Energy Management Applications

Rising fuel and electric costs, along with global warming concerns have changed the way industrial facilities view energy consumption. Process equipment and air pollution control systems that were installed several years ago may not reflect the energy conscious designs available today, analyzing these systems to determine energy reduction opportunities can be a very valuable practice. Recovering waste heat is one of the easiest and most utilized means of reducing energy demands at industrial facilities.

By Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. based in Milwaukee, WISCONSIN (USA).

Drive train solutions for the outdoor power equipment sector.

By Hilliard Corporation based in Elmira, NEW YORK (USA).

Without controls, the combustion of solid fuel (coal) to generate power results in the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, mercury, lead, cadmium, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and arsenic. This is why it is critically important for solid fuel power plants to comply with stringent environmental standards by utilizing the optimal technologies for emissions management, environmental air pollution control, and fluid handling and...

By CECO Environmental based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA).

Biogas with 60% CH4 can be upgraded using various techniques. Upgraded biogas may be packaged for transport use, injected into a distribution network or piped off site.

By QED Environmental Systems Ltd. based in Coventry, UNITED KINGDOM.

Motion control solutions for the power generation.

By Hilliard Corporation based in Elmira, NEW YORK (USA).

The solar panel manufacturing industry includes owners and operators of solar-power-generating facilities in the form of either photovoltaic panels or solar thermal power stations that make use of mirrors or lenses to concentrate the sun`s energy. Operators then sell the energy to downstream customers. These businesses require systems and solutions to meet their photovoltaic panel manufacturing process emissions and pollution control challenges, including volatile organic compound (VOC) abatement; and acid gas...

By CECO Environmental based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA).

A major pipeline company has large storage tank farms throughout the Western States. The pipeline company transports, stores, blends additives, and distributes gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to retail service stations and airports. Due to the quantity and movement of fuel at these facilities, there is always the potential for fuel spills. These facilities prevent out of compliance discharge by capturing all stormwater in storm drains, which is then sent to treatment systems prior to discharge. At some sites,...

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. based in Fresno, CALIFORNIA (USA).

Optical instruments called fluorometers can very easily detect and measure dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons in water, and at very low concentrations. As shown in the study below, TD-4100 series monitors are able to measure xylene continuously over four consecutive weeks with a direct correlation coefficient of 0.9967 compared to GC grab sample analysis.

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. based in Fresno, CALIFORNIA (USA).

Bottom Ash Pond Replacement: When coal is burned, two major forms of ash are produced. The fly ash is light and leaves the furnace with hot gases. The bottom ash is heavy and stays in the furnace until it is scraped out. Due to potential liability issues and/or the need to find new real estate at power plants for expansion, many utilities must replace their traditional coal ash ponds. Utilities using traditional hydro bins can accomplish this by installing a system using solids contact clarifiers and dewatering...

By WesTech Engineering, Inc. based in Salt Lake City, UTAH (USA).

Braking systems solutions for the renewable energy sector.

By Hilliard Corporation based in Elmira, NEW YORK (USA).

Create more efficient power production.

By Munters based in Amesbury, MASSACHUSETTS (USA).

Cleaner burning than other fossil fuels, the combustion of natural gas produces negligible amounts of sulfur, mercury, and particulates. However, natural gas does produce nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contributes to smog.

By CECO Environmental based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA).

Numerous technologies and products were evaluated for this application. A monitor with no moving parts, no significant effect from turbidity, and the ability to detect the lube oil at less than 1 ppm was determined to be the best solution. Fast, reliable, and accurate detection of lubricating oil in the water was needed.

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. based in Fresno, CALIFORNIA (USA).

The TD-4100XD, with its UV fluorescence technology and non-contact flow cell, has very strong advantages over any other oil in water monitor for this application.

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. based in Fresno, CALIFORNIA (USA).

Combustion efficiency is of major importance on small boiler plants and the best way to monitor this is by monitoring CO2 emissions. CODEL offer the Model 1010 Cross-Duct CO monitor. Using Infra-red Gas Filter Correlation technology to filter out interferences such as dust and other gases. The Model 1010 has low maintenance requirements and meets the needs of most boiler applications. In addition to small boilers the Model 1010 is also used on Animal carcass incinerators and Crematoriums.

By Codel International Ltd based in Bakewell, UNITED KINGDOM.

Compressor stations are located at intervals of every 40-70 miles along a gas pipeline to compress the gas to a specified pressure, thereby allowing it to continue traveling along the pipeline to its destination. Compressor stations require filter separators that remove liquids, dirt, particles, and other impurities from the natural gas, and CECO offers considerable expertise at separation for gas pipeline compressor stations.

By CECO Environmental based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA).

A nuclear reactor produces and controls the release of energy from splitting the atoms of certain elements. The energy released from continuous fission of the atoms of the fuel is utilized as heat in either a gas or water to produce steam. The steam is used to drive the turbines that drive electricity generators. Both boiling water reactors (BWR) and pressurized water reactors (PWR) require secondary separation or “steam drying” as the final stage of water separation within the reactors. In addition,...

By CECO Environmental based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA).

Crude oil is a highly complex mixture of hydrocarbons. Through desalting, distillation, and conversion, it is transformed into fractions of higher-quality hydrocarbons such as paraffins, aromatics, naphthenes, and olefins. Different ratios of these so-called PIANO compounds are blended to yield different fuel and lubricant types. Increasingly, fossil fuels are blended with biofuels. Both blending and refining processes are demanding and require precise and reliable analysis. Regardless whether you deal with...

By Metrohm AG based in Herisau, SWITZERLAND.

Application: Syngas (short for synthetic gas) can be burnt and used as a fuel source, the main constituents of syngas are Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen, which amount for around 85% of Syngas, and it is produced by a process called Gasification.

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd - a division of Edinburgh Instruments based in Livingston, UNITED KINGDOM.

Decades of experience pay off, especially in the field of oleochemistry. Through the use of our technologies, high-quality products can be produced with a wide variety of raw materials, taking into account individual requirements. Product purity, environmental compatibility and minimal energy consumption are the focus. Therefore, innovative systems for energy recovery and sophisticated process links are a matter of course.

By GIG Karasek GmbH based in Gloggnitz, AUSTRIA.