| Description |
1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Series |
Energy science, engineering and technology |
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Energy science, engineering and technology series.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Plant Energy Assessment Methodology -- Energy Efficiency Optimization Problem Description -- Technical Approach -- Grassroots Plant Energy Assessment Essential Concepts -- Main Tasks -- Execution Steps -- Grassroots Plant Energy Assessment Check List -- Existing Facilities Energy Assessment -- Problem Statement -- Problem Formulation -- Solution Approach -- Methodology -- Energy Utilities and Energy Flow Diagrams -- Energy Flow Diagrams -- Overview -- Overall Energy Flow Diagram (/yr) -- Typical Oil Refinery -- Typical Gas Plant |
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Overall Energy Flow Diagram (Trillion-Btu/yr) -- Component Energy Flow Diagram -- Steam and Heat and Power Diagrams -- Fuel Diagram -- Simultaneous Process and Utility Diagram -- Energy Targeting Diagram -- Crude Distillation Unit -- Vacuum Distillation Unit -- Energy Conservation Fundamentals for Plant Operators -- Energy Conservation Basics and Fundamentals -- Introduction -- What is Energy Consumption? -- Combustion Efficiency -- Flue Gas Calculation -- First Law of Thermodynamics -- Specific Heat -- Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Steam System -- Testing Steam Traps |
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Steam System Insulation -- Basic Types of Insulating Materials -- Insulation Selection Criterion -- Tip for Steam System Improvement -- Industrial Furnaces -- Criteria for Testing Your Furnace -- Importance of Flue Gas Analysis -- Preliminary Energy Audit of a Boiler -- Summary of General Boilers Efficiency Improvements Tips -- Waste Heat Recovery -- Common Sources of Waste Heat -- Pump -- Operations and Maintenance -- Monitoring -- Reduce Need -- More Efficient Pump -- Correct Sizing of Pump(s) -- Use of Multiple Pumps -- Trimming Impeller -- Controls -- Adjustable Speed Drives (ASDs) |
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Throttling Valves -- Correct Sizing of Pipes -- Precision Castings, Surface Coatings, or Polishing -- Sealing -- Curtailing Leakage through Clearance Reduction -- Compressor -- Air Compressor Maintenance -- Monitoring -- Reduce Leaks -- Reducing the Inlet Air Temperature -- Maximize Allowable Pressure Dew Point at Air Intake -- Controls -- Properly Sized Regulators -- Sizing Pipe Diameter Correctly -- Heat Recovery for Water Preheating -- Adjustable Speed Drives (ASDs) -- High Efficiency Motors -- Turbines -- Combustion Gas Turbine -- Steam Turbine -- Motors -- Sizing of Motors |
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Higher Efficiency Motors -- Power Factor -- Voltage Unbalance -- Adjustable Speed Drives (ASD) / Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) -- Fans -- Fan Over Sizing -- Adjustable Speed Drive (ASD) -- High Efficiency Belts (Cog Belts) -- Furnaces -- Excess Air Control -- Forced Draft Fan -- Induced Draft Fan -- Air Ducts -- Flue Gas Ducts -- Dampers -- Maintenance -- Draft Control -- Air Preheating -- Distillation Columns -- Operation Procedures -- Check Product Purity -- Seasonal Operating Pressure Adjustments -- Reducing Reboiler Duty -- Upgrading Column Internals -- Stripper Optimization |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Chemical plants -- Energy conservation
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Chemical processes.
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Chemical process control.
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Chemical plants -- Energy conservation
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Chemical process control
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Chemical processes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781612091754 |
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161209175X |
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