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    • The "Pinch Analysis": Special Cases 
      Bitowft, B.; Tripathi, P. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
      A method for determining the efficiency and scope for improvement of a process plant's energy consumption, based on pinch technology, is reviewed. While this is a generic approach that applies in most cases, there are ...
    • Pinch Application- Heat Pump Study in a Food Plant 
      Chao, Y. T.; Tripathi, P. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
      A pinch analysis normally requires a large amount of process information. However, this information usually adds to the overall understanding of the process and utility system. This better understanding of the process ...
    • The Pinch Explosion 
      Rossiter, A. P.; Boland, D. (Energy System Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1988-09)
      A dramatic growth in the range of applications of pinch technology has been seen in recent years. These include increasingly sophisticated analysis of heat exchanger network design problems; resiliency tests; ...
    • Pinch Retrofits Provide Cost-Effective Plant Uprating Potential 
      Rossiter, A. P.; Spriggs, H. D.; McMullan, A. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
      In today's economic environment, the need for increased production rivals the desire for energy efficiency for plant operators in many sectors of the process industries. This, in turn, places additional demands on the ...
    • Pinch Technology Without Tears 
      Polley, G. T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2001-05)
      In the mid-eighties engineers were rushing to hear about Pinch Technology. Conference rooms were full. Training courses were over-subscribed. Here was the technology that was going to provide the standard design tool for ...
    • Pinch Technology-Theory into Practice 
      Saboo, A.; Craw, I.; Hindmarsh, E.; Boland, D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      This paper covers the fundamentals of pinch technology and its application in practice. The paper presents an overview of the approach to the practical use of the technology and illustrates the approach with a case study.
    • Pipe Insulation Economies 
      Schilling, R. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      Pipe Insulation Economies is a computer program written in IBM basic to simplify the economic insulation thickness for an insulated pipe. Many articles have been written on this subject, from simple nomographs to a ...
    • Pitfalls in Building and HVAC Systems 
      Gidwani, B. N. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
      The purpose of an energy audit is to identify and analyze areas of energy consumption and to propose methods of conservation. In the process of completing an audit the following areas of consumption should be considered: • ...
    • Planning a Commercial Fuel Cell Installation 
      Bowden, J. R.; May, G. W. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      Fuel cell power plants represent a unique opportunity for industrial users to combine on-site electricity generation and heat recovery with high efficiencies and no significant environmental releases. Thus in ...
    • Plant Energy Benchmarking: A Ten Year Retrospective of the ENERGY STAR Energy Performace Indicators (ES-EPI) 
      Boyd, G.; Tunnessen, W. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)
      Over the past several years, there has been growing interest among policy makers and others in the role that benchmarking industrial energy efficiency can play in climate, air, and other potential regulatory actives. For ...
    • Plant Energy Cost Optimization Program (PECOP) 
      Robinson, A. M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1980)
      The Plant Energy Cost Optimization Program (PECOP) is a Management System designed to reduce operating cost in a continuous operating multi product plant by reviewing all cost factors and selecting plant wide production ...
    • Plant Level Energy Performance Benchmarking 
      Hicks, T. W. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2001-05)
      Since the early 1990's, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has worked with U.S. corporations to reduce their energy requirements in buildings and office space through voluntary programs such as ENERGY STAR®. ...
    • Plant Site Refrigeration Upgrade 
      Zdrojewski, R.; Healy, M.; Ramsey, J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1999-05)
      Bayer Corporation operates a multi-division manufacturing facility in Bushy Park, South Carolina. Low temperature refrigeration (-4°F) is required by many of the chemical manufacturing areas and is provided by a Plant Site ...
    • Plant View On Reducing Steam Trap Energy Loss 
      Vallery, S. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1982)
      Energy will continue to be an ever increasingly important factor in the cost of doing business in the decade of the 80' s. In many petrochemical industries, energy is the second most costly item in producing a product. ...
    • Plant Wide Energy Management and Reporting Systems Provide Sustainable Results 
      Robinson, J. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
      Powerhouse operators can obtain significant and sustainable energy savings through the implementation of Energy Management and Reporting Systems (EMRS) in industrial powerhouses. This is a case study of an EMRS application ...
    • Plant-Wide Energy Conservation Program Yields Impressive Results 
      Adlkes, R. P.; Zupko, A. J.; Adams, J. W. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1980)
      Teledyne Continental Motors, Industrial Products Division (IPD), presently has 752,300 square feet of manufacturing area located on 59 acres in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. Fifty percent of the buildings were constructed ...
    • Plant-Wide NOx Reduction Strategies 
      Baukal, C.; Waibel, D.; Webster, T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
    • Plantwide Energy Management for Hydrocarbon and Petrochemical Industry 
      Ahmed, A.; Clinkscales, T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1988-09)
      Within the hydrocarbon and petrochemical industry the generation and utilization of various forms of energy is a highly complex and dynamic process. The process plant normally generates steam and fuel in the form of ...
    • Plasma Arc Technology Dedicated to Solving Military Waste Problems 
      Smith, E. D.; Zaghloul, H. H. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1997-04)
      A thermal plasma is an electrically conductive gas capable of generating temperatures up to 10,000°C near its column. The energy generated by plasma arcs has recently been applied to hazardous waste disposal. Since 1989 ...
    • A Plastic-Core Compact Heat Exchanger for Energy Conservation 
      Lazaridis, A.; Rafailidis, E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1995-04)
      This paper describes a compact, single-pass, cross-flow type, gas-to-gas heat exchanger with a polyolefin (polyethylene or polypropylene) core whose seams are welded through a proprietary process. It is constructed of ...