Plant engineers and manager's guide to energy conservation / Albert Thumann, Scott C. Dunning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thumann, Albert, author.

Dunning, Scott, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Tenth edition.

Place of Publication:

Gistrup : River Publishers, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Completely revised and updated, this tenth edition of a bestseller covers both management and technical strategies for slashing energy costs by as much as 40 percentin industrial facilities. Itdiscusses cogeneration, gas distributed generation technologies, steam system optimization, geothermal heat pumps, energy outsourcing, electricity purchasing strategies, and power quality case studies. Italso provides guidelines for life cycle costing, electrical system optimization, lighting and HVAC system efficiency improvement, mechanical and process system performance, building energy loss reduction, financing energy projects, and more.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1 The Role of the Plant EngineerIn Energy Management

2 Energy Economic Decision Making

3 The Facility Survey

4 Electrical System Optimization

5 Utility and Process System Optimization

6 Heat Transfer

7 Reducing Building Energy Losses

8 Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning System Optimization

9 Cogeneration: Theory and Practice

10 Establishing a Maintenance Program For Plant Efficiency And Energy Savings

11 Managing an Effective Energy Conservation Program

12 Electric Motors

13 Reliable and Economic Natural Gas Distributed Generation Technologies

14 Financing Energy Efficiency Projects

15 Cost Containment Design for Commercial Geothermal Heat Pumps

16 Economic Evaluations for Power Quality Solutions

17 Purchasing Strategies for Electricity

18 Evaluating the Economics of Solar Applications for Commercial &amp

Industrial Facilities*

19 Measurement and Verification of Energy Efficiency Savings in Industrial Facilities

20 Superior Energy Performance: A Roadmap for Achieving Continual Energy Performance Improvement

21 Steam System Optimization: A Case Study

22 Energy Audit Case Study: Log Home Manufacturer

23 Power Quality Case Studies

Index.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: Lilburn: Fairmont Press, 2010.

The Role of the Plant Engineer in Energy Management. Energy Economic Decision Making. The Facility Survey. Electrical System Optimization. Utility and Process System Optimization. Heat Transfer. Reducing Building Energy Losses. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Optimization. Cogeneration. Establishing a Maintenance Program for Plant Efficiency and Energy Savings. Managing an Effective Energy Conservation Program. Industrial Power Monitoring and Control. Reliable & Economic Natural Gas Distributed Generation Projects. Financing Energy Efficiency Projects. Steam System Optimization: A Case Study. Cost Containment Design for Commercial Geothermal Heat Pumps. Fundamentals of Energy Outsourcing. Economic Evaluations for Power Quality Solutions. Purchasing Strategies for Electricity. Power Quality Case Studies. Index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

87-7004-543-7

1-00-315162-0

1-003-15162-0

87-7022-293-2

1-000-35605-1

0-429-22324-2

1-4398-5606-0

1-280-20887-2

0-203-91257-8

9781003151623

OCLC:

1233320280