{"id":1401,"date":"2021-09-16T06:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T06:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.amt.in\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2021-09-16T06:58:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T06:58:07","slug":"introduction-to-retrofit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.in\/index.php\/2021\/09\/16\/introduction-to-retrofit\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Retrofit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retrofitting\u00c2\u00a0refers to the addition of new technology or features to older systems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power plant\u00c2\u00a0retrofit, improving power plant efficiency \/ increasing output \/ reducing emissions<\/li>\n<li>Home energy retrofit, the improvement of existing buildings with\u00c2\u00a0energy efficiency\u00c2\u00a0equipment<\/li>\n<li>Seismic retrofit, the process of strengthening older buildings in order to make them earthquake resistant<\/li>\n<li>Naval vessels often undergo retrofitting in dry dock to incorporate new technologies, change their operational designation, or compensate for perceived weaknesses in their design or gun plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The benefits of Retrofit are,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving on\u00c2\u00a0capital expenditure\u00c2\u00a0while benefiting from new technologies<\/li>\n<li>Optimization of existing plant components<\/li>\n<li>Adaptation of the plant for new or changed products<\/li>\n<li>Increase in piece number and cycle time<\/li>\n<li>Guaranteed spare parts availability<\/li>\n<li>Reduced maintenance costs and increased reliability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Principally retrofitting describes the measures taken in the manufacturing industry to allow new or updated parts to be fitted to old or outdated assemblies (like blades to wind turbines).<\/p>\n<p>The production of retrofit parts is necessary in manufacture when the design of a large assembly is changed or revised. If, after the changes have been implemented, a customer (with an old version of the product) wishes to purchase a replacement part then retrofit parts and assembling techniques will have to be used so that the revised parts will fit suitably onto the older assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Retrofitting is an important process used for valves and actuators to ensure optimal operation of an industrial plant. One example is retrofitting a 3-way valve into a 2-way valve, which results in closing one of the three openings to continue using the valve for certain industrial systems.<\/p>\n<p>Retrofitting can improve a machine or system\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s overall functionality by using advanced and updated equipment and technology\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsuch as integrating Human Machine Interfaces into older factories.<\/p>\n<p>Another example of this is\u00c2\u00a0car customizing, where older vehicles are fitted with new technologies:\u00c2\u00a0power windows,\u00c2\u00a0cruise control,\u00c2\u00a0remote key-less systems, electric\u00c2\u00a0fuel pumps, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The term is also used in the field of\u00c2\u00a0environmental engineering, particularly to describe\u00c2\u00a0construction\u00c2\u00a0or renovation projects on previously built sites, to improve\u00c2\u00a0water quality\u00c2\u00a0in nearby\u00c2\u00a0streams,\u00c2\u00a0rivers\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0lakes. The concept has also been applied to changing the output mix of\u00c2\u00a0energy\u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0power plants\u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0co-generation\u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a0urban areas\u00c2\u00a0with a potential for\u00c2\u00a0district heating.<\/p>\n<p>Sites with extensive\u00c2\u00a0impervious surfaces\u00c2\u00a0(such as parking lots and rooftops) can generate high levels of\u00c2\u00a0storm-water\u00c2\u00a0runoff\u00c2\u00a0during rainstorms, and this can damage nearby water bodies. These problems can often be addressed by installing new storm-water management features on the site, a process that practitioners refer to as storm-water retrofitting. Storm-water management practices used in retrofit projects include\u00c2\u00a0rain gardens,\u00c2\u00a0permeable paving\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0green roofs.<\/p>\n<p>The above is a brief about Retrofit. 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