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    • Harnessing Smart Sensor Technology for Industrial Energy Efficiency- Making Process-Specific Efficiency Projects Cost Effective with a Broadly Configurable, Network-Enabled Monitoring Tool 
      Wiczer, J. J.; Wiczer, M. B. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2011)
      To improve monitoring technology often re-quired by industrial energy efficiency projects, we have developed a set of power and process monitoring tools based on the IEEE 1451.2 smart sensor interface standard. These tools ...
    • Harrison Radiator Division's Energy Management, Reporting and Accounting System 
      Goubeaux, R. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      Energy management is essential for obtaining the lowest possible product manufacturing cost. Many systems have been created over the years to manage the energy used in manufacturing. However, for a variety of reasons, ...
    • Harvesting Residuals-Economic Energy Link 
      Owens, E. T.; Curtis, D. B. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      A description of systems used in integrated harvesting of quality and unmerchantable trees is outlined for three areas in New Brunswick, Canada. The silvicultural benefits and the use of residues as an alternative to ...
    • Heat and Power Systems Design 
      Spriggs, H. D.; Shah, J. V. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1987-09)
      The selection of heat and power systems usually does not include a thorough analysis of the process heating, cooling and power requirements. In most cases, these process requirements are accepted as specifications ...
    • Heat Exchanger Fouling- Prediction, Measurement and Mitigation 
      Peterson, G. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
      The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Industrial Programs (OIP) sponsors the development of innovative heat exchange systems. Fouling is a major and persistent cost associated with most industrial heat exchangers ...
    • Heat Exchanger Monitoring and Its Application to Cleaning and Antifoulant Use 
      Garcia, E.; Leach, S. H.; VanNostrand, W. L. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1983)
      Many refineries and chemical plants are presently experiencing considerable fuel savings and reduced maintenance costs as a result of their heat exchanger monitoring activities. Significant energy credits can be generated ...
    • Heat Exchanger Network Targeting, Design and Analysis: The MIDAS Package 
      Barton, I.; Jones, D. H.; Smith, G. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1987-09)
      Recent work to consolidate pinch-based procedures for targeting, design and analysis of heat exchanger networks (HENs) has focused on the production of powerful, user-friendly software. Advanced optimization techniques, ...
    • Heat Exchanger Technologies for Distillation Columns 
      Polley, G. T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2002-04)
      In this paper we look at the challenges that improvements in energy efficiency of distillation systems presents the heat exchanger designer. We examine each type of exchanger in turn. Heat exchanger size is minimized if ...
    • Heat Integrate Heat Engines in Process Plants 
      Hindmarsh, E.; Boland, D.; Townsend, D. W. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      This paper presents a novel method for the integration of heat engines into total processes to effect large energy savings. Paybacks are often short. The method is applicable to new designs and retrofits and is ...
    • Heat Integration and Heat Recovery at a Large Chemical Manufacturing Plant 
      Togna, K .A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2012)
      The Honeywell chemical plant located in Hopewell, Virginia includes processing units that purify raw phenol, react the phenol with hydrogen to form crude cyclohexanone, and purify the crude cyclohexanone. In order to reduce ...
    • Heat Loss Measurement Using Infrared Imaging 
      Seeber, S. A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1983)
      Infrared thermography has proven to be an important tool in numerous plant maintenance and energy conservation applications. Quantitative measurement, using infrared imaging instruments, is a powerful new dimension of ...
    • Heat Pipe Technology for Energy Conservation in the Process Industry 
      Price, B. L. Jr. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
      Many applications for heat pipe technology have emerged in the relatively short time this technology has been known. Heat pipes incorporated in heat exchangers have been used in tens of thousands of successful heat ...
    • Heat Pipes: An Industrial Application 
      Murray, F. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      This paper reviews the basics of heat pipe exchangers. Included are how they are constructed, how they operate, where they have application, and various aspects of evaluating a potential application. After discussing the ...
    • Heat Pump Application- An Industrial Case Study 
      Shukla, D.; Umoh, R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
      The economics of heat pumping across a distillation column is usually dependent on the amount of additional compressor work required to lift thermal energy from a low source temperature to a high sink temperature. A ...
    • Heat Pump Cycle with Solution Circuit and Internal Heat Exchange 
      Radermacher, R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      Vapor compression heat pumps which employ working fluid mixtures rather than pure substances offer significant advantages leading to larger temperature lifts at low pressure ratios or to completely new applications. The ...
    • Heat Pump Strategies and Payoffs 
      Gilbert, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1982)
      After evaluating numerous waste heat sources and heat pump designs for energy recovery, we have become aware that a great deal of confusion exists about the economics of heat pumps. The purpose of this article is to present ...
    • Heat Pumps - Theory and Applications 
      Altin, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1982)
      In this paper the thermodynamic viability of heat pumps is evaluated by potential work flux (exergy) analysis. A short description of the exergy (work potential) and other concepts such as 'lost work' needed for exergy ...
    • Heat Recovery and Indirect Evaporative Cooling for Energy Conservation 
      Buckley, C. C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      Two thirds of the waste heat sources in the U.S. are in the low temperature range of less than 200 deg F. A primary contributor of this heat is building exhaust. Heat pipe exchangers are ideally suited for recovering this ...
    • Heat Recovery Boilers for Process Applications 
      Ganapathy, V.; Rentz, J.; Flanagan, D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
      Heat recovery boilers are widely used in process plants for recovering energy from various waste gas streams, either from the consideration of process or of economy. Sulfuric, as well as nitric, acid plant heat recovery ...
    • Heat Recovery Consideration for Process Heaters and Boilers 
      Kumar, A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      The largest single area for industrial energy conservation is in the improvement of combustion efficiencies for heaters and boilers. A number of methods can be employed to recover heat. The most common are by use of ...