Abstract
The U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technology Program BestPractices Steam effort is developing a number of software tools to assist industrial energy users to improve the efficiency of their steam system. A major new BestPractices Steam software tool- the Steam System Assessment Tool (SSAT) -was released in December 2002 for public use. The SSAT can be applied to steam systems to quantify the magnitude- energy, cost, and emission savings- of key potential steam system improvement opportunities. This paper describes the key attributes of the SSAT, how the tool was developed, and the major benefits that can be gained from using the tool.
Wright, A.; Bealing, C.; Eastwood, A.; Tainsh, R.; Hahn, G.; Harrell, G. (2003). The Steam System Assessment Tool (SSAT): Estimating Steam System Energy, Cost, and Emission Savings. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /91027.