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Model Project Streamlines Compliance, Reduces Emissions and Energy Use
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
Marathon's Texas City refinery was subject to five separate EPA regulations in addition to a state program for monitoring and repairing fugitive leaks. The refinery sought an organizational solution that reduced monitoring ...
Cooling Towers, The Debottleneckers
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
Power generating plants and petro-chemical works are always expanding. An on-going problem is to identify and de-bottle neck restricting conditions of growth. The cooling tower is a highly visible piece of equipment. Most ...
The State of the Industrial Compressor Market
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
The industrial compressor industry in the United States has been operating in a textbook example of a mature market. No truly new compressor technology has been introduced in the past thirty years and there is none on the ...
Refinery Waste Heat Ammonia Absorption Refrigeration Plant (WHAARP) Recovers LPG's and Gasoline, Saves Energy, and Reduces Air Pollution
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
A first-of-its-kind Waste Heat Ammonia Absorption Refrigeration Plant (WHAARP™) was installed by Planetec Utility Services Co., Inc. in partnership with Energy Concepts Co. at Ultramar Diamond Shamrock's 30,000 barrel per ...
Predicting Improved Chiller Performance Through Thermodynamic Modeling
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
This paper presents two case studies in which thermodynamic modeling was used to predict improved chiller performance. The model predicted the performance (COP and total energy consumption) of water-cooled centrifugal ...
Energy Information: The Key to Cost-Effective Conservation
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
This paper analyzes the cost-effectiveness- simple payback, Net Present Value (NPV) and Return on Investment (ROI) -of permanently installed energy consumption monitoring equipment used as the basis for applying value-added ...
Energy Efficiency and Pollution Prevention: Industrial Efficiency Strategies
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
For many years, efforts to promote energy efficiency and pollution prevention (P2) traveled on separate, parallel paths. Most energy efficiency proponents considered only energy savings aspects of their projects and most ...
Energy Flow Models for the Steel Industry
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
Energy patterns in the U. S. steel industry are examined using several models. First is an end-use model based on data in the 1994 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). Then a seven-step process model is presented ...
Justifying and Planning an Energy Monitoring System in an Existing Plant
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
Many electrical distribution specialists are using power monitoring systems to improve the effectiveness of their facilities. Information from power monitoring systems can be used to minimize permanent investment, reduce ...
Benefits of Industrial Boiler Control and Economic Load Allocation at AMOCO Chemicals, Decatur, Alabama
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the economic benefits realized by Amoco's Decatur plant from the utilization of Honeywell's Industrial Boiler Control solution and Turbo Economic Load Allocation ...