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Economical Condensing Turbines?
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
Steam turbines have long been used at utilities and in industry to generate power. There are three basic types of steam turbines: condensing, letdown and extraction/condensing.
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Letdown turbines reduce the pressure of ...
Adjustable Speed AC Motor Drives-Applications Problems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
Adjustable speed AC drives have become the preferred choice in many industrial applications where controlled speed is required. At the same time, the maturing of the technology and the availability of fast and efficient ...
Understanding the Basics of Compressed Air Systems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
Compressed air can be a manufacturing facilities' most expensive utility. Estimates and actual measurements of compressed air systems indicate ten to thirty-five percent of all compressed air generated is lost to leakage ...
Business Planning: A Key to Energy Efficiency in Russia
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
Financing is a significant barrier to energy efficiency in Russia. Many banks and Western companies would like to invest in energy efficiency projects in Russia, but are frustrated by the lack of Western-style business ...
Energy Analysis and Diagnostics Data Analysis From Industrial Energy Assessments for Manufacturing Industries
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
The Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at West Virginia University has been functioning since 1992. During this time, the center has performed over 100 industrial assessments for small and medium sized manufacturing plants. ...
Beyond Back of the Envelope Savings Calculations
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
This paper presents several approaches to economically estimate energy savings of conservation measures for a variety of end-uses and industries. These approaches have been developed primarily during the evaluation of ...
New 3E Plus Computer Program- A Tool for Improving Industrial Energy Efficiency
(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 ...
Design And Retrofit Of A Low Solidity Diffuser For A Pipeline Centrifugal Gas Compressor Application.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)
A high efficiency, single-stage pipeline centrifugal gas
compressor, originally designed with a wedge-type vaned diffuser,
was retrofitted with a vaneless diffuser along with two low solidity
diffuser configurations in ...
Vibration Reduction Or Large Steam Turbine Generator Through Bearing Analysis/Modification.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)
Large utility steam turbines have experienced very high vibration levels on their generator exciter bearings. Units where the exciter rotor is supported by a single bearing are particularly susceptible. This synchronous ...
Discovering, The Hard Way, How A High Performance Coupling Influenced The Critical Speeds And Bearing Loading Of An Overhung Radial Compressor - A Case History.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)
A case is presented where significant unacceptable vibration levels were encountered during mechanical testing of a single stage overhung radial compressor used in a mechanical vapor recompression process. The contract ...