| Edition |
8th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 443 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Role of the Plant Engineer in Energy Management -- Survey Of What Industry Is Doing -- Results of Industrial Energy Utilization Programs -- Organization For Energy Utilization -- What Is An Industrial Energy Audit? -- Energy Utilization Program -- Energy Accounting -- Language Of The Energy Manager -- Energy Economic Decision Making -- Life Cycle Costing -- Using The Payback Period Method -- Using Life Cycle Costing -- Time Value Of Money -- Investment Decision-Making -- Job Simulation Experience -- Making Decisions For Alternate Investments -- Depreciation -- Tax Reform Act -- Computer Analysis -- Facility Survey -- Comparing Catalogue Data With Actual Performance -- Infrared Equipment -- Measuring Electrical System Performance -- Temperature Measurements -- Measuring Combustion System -- Measuring Heating -- Ventilation And Air-Conditioning (HVAC) System Performance -- Electrical System Optimization -- Applying Proven Techniques To Reduce The Electrical Bill -- Why The Plant Manager Should Understand The Electric Rate Structure -- Electrical Rate Tariff -- Power Basics--The Key To Electrical Energy Reduction -- Relationships Between Power -- Voltage -- And Current -- What Are The Advantages Of Power Factor Correction? -- Efficient Motors -- Synchronous Motors And Power Factor Correction -- What Method Should Be Used To Improve The Plant Power Factor? -- What Is Load Management? -- What Have Been Some Of The Results Of Load Management? -- Application Of Automatic Load Shedding. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Factories -- Energy conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Factories -- Energy conservation. |
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Factories. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thumann, Albert. Plant engineers and managers guide to energy conservation. 8th ed. Lilburn, GA : Fairmont Press, ©2002 0881733601 (DLC) 2001045119 (OCoLC)47221929 |
| ISBN |
0881733849 (electronic book) |
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9780881733846 (electronic book) |
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0824755952 (electronic book) |
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9780824755959 (electronic book) |
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9780881733600 |
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0881733601 |
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0130676195 |
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9780130676191 |
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082470925X |
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9780824709259 |
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0881733601 (cloth) |
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