Calculate the Value of Your Compressed Air 

Savings
April 21, 2010 — Kirk Edwards

Most everybody wants to know how much compressed air they can save when they

use EXAIR products and how much money that air savings will equal. I will explain how to

calculate air savings and dollars saved, hopefully with better results than this…  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfq5kju627c

The basic formula for savings per hour is this:

    [ X - Y] x Comp$ x T = Saved Air Value

     With:

          X – Existing Air Consumption

          Y – EXAIR Product Consumption

          Comp$ - Cost of Compressed Air per 1000 Standard Cubic Feet (SCF)

          T – Time Frame of 60 Minutes

          Saved Air – Air Savings in Dollars per Hour  

To determine your existing air consumption you should

     1. Measure your compressed air flow with a flow meter on the specific supply leg of your system.

     2. Provide details about your compressed air system using the EXAIR Efficiency Lab and

we will        measure or estimate your current consumption.  

To determine the consumption of the EXAIR product(s), use the air consumption information provided

in our catalog or website. If you would like assistance determining air consumption at a pressure other

than 80 PSIG (standard pressure in the catalog or web), please contact us.  

If you don’t know your actual cost of compressed air per 1000 Standard Cubic Feet (SCF), a

reasonable average to use is $0.25 per 1000 SCF.  

EXAMPLE: Drilled Pipe vs. Super Air Knife @ 80 PSIG

     [ X - Y] x Comp$ x T = Saved Air Value

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     18″ drilled pipe w/ 1/16″ holes every 1/2″ (37 holes) = 140.6 SCFM (standard cubic feet per

minute)

     18″ Super Air Knife = 52 SCFM 

     [140.6 - 52.2] x [0.25/1000] x 60

     88.4 x .00025 x 60

     .022 x 60

     = $1.22 saved per hour 

Once you have the value of saved air per hour ($1.33 in this example) you can determine dollars

saved per week and year depending on your schedule.

     40 hour work week = $53.20 saved per week

     52 weeks per year = $2766.40 saved per year 

Not bad results for a $300.00 investment! You can see additional details about this example

HERE. And for an automatic calculator which shows dollar savings and return on investment

calculations CLICK HERE. 

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