Filter pressure-drop savings estimate calculator
Filter pressure-drop savings estimate
The example treats 4 psi of avoidable loss as about 2% extra energy.The example treats 27.6 kPa of avoidable loss as about 2% extra energy.
Units
Sfilter=Cenergy×0.005×Δp
Sfilter=Cenergy×0.000725189×Δp
Calculator
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Worked example
Given
- Cenergy = 38,000 $/yr
- Δp = 6 psi
Sfilter=38,000×0.005×6=1,140
Given
- Cenergy = 40,000 $/yr
- Δp = 40 kPa
Sfilter=40,000×0.000725189×40≈1,160
Symbols and units
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
| Sfilter | annual energy-cost saving | $/yr |
| Cenergy | baseline annual energy cost | $/yr |
| Δp | pressure differential removed | psi |
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
| Sfilter | annual energy-cost saving | $/yr |
| Cenergy | baseline annual energy cost | $/yr |
| Δp | pressure differential removed | kPa |
Results are estimates for study and screening. Check the inputs, units and assumptions before you use them for design, billing or contract decisions.