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EPC Firms Expand Their Role
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
As the independent energy industry matures, the traditional role of the engineering, procurement and construction firms is rapidly evolving into one of active participation in front-end development and long term ownership ...
Recent Developments in the Regulation of Electric Utility Resource Planning in Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1993-03)
The Texas Legislature has charged the Public Utility Commission of Texas with the responsibility to license utility power plants and transmission lines, and develop a statewide electrical energy plan. Related duties include ...
Conducting Energy Reviews and Audits of Your Own Plant
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1993-03)
This paper is aimed at people who have a full or part time responsibility for keeping energy costs down. The information in this paper is based on a combination of four years as the energy coordinator of a fertilizer ...
Optimizing Cooling Tower Performance- Refrigeration Systems, Chemical Plants, and Power Plants all Have A Resource Quietly Awaiting Exploitation-Cold Water!!
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Cooling towers, because of their seeming
simplicity, are usually orphans of the facilities
operation. We are all aware that cooling towers
are the step-children of the chemical process
plant, electric power generating ...
Understanding and Evaluating Extended Surfaces
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Extended surfaces are widely used in heat transfer equipment in power and process plants. While various types of extended surfaces are used in the industry, this paper will limit the discussions to the widely used ...
Electrical Energy and the Environment
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Electric energy is an integral element of today's economy and the standard quality of life. The availability of energy at an affordable cost has always been of basic concern because of the intimate relationship of energy ...
Treatment of Organic-Contaminated Wastewater by Pervaporation
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1991-06)
The removal and recovery of organic contaminants from
aqueous streams by pervaporation membrane systems is a viable
and economical treatment for many waste streams. Specific
opportunities for the technology are identified ...
Industrial Retrofits are Possible
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Ontario is the industrial heartland of Canada and more than 80% of its energy comes from Canadian sources with the remainder from the neighbouring U.S. states. Because of the ever increasing demand for energy relating to ...
Energy Conservation in Process Chilled Water Systems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1993-03)
The energy consumption of the chiller and cooling tower in a process cooling application was analyzed using the TRNSYS computer code. The basic system included a constant speed centrifugal chiller and an induced-draft, ...
Development of Inexpensive Turbo Compressor/Expanders for Industrial Use
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1991-06)
Use of Turbo Compressor/ Expanders
(TCEs) as industrial reversed Brayton Cycle
Heat Pumps offers many technical and energy
saving advantages. Until recently, such
devices have been far too expensive in both
capital ...