Industrial Energy Utilities
| Our industrial
energy experience focuses on evaluation of alternative plant utilites,
and optimization of operations. Services range from audits of current practises
to feasibility studies of alternative technology and development of on-line
expert system control strategies. |
Selected
Projects:
Field Monitoring an Industrial Direct-Contact
Heat Recovery System -
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Keyspan Energy
New
York State Energy Research and Developement Authority |
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Monitoring the performance
of a direct-contact heat exchanger system that recovers heat from the stack
gases from two natural-gas-fired industrial baking ovens. Water is
sprayed into the flue gases and used to heat makeup air and preheat condensate
supplied to the facility boilers. The system controller is being
used to collect data to quantify the performance of the heat recovery system
and assess its impact on the baking process. |
Dairy Coop Refrigeration
Plant Expert System Evaluation -
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New
York State Energy Research and Developement Authority |
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Provided technical support
and monitoring services for the evaluation of an expert system designed
as an advisor for the plant stationary engineers. Designed and installed
monitoring system for evaluation of the expert system economic and technical
benefit incorporating more than 75 discrete data points throughout the
refrigeration plant. |
Feasibility Study of Absorption
Cooling at a Manufacturing Facility -
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Vermont Gas |
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Provided economic evaluations
of chiller plant modifications for an ice cream and a computer manufacturer
interested in gas cooling options as remedy for pending actions in compliance
with CFC phase-outs. Investigated applications of both absorption
and mechanical refrigeration options. |
Feasibility Study of a
Gas Engine Cooling System at a Manufacturing Facility -
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Industrial Client |
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Assessed the feasibility of
implementing a gas-cooling scheme at a brewery. The study evaluated
several
other options including engine-driven systems to produce electricity and
drive refrigeration compressors. Also evaluated the option of heat recovery
boilers on the engine, assessed new boiler plant options, and recommended
improvements to the steam distribution system. |
Feasibility Study of a
Single Screw Compressor in a High Lift Application -
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Industrial Client |
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Evaluated potential of a gas
engine-driven single-stage single screw compressor in a high temperature
lift application (-40ºF - 95ºF). Feasibility study addressing
specification of compressor system with subsequent performance monitoring
for a period of one year. |
Development and Evaluation
of a Low Temperature Absorption Chiller for Heat Recovery Aplications -
Evaluation of Potential
Application of Real-Time Electricity Pricing at Amhert Waste Water Treatment
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New
York State Energy Research and Developement Authority |
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Kaman Sciences |
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Developed engineering algorithms
and models for an on-line control system designed to respond to real time
pricing of electricity at a wastewater treatment plant. The control
system will defer or accelerate processes in response to hourly pricing
signals to minimize utility costs. |
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