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Flare Noise Reduction Exxon Chemical- Baytown Olefins Plant: 1994 CMA Energy Efficiency Award for "Flare Noise Reduction" in the category of "Public Outreach/Plant Site"
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Numerous community complaints were received because of what nearby residents perceived as excessive noise from BOP's elevated flares. Representatives from the Baytown Olefins Plant met with community residents to better ...
Making Compressed Air System Decisions
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
This paper presents a decision making process that will permit the design, installation and operation of a high efficiency and reliable compressed air system.
The design of a compressed air system was formerly limited to ...
Development of DOD Process Energy and Pollution Reduction (PERP) Analysis Tool
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Recent Executive Orders issued by the President set goals for increased energy efficiency and reduced emissions that must be met by Department of Defense (DOD) industrial facilities. To address these needs, the
U.S. Army ...
Industrial Energy Efficiency in Ukraine: The Business Outlook
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Ukraine is full of profitable opportunities for energy efficiency. Industry accounts for many of these opportunities because of its high level of energy consumption and its ability to pay for energy efficiency measures in ...
Industrial Energy Use and Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
The industrial sector accounts for over 50% of energy used in developing countries. Growth in this sector has been over 4.5% per year since 1980. Energy intensity trends for four energy-intensive sub-sectors (iron and ...
Energy Savings Through Application of Model Predictive Control to an Air Separation Facility
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Air separation process plants have the interesting characteristic that energy is considered the raw material that we pay for. The true chemical feedstock, air, is widely available, has the attribute of uniform composition, ...
Energy Efficiency Business in China: A Roadmap For American Companies
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
China represents an emerging market for American energy efficiency technologies. Rapid growth and market reforms are driving increased demand for foreign investment and advanced technologies that will help China meet its ...
Options for Generating Steam Efficiently
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
This paper describes how plant engineers can efficiently generate steam when there are steam generators and Heat Recovery Steam Generators in their plant. The process consists of understanding the performance characteristics ...
Benchmarking Process Energy Performance From Historical Data: Bringing Sanity into Energy Budgets
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Reducing energy costs has two components: knowledge of process energy consumption and an energy management process. This concept is summed up in energy management's 2-M rule: to manage energy, energy must be measured. After ...
Low-Value Waste Gases as an Energy Source
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Waste gases with potentially useful fuel value are generated at any number of points in refineries, chemical plants and other industrial and commercial sites. The higher quality streams have been utilized successfully in ...