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| dc.creator | Claridge, D. E. | |
| dc.creator | Turner, W. D. | |
| dc.creator | Krarti, M. | |
| dc.creator | Yebra, R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-07-25T21:00:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-07-25T21:00:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
| dc.identifier.other | TR-88-10-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2052 | |
| dc.description | Implementation of these recommendations will result in reduced construction cost of $91,418 and annual operating savings of $88,910 if recommendations 1-5 and 6a are implemented at Amarillo and Gatesville. Use of recommendations 1-5 and 6b will increase first cost by $22,592, but annual operating savings also increase to $98,928 while 6c would provide first cost savings of $67,606 and operating savings of $73,882 annually. Additional maintenance savings will be realized in each case since the fixtures recommended above use tubes with 20,000 - 24,000 hour operating lifetimes instead of the 12,000 hours of the base case tubes. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Over 100 tests of potential design modifications for the cell light fixtures used by the Texas Department of Corrections have been conducted. As a result of these tests, the following recommendations are made: 1. Turn diffuser material so prisms face cell. 2. Enlarge diffuser opening to 16 by 46 inches. 3. Replace 1/2-inch hardware cloth by #3 stainless cane weave with 2-inch mesh, painted white. 4. Replace ballasts with Advance R-2S40-TP Mark III or equivalent. 5. Replace blankets with light colored blankets. 6a. Use fixture with four 34 watt tubes if no allowance for fixture degradation is deemed acceptable; 6b. Use fixture with three 40 watt high efficiency tubes and reflector if 10%-15% margin above 20 fc is needed; 6c. Use fixture with four high efficiency tubes if 20% margin above 20 fc is considered necessary. | en |
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| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University | |
| dc.publisher | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | All rights reserved by the Energy Systems Laboratory of Texas A&M and the authors. | en |
| dc.subject | Texas Department of Corrections | en |
| dc.title | Redesign of Lighting Fixtures for the Texas Department of Corrections | en |
| dc.type | Text | en |
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