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Build an energy baseline for a batch dryer

Turn twelve batch records into a transparent energy-per-batch baseline for a food-ingredient dryer.

Sunfold Ingredients

Brisbane, Australia Remote

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The brief

The work and the intended result

Our production team wants a defensible starting point before discussing dryer improvements. The study covers twelve batches of one product family, using inlet and outlet moisture estimates, batch masses and recorded utility consumption. Reconcile the mass balance, calculate the baseline and examine two operating sensitivities. One data-review call and one findings meeting are included. Equipment redesign, product-quality trials and guaranteed energy reductions are not included.

Duration
3 weeks
Commitment
Approx. 30 hours total
Location
Remote

What you’ll deliver

  • A twelve-batch data register with quality flags and source references
  • Mass and energy calculations with visible unit conversions and assumptions
  • A batch comparison and two sensitivity cases for moisture and utilisation
  • An editable workbook and a targeted list of measurements that would reduce uncertainty

Expertise needed

  • Experience with thermal-process balances and batch-data interpretation
  • Ability to distinguish inconsistent records from meaningful process variation
  • Clear calculation structure suitable for handover to a plant engineer
  • Energy modelling
  • Mass balance
  • Process design
  • Data analysis

A running start

What’s already in place

  • Twelve batch sheets and the corresponding utility records
  • Product moisture estimates and the dryer operating sequence
  • Equipment datasheets and a production contact for record clarification

Project milestones

From brief to handover
  1. 01

    Audit the batch records

    Completed: aligned the twelve batch sheets with utility records and listed the data questions.

  2. 02

    Build and check the baseline

    Current: reconcile batch mass balances and calculate the two agreed sensitivities.

  3. 03

    Review the measurement priorities

    Confirm traceability of every reported batch value and agree which missing measurements matter most.

Working together

A shared definition of done

Confirm the deliverables, review checks and response window together so everyone knows what a successful handover looks like.

Suggested acceptance criteria

  • Every agreed deliverable is included in the handover, in the agreed file formats.
  • Assumptions, limitations and open questions are documented alongside the work.
  • The project owner reviews the work against the brief and returns one consolidated feedback list before approval.

When the scope changes

Record the requested change, its reason and its effect on deliverables, budget and timing. Both parties agree the revised scope in writing before the additional work begins.