Browsing Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station by Title
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)This paper documents efforts by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to pilot test the use of neural network technology as a pollution prevention tool for reducing stack emissions from a natural gas-fired power ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)The task of determining how much insulation is necessary in the US industrial and manufacturing sector to save money, use less energy, reduce plant emissions and improve process efficiency has been greatly simplified thanks ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in Durham, North Carolina is installing a future cogeneration, coal fired boiler system designed and built by Energy Systems (ESI) of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The complete boiler plant is ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) are being used for an increasing number of compressors in the oil and gas industry. The applications include cryogenic compressor-expanders, subsea processing, pipeline and other process ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University, 2012)Since its invention by Nikola Tesla in 1888, the alternating-current (AC) motor has been a critical driver for the industrial age. One of his original three patents was the wound rotor induction motor (WRIM). Later, ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2021)Kempner Water Supply Corp. in Central Texas serves a population of 20,000. After installing VFDs, they experienced high pressure spikes which strained their pipe network as well as their staff. Line breaks became a common ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2014)An approach is proposed to determine the optimal air compressor location in a manufacturing facility. The optimization strategy is based on an objective function that minimizes the total energy consumption of the air ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)Commissioning of the HVAC system has been practiced in buildings for the purpose of energy conservation and performance optimization. Commissioning of the HVAC automation system should be paid more attention. In this paper, ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)Many facilities employ two or more centrifugal compressors, operated in either series or parallel configurations. An accurately designed surge control system that includes multiple compressors with the associated piping ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1982)Energy cost has inspired design engineers to seek new means to reduce consumption as a primary cost control measure. World concern for energy supply has also added to the designer's burden. For many years, Swartwout ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)Fired heaters are the largest consumers of energy in refineries and petrochemical plants. Most heaters in the industry are not operating at their peak efficiency. There could be several reasons for that. One of the common ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)The changing industrial energy market is placing a new emphasis on the strategic element of energy planning. No longer a "lowest-cost analysis" discipline, successful energy planning today involved a sophisticated approach ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2011)This paper presents a summary of the authors' experience gained from implementation of model-based monitoring systems for LNG string vibration. The development of a novel train torsional vibration monitoring approach ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)This paper presents a summary of the authors' experience gained from implementation of model-based monitoring systems for LNG string vibration. The development of a novel train torsional vibration monitoring approach ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)The new generation of LNG plant are moving toward a larger size, that mean larger compression stations, driven by higher power gas turbine that can arrive and exceed 100 MW. This increase of specific power means also ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)High thermal efficiency and low levels of environmental emissions are priorities in the design of modern power plants. The M. W. Kellogg Company under funding from the Department of Energy, has recently completed a ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1988)A new computer program for pump rotor analysis has been developed to improve the accuracy of critical speed, stability, and response calculations for multistaging centrifugal pumps. The program capabilities include: (1) ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1987-09)There are frequently problems in arriving at an equitable assignment of costs to consumers and producers of utilities. A more equitable assignment of costs will lead to better operating decisions which improve overall ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)A new drying model originally derived for thin-wood veneer and successfully applied to the control of a veneer Jet Dryer may be extended for use in controlling the drying of such diverse products as textiles, dog food, ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)Thermally induced failures have long since plagued mechanical seal users. Over the years these failures have led to the development of different flush plan and seal design features that are used to increase heat transfer ...