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Monday, August 20, 2018

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Agricultural Sector
A poorly maintained injection pump increases fuel consumption.

A faulty nozzle increases fuel consumption.

Blocked filters increase fuel consumption.

A few minutes of planning ensures a big fuel saving

Use optimum diameter of the pipe

Excessive height of delivery pipe causes extra energy consumption

poor resulting in large losses and leakage

improper selection of pumps and mismatching prime movers leads higher consumption

The prime movers of the pumps should be of proper size
Domestic Sector
Pressure cooking saves fuel

Use optimum quantity of water

Reduce the flame when boiling starts

Soak before cooking

Shallow, wide vessels save fuel

Put the lid on heat losses

The small burner saves fuel

A clean burner helps save fuel

Allow frozen food to reach room temperature before cooking
Transport Sector
Drive between 45-55 Km/H

Drive in the Correct Gear

Don’t wait for your car to warm up

Stop-and-go driving wastes fuel

Keep your Foot off the Clutch

Clean Air Filter Regularly

Watch Your Tyre Pressure

When you stop your car, stop engine

Use the Recommended grade of oil

Plan Your Route

Reduce Loads

Share Your car-for car pools

Plan Your Trips
Industrial Sector
Undertake regular energy audits.

Plug all oil leakage.

Filter oil in stages.

Pre-heat the oil.

Incomplete combustion leads to wastage of fuel.

Recover & utilize waste heat from furnace flue gase for preheating of combustion air.

Control excess air in furnaces.

Reduce heat losses through furnace openings.

Improve insulation.

Proper design of lids of melting furnaces and training of operators to close lids helps reduce losses in foundries.

Remove soot deposits

Recover heat from steam condense.

Improve boiler efficiency.

Use only treated water in boilers.

Stop steam leakage.

Maintain steam pipe insulation.

Use of Low air pressure “film burners” helps save oil in furnaces.

Maintain diesel engines regularly.

Updates

15-Aug-2018 The 72nd independence day celebrated at PCRA, HQ
13-Aug-2018 The 58th Governing Body Meeting Cum Annual General Meeting of PCRA was held on 13.08.2018 under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MoP&NG

Events

07-Oct-2018 The Second Edition of Saksham Pedal Delhi, India’s Premier Cyclothon, is scheduled at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 7th October, 2018