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Semi-Empirical Screw Compressor Chiller Model
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 2008-12)
A screw chiller model which is based on a first principles, semi-empirical analysis that describes the system performance based on observations of the thermodynamic processes is developed. This model is a modified method ...
Statewide Air Emissions Calculations from Wind and Other Renewables, Summary Report: A Report to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Period September 2007 - August 2008
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 2008-08)
The 79th Legislature, through Senate Bill 20, House Bill 2481 and House Bill 2129, amended Senate Bill 5 to enhance its effectiveness by adding 5,880 MW of generating capacity from renewable energy technologies by 2015 and ...
Two-Phase Flow of HCFC-22 and HFC-134a through Short Tube Orifices
(2008-01-23)
HCFC-22 and HFC-134a were used with short tube orifices having length to diameter ratios ranging from 5 to 20 in a 9.53 mm (3/8 in.) refrigerant line to investigate both two-phase and subcooled liquid flow entering the ...
A Methodology to Measure Retrofit Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings
(2008-01-16)
Measured energy savings promote and sustain energy conservation retrofits by verifying the success of retrofits, determining pay-back schedules, guiding the selection of future retrofits and identifying opportunities for ...
Recommendations for 15% Above-Code Energy Efficiency Measures on Implementing Houston Amendments to Single-Family Buildings in Houston Texas
(2008-11)
This report presents detailed information about the analysis that was performed to calculate the energy saving potential for residential buildings in Houston. In this analysis the energy efficient measures were proposed ...
Engineering Design, Construction, Operation and Analysis of the 2007 Texas A&M University Solar Decathlon House
(2008-06-10)
This report presents the design, construction, and operation of a 100% solar-powered house from an engineering perspective. This includes energy simulation results, selection of systems, design of systems, assembly of ...
Program Strategies and Results for California’s Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Markets
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2008)
Global Energy Partners provides a review of California’s strategic approach to energy efficiency and demand response implementation, with a focus on the industrial sector. The official role of the state, through the ...
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Programs and Their Impacts
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2008)
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) has been working with industry since 1976 to encourage the development and adoption of new, energy-efficient technologies. ITP has helped industry not ...
A Preliminary Study on Designing Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System for the University Environment
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2008)
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are an evolving technology that is at the front of the energy conservation movement. With the reduction in energy consumption and green house gas emissions, CHP systems are improving ...
Steam Turbine Corrosion and Deposits -- Problems and Solutions
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2008)
This tutorial paper discusses the basics of corrosion, steam and deposit chemistry, and turbine and steam cycle design and operation - as they relate to steam turbine problems and problem solutions. Major steam turbine ...