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    • Panjavan, S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
      In early 1989, Central Power and Light Company received a request from the Coastal Corporation to wheel power from an affiliate (Coastal Refining) cogeneration facility to 28 remote installations owned by other affiliates. ...
    • Petzold, M. A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      Meeting the Quality of Work-Life goals often involves programs that greatly increase the need for energy, such as providing large quantities of ventilated air during the heating season. This requirement by itself would ...
    • Marchbanks, G. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1987-09)
      Industries have added sensitive electrical loads such as computers and electronic equipment to improve efficiency, lower costs and to raise the overall quality of the product being manufactured. With this new technology ...
    • Carpenter, K.; Kissock, J. K. (Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu); Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2005)
      On/off operation and excess combustion air reduce boiler energy efficiency. This paper presents methods to quantify energy savings from switching to modulation control mode and reducing excess air in natural gas fired ...
    • Seryak, J.; Epstein, G.; D'Antonio, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
    • Clary, A. T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
      In late 2004, Eastman Chemical Company’s Kingsport Site Utilities Division embarked on a project to investigate operations in one of the large refrigeration systems serving one of the process areas. The intent of this ...
    • Matson, J. V. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      Many operators of cooling water systems do not have sufficient comprehension to be able to formulate the questions they should be asking their vendors and suppliers. The objective of this paper is to not only ask the most ...
    • Larson, R. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
    • Brownawell, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
      WHAT IS HUMIDITY? Humidity is water vapor in air. Water covers over two thirds of the earths surface. It affects everything we do in some way. Under normal atmospheric conditions water is the third largest component of ...
    • Hayes, A. J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
      The overall goal of the DOE Industrial Heat Pump Program is to foster research and development which will allow more efficient and economical recovery of waste energy in industry. Specifically, the program includes the ...
    • Robison, J. H. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1998-04)
      Radiance Services Company manages a new technology called the Radiance Process®, a dry non-toxic technology for surface cleaning. The Radiance Process received the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's 1997 Most ...
    • Raburn, R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1999-05)
      Electro-Magnetic Energy has finally made its way into the Petro-Chemical market twenty-five years after market acceptance in the Food Processing Industry. Major factors influencing this change are tighter environmental ...
    • Hnat, J. G.; Patten, J. S.; Sheth, P. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1981)
      Comparisons are made of the performance and installation costs of Rankine and Brayton power cycles when applied to waste heat recovery from a 350 ton/day container glass furnace. The power cycles investigation included: ...
    • Chittum, A.; Kaufman, N. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2009-05)
      Combined Heat and Power (CHP) has been identified as a significant opportunity for greater energy efficiency and decreased environmental impacts of energy consumption. Despite this, the regulatory and policy landscape ...
    • Marsh, G. M.; Milewits, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      Until the present there has been no effective way to rapidly scan thermally insulated refinery or process piping for corrosion or thin wall. Such defects, if left unattended, can lead to wasteful losses of time, energy and ...
    • Prengle, H. W. Jr.; Golden, S. A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1979)
      This paper considers three related questions: 1) What are the primary economic driving forces which determine the rate of industrial energy conservation? 2) How much industrial energy conservation has been achieved over ...
    • Trabachino, C.; Muller, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2002-04)
      Through its Industries of the Future (IOF) strategy, the US DOE's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) seeks to develop and deploy advanced technologies and practices that will increase energy efficiency, environmental ...
    • Bhatia, P.; Kozman, T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2004)
      When steam transfers its heat in a manufacturing process or heat exchanger, it may revert to a liquid phase called condensate. This paper presents a method to help certain manufacturing and petro-chemical companies to save ...
    • Childress, R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1999-05)
      A Tie Line Control System maintains the purchase quantity of electrical energy an industrial facility buys from a utility company. Implementing an advanced Tie Line Control system automates the buy versus make decision ...
    • Victor, A.; Brodkorb, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)