Improving Capacity Utilization In A Nigerian Brewery
Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 11
Abstract
This research work considered how installed machine capacities are utilized and to reduce cost of production in a Nigerian brewery. It implies that if the installed machines are utilized optimally, production and quality will be improved which is the primary goal of every industry involved in production. Overall equipment effectiveness analysis was done using MATLAB. It is the product of the equipment availability, performance and quality. Calculation showed that the equipment availability lies between 87-92%, the equipment performance lies between 59-69%, and the quality of the equipment lies between 97-98% while the overall equipment effectiveness factor lies between 53-59%. Values got from calculation using availability analysis with the aid of MATLAB revealed the actual state of the machines in a brewing sequence that involved boilers and cooling towers. For the boiler, the boiler efficiency was 63%, evaporation loss was 6.25, boiler fuel consumption was 62 gallons per day, boiler horsepower was 645 and factor of evaporation was 1.01. However, the cooling tower effectiveness was 51%, cooling duty handled was 12480000 kcal/hr and makeup water required was at 29.7024m3 /hr. The values showed that the machines were due for servicing for maximum performance.The results from this project if properly implemented will improve machine capacity, proffer solution to the best practices of maintaining them equipment used in brewing and convince investors that it is best to utilize the locally produced sorghum for beer production to reduce production cost Nigerian breweries.
Authors and Affiliations
Chuku I. E. , Isaac O. E. , Dr. Nkoi B.
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