arrangement of production plan, improve the utilization rate of production equipment, reduce equipment idling time and so on.
Training and assessment: Strengthen the training of employees’ awareness of energy conservation and emission reduction, and improve their awareness and skill level of energy conservation and emission reduction. At the same time, an assessment mechanism will be established to link energy saving and emission reduction performance with employee rewards and punishments.
Supply chain collaboration: Build close relationships with suppliers and customers to promote the implementation of energy saving and emission reduction measures. For example, negotiate with suppliers to optimize raw material procurement strategies, and collaborate with downstream customers to promote low-carbon product design.
- Future Outlook
With the continuous progress of science and technology and the increasingly strict environmental protection policies, the trend of energy conservation and emission reduction in the production process of hydropower forgings will be more obvious. In the future, hydropower forging manufacturers need to follow the following energy-saving and emission reduction policies:
Promote green manufacturing technologies: actively introduce and promote green manufacturing technologies such as clean energy and energy-saving technologies to reduce energy consumption and environmental pollution at the source.
Intelligent manufacturing: The use of the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence and other information technology means to achieve intelligent and information production process, improve energy utilization efficiency and product quality.
Circular economy: the establishment of a complete resource recycling system, to achieve the reduction of production waste, resources and harmless treatment.
Energy efficiency standards: Establish more stringent energy efficiency standards and environmental protection regulations, and encourage enterprises to continuously optimize production processes and equipment to achieve energy conservation and emission reduction goals.
International cooperation: Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with international counterparts to jointly address global energy and environmental challenges. Jointly promote the green development of hydropower forgings production by sharing experience, technology and policy information.
