Browsing Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station by Title

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    • The Measured Energy Impact of Infiltration in an Outdoor Test Cell 
      Liu, M.; Claridge, D. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
      The energy consumption calculation of house envelopes assumes that conduction heat loss is independent on air infiltration heat loss, and that energy consumption is the sum of these losses. Anderlind [1985], Liu [1987], ...
    • The Measured Energy Impact of Infiltration Under Dynamic Conditions 
      Liu, M.; Claridge, D. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
      Energy consumption due to air infiltration is customarily assumed to equal the mass flow rate times the specific enthalpy difference between the inside and outside air. Anderlind showed theoretically that this represents ...
    • Measured Energy Savings from Retrofits Installed in Low-Income Housing in a Hot and Humid Climate 
      Parker, D. S.; Sherwin, J. R.; Floyd, D. B. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1998)
      The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is metering energy use in a Habitat for Humanity housing development. The objective is to understand the way in which energy is used in low income housing and how it can be effectively ...
    • Measured Energy Use Indices for 27 Office Buildings 
      Haberl, J. S.; Sreshthaputra, A.; Claridge, D. E.; Turner, W. D.; Harmon, K.; Kisselburgh, J.; Mase, R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2001)
      Energy use indices for 27 government office buildings are presented that have been assembled from hourly monitored data as part of the Texas LoanSTAR program and other efforts at the Energy Systems Laboratory. These indices ...
    • The Measured Impact Of Erosion On The Rotodynamic And Performance Characteristics Of A Mixed Flow ESP 
      Morrison, Gerald; Carvajal, Nicolas; Saleh, Ramy; Bai, Changrui (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Three stages of a mixed flow electric submersible pump were subjected to 117 hours of erosion using a 2 gram/liter concentration ratio of 100 mesh hydraulic fracture sand to water. The sand passed through the pump one time ...
    • Measured Impacts of Air Conditioner Condenser Shading 
      Parker, D. S.; Barkaszi, S. F.; Sonne, J. K. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
      A study has been conducted by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) to examine if space cooling energy savings can be achieved from shading of residential air conditioning (AC) condenser units. The investigation consisted ...
    • MEASURED LEAKAGE AND ROTORDYNAMIC-COEFFICIENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING LIQUID ANNULAR SEALS: (A) SMOOTH-ROTOR/GROOVED-STATOR, AND (B) GROOVED-ROTOR/SMOOTH-STATOR 
      Childs, Dara W.; Yang, Jing; Torres Rueda, Jose M.; Moreland, J. Alex (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2020)
      Test results are presented and compared for the following annular pump seal geometries: (a) a smooth-rotor/circumferentially-grooved stator (SR/GS) and (b) a smooth-stator/circumferentially-grooved rotor (GR/SS). The GR/SS ...
    • Measured Natural Cooling Enhancement of a While House Fan 
      Parker, D. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1994)
      An experimental study was carried out in the summer of 1991 to investigate the natural cooling potential of use of a whole house fan in Central Florida's hot and humid climate. The residential building, in Cocoa Beach, FL, ...
    • Measured Performance of Energy-Efficient Computer Systems 
      Floyd, D. B.; Parker, D. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
      The intent of this study is to explore the potential performance of both Energy Star computers/printers and add-on control devices individually, and their expected savings if collectively applied in a typical office building ...
    • Measured Performance Signature Method 
      Ahner, D. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
      The performance correction of systems that have many thermally integrated components is complex and subject to error if individual component misperformance and/or deterioration is present. The performance correction ...
    • Measured Savings of DC to AC Drive Retrofit in Plastic Extrusion 
      Sfeir, R. A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2008)
      This paper presents the potential electrical energy efficiency improvements for utilizing alternating current (AC) motors controlled by variable frequency drives (VFD) in place of direct current (DC) motors to drive plastic ...
    • Measurement And Calculation Of A Self-Equalized Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearing Under Static Misalignment 
      Havlik, Nico; Kraft, Christian; Winking, Philipp Sebastian; Schwarze, Hubert; Lindloff, Kai (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)
      Tilting-pad thrust bearings which include a self-equalizing feature, ensure reliable and safe operation especially under conditions on which misalignment between bearing and collar occurs. One common method to incorporate ...
    • Measurement and Numerical Simulation of Wind Environment for One Residential District 
      Li, C.; Li, N. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      A residential quarter in the west of Changsha has a nearby main transport corridor to the east,and Tianma Hill is to the west. The circumference of this residential quarter is open to the outside; therefore, the wind ...
    • Measurement and prediction of aerosol formation for the safe utilization of industrial fluids 
      Krishna, Kiran (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
      Mist or aerosol explosions present a serious hazard to process industries. Heat transfer fluids are widely used in the chemical process industry, are flammable above their flash points, and can cause aerosol explosions. ...
    • Measurement And Prediction Of Full Scale Annular Seal Coefficients 
      Florjancic, Stefan; McCloskey, Thomas (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1991)
      The accurate prediction of rotordynamic behavior of centrifugal pumps has increased in importance over the last decade, with a steady increase in speed and power concentration. Designing a pump which has acceptable vibration ...
    • Measurement and Verification (M&V) 
      Masuda, H; (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2014)
    • Measurement and Verification for Commissioning Projects: Challenges and Opportunities 
      Heinemeier, K. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2005)
    • Measurement and Verification of Industrial Energy-Savings Projects – Lessons Learned By Measuring Successful and Not-So Successful Projects 
      Hebert, D (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2008)
      The current BC Hydro energy-conservation program is called Power Smart and was started in 2001. Of the 1200 projects completed to date over 300 have been in the manufacturing and industrial sector with savings of more than ...
    • Measurement and Verification, Best Practices in Design and Implementation 
      Martin, T.; Khatami, H. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)
    • A Measurement Method of Actual Thermal Performance of Detached Houses 
      Iwamae, A.; Nagai, H.; Miura, H. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2004)