Investıgate energy effıcıency by makıng exergy analysıs ın the cement factory

Industrial sector carries bigger share of the total energy consumption. With economical use of energy, consumption and emission of greenhouse gases would decrease; industrial goods prices would become cheaper so that Turkish industrialists would have advantages within the competitive world market. In Turkey, cement producing is one of the most important sector in terms of energy consuming and costs. Owing to this reason, using energy in efficiently and decline in energy consumption have an importance in this sector. This study aims to make energy and exergy analysis of a cement factory in Adana and to realize the cost of energy efficiency, by using the actual operational data. Key Words: Cement, energy and exergy analysis, efficiency.