Browsing by Subject "Payback Period"

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    • Absorption Cycle Fundamentals and Applications Guidelines for Distillation Energy Savings 
      Erickson, D. C.; Davidson, W. F. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      The absorption cycle offers one of the most economic and widely applicable technologies for waste heat upgrading. It can use off-the-shelf hardware that is available now, at any required capacity rating. Fractional ...
    • Can You Afford Heat Recovery? 
      Foust, L. T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1983)
      Increasing fuel costs have forced industry to look at ways to conserve energy. Preheating combustion air by utilizing the wasted heat in the flue gas can result in significant fuel savings. The attractiveness of the ...
    • Dover Textiles - A Case History on Retrofitting Factories with a Boiler System Fueled on Coal, Wood and Waste 
      Pincelli, R. D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1981)
      The shortage of affordable gas and oil boiler fuels and the recent Iran/Iraq war underscores the urgent need for the American industrial system to convert to domestically controlled fuels and particularly coal, wood, and ...
    • The GTE Ceramic Recuperator for High Temperature Waste Heat Recovery 
      Dorazio, R. E.; Gonzalez, J. M.; Ferri, J. L.; Rebello, W. J.; Ally, M. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      GTE Products Corporation has developed a high temperature compact cross-flow ceramic recuperator that is capable of recovering energy from relatively clean furnace exhaust gases at temperatures up to 2500 F by preheating ...
    • Industrial Heat Pumps- A Reexamination in Light of Current Energy Trends 
      Lewis, N.; Simon, M.; Terry, S.; Leach, J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2009-05)
      Heat pumps have been used for nearly one hundred years mostly providing heating and cooling for homes and residential settings. However, industrial heat pumps are also used and may be driven by waste heat streams from the ...
    • Open-Cycle Vapor Compression Heat Pump System 
      Pasquinelli, D. M.; Becker, F. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1983)
      In many industrial processes, large quantities of energy are often wasted in the form of low pressure steam and low-grade heat. Economical recovery of these waste energy sources is often difficult due to such factors as ...
    • Optimizing Power Factor Correction 
      Phillips, R. K.; Burmeister, L. C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      The optimal investment for power factor correcting capacitors for Kansas Power and Light Company large power contract customers is studied. Since the billing capacity is determined by dividing the real demand by the ...
    • Rankine and Brayton Cycle Cogeneration for Glass Melting 
      Hnat, J. G.; Patten, J. S.; Sheth, P. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1981)
      Comparisons are made of the performance and installation costs of Rankine and Brayton power cycles when applied to waste heat recovery from a 350 ton/day container glass furnace. The power cycles investigation included: ...
    • The Results of More Than 250 Industrial Assessments for Manufacturing by the Louisiana Industrial Assessment Center for the Past Ten Years 
      Kozman, T.; Lee, J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
    • Retrofit of Tehran City Gate Station C.G.S. No. 2 by Using Turboexpander 
      Seresht, R. T.; Ja, H. K. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
      Worldwide energy crisis makes it necessary to optimize consumption. One of the fundamental ways to reduce energy consumption is recovery from wasted energy. This can be applied in oil, gas and petrochemical industries in ...
    • Retrofit Projects Through Pinch Technology 
      Linnhoff, B.; Vredeveld, D. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      The pinch concept in heat recovery network design has become well-established in recent years. In ICI, the concept was reported to have saved an average of 30% on energy cost, coupled with capital cost savings in new plant ...
    • Steam System Management Program Yields Fuel Savings for Refinery 
      Gaines, L. D.; Hagan, K. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1983)
      The Phillips refinery at Borger, Texas, determined the need to develop a utility monitoring system. Shortly after this commitment was made, the refinery was introduced to a flowsheet modeling program that could be used to ...