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Feedstock Economics for Global Steam Crackers
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
The high level of current
profitability within the
petrochemical industry has spurred an unprecedented number of announcements of new global capacity. Many of the announcements have been made by organizations with no ...
Partners for Progress- A Utility Perspective
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Central Power and Light Company, an Investor Owned Utility serving the greater part of South Texas, got the largest setback of its 75 year life during the 1980's when cogeneration hit home. It's no secret that the Texas ...
Industrial-Utility Cooperation: Moving Into Strategic Alliance
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
It is no longer uncommon to hear of utilities working more closely with their larger customers, establishing relationships that extend beyond the traditional commodity supplier concepts. What do some of these look like? ...
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 ...
The Public Utility and Industry: A Customer- Supplier Relationship for Long-Term Survival
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
The entire country is undergoing a significant change in customer attitide toward services and products. This change is geared toward a quality service/ product for the least cost. Industry and the utility sector need to ...
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 ...
Improved Analysis Methods for Retrofit Savings and Energy Accounting (ERAP #227)
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990)
This report summarizes progress through November, 1990 for ERAP project No. 227, "Improved Analysis Methods for Retrofit Savings and Energy Accounting." The major objectives of this project are to: (1) determine the energy ...
Vibration Monitoring Of Turbomachinery.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1990)
The overall concept of vibration monitoring is presented based upon theory and the practical constraints of machinery construction, transducer characteristics and the cost/benefit ratio of available systems. General features ...
Gas Turbine Control Systems Incorporating Condition Monitoring And Fault Tolerance.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1990)
Novel concepts in gas turbine control technology incorporating condition monitoring and fault tolerance are described. Concerns with fault tolerance, system reliability, and users functionalities are discussed. The importance ...