Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation

Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation

River Publishers Series in Energy Sustainability and Efficiency

Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation

Authors:
Albert Thumann and Scott C. Dunning

ISBN: 9781439856062 e-ISBN: 9788770222938

Available: January 2011


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 percent in industrial facilities. It discusses cogeneration, gas distributed generation technologies, steam system optimization, geothermal heat pumps, energy outsourcing, electricity purchasing strategies, and power quality case studies. It also 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.