Air Audit Services

Below you will find our Modular designed Air Audits. After you review the different aspects of each module, Click Here to fill out our Air Audit Data Sheet so we can send you a proposal.

Module 1 – The Basic

Visual inspection of all points of use - A complete review of all point of use practices, includes inspection and verification of ancillary equipment throughout the plant. This allows a complete analysis of proper application practices which in turn allows Impact RM to suggest alternative ways to handle events. Included in this module is a dynamic air pressure recording (Partial Pressure Profile) of key locations to determine optimum operating pressures.

Air leak detection

Air leak tagging (three levels)

Detailed report on findings with recommendations

Report includes

complete analysis of improper application practices
detailed air leak location report
recommendations to improve demand side efficiency

Module 2 – Leak Management

Air leak detection
Air leak tagging (three levels) with numbered tags
Detailed location report

indicating

level (quantification)
department
equipment
element leaking
required action

Module 3 – Flow and power

Compressor performance test (FAD - Free air delivery )
Plant air consumption test (not data logged)
Plant air leak test (if plant can be briefly shut down)
Specific power consumption test on each compressor

Detailed report on findings with recommendations

Report includes

complete data charts
analysis of general supply system efficiency
recommendations to improve supply system performance and efficiency

Module 4 – Point of use pressure profile

Multi point pressure profile (data logged)

The pressure profile employs multi-channel data loggers installed into the system at strategic points and synchronized in real time and sampling rate alignment. Test run times include entire shifts or shorter durations at the discretion of the audit team engineer. Collection points generally include:

SUPPLY SIDE

The discharge of the compressor room or rooms.
The discharge of the compressors, upstream of the dryers.

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Points furthest from compressor(s).
Immediately upstream of critical production machinery.
Immediately upstream of mass flow dependent equipment.
Immediately upstream of points of use that have been historically identified as problem areas, or governed by low pressure alarms and shutdowns.

PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

Connections to cylinders having high cycle rates.
Connections to pressure sensitive clutches, brakes and clamping devices.

The pressure profile identifies

Maximum and minimum pressure levels
Pressure stability bands
Possible velocity based flow gradients and restrictions in the distribution network
Transmission time from generation to points of use
The effects of uncontrolled demand, defined as demands that are not equipped with operating, modulating control regulation.
The effects of leakage
The level of flow balance, between demand points to enable the specification of situational controls and subsystems.
The existence of individual demand points that require pressure levels that are determining the supply pressure to the entire system.
The effects of the speed of response by regulation and flow control on the performance of high-speed production equipment.

Module 5 – Total package

Impact RM technicians will install flow, pressure Kw and pressure dew point data loggers at the required multiple points in the compressor room. Issues including compressor performance and control, consumed power versus air delivery, air treatment performance, flow restriction and consumed energy are evaluated for several production days. Air leak management and complete review of all point of use practices and verification of ancillary equipment throughout the plant. This encompasses:

Visual inspection of all points of use (after air treatment)
The condensate discharge system analysis
Air leak detection
Air leak tagging (three levels)
Delivered mass flow is measured and recorded, (SCFM)
Compressor performance test (FAD - Free air delivery)
Delivered pressure to the system is measured and recorded (PSIG)
Plant air leak test (if plant can be briefly shut down)
Power consumption of each compressor is measured and recorded (Kwh)
Pressure dew point is measured and recorded

Module 6 – Application study

Specific point of use application studies

Module 7 – Special applications

Installation of pipe markers to meet all of the ANSI standard size and color requirements, in and outdoors
blower and low pressure equipment analysis
vacuum system analysis

Module 8 – System Design

design the piping and mechanical configurations that are dictated by the project scope
perform takeoffs of existing systems.
generate system P&ID drawings.
generate equipment mechanical drawings
generate electrical drawings
drawings are generated on AutoCadd 2000, or Microstation Cadd systems

Module 9 – Education

In house compressed air training seminars that cover the full scope of a compressed air system

basic compressed air theory
compressor type analysis
air dryers
filtration and ancillary equipment
piping, installations, heat recovery, environment
compressed air energy efficiency

Since 90% of industry use compressed air in some aspect of their process, our client base is very diversified and extends far beyond our geographical border of Quebec. We have experience in a number of industrial markets such as Aerospace, Aluminium and metal, Ciment, Communications, Chemicals, General manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Electronics, Textile, Transportation, Mining, Pulp&Paper, Pharmaceutical, and many more. Visit the following web address to view some of our more notable clients: http://www.impactrm.com/html/clients.html