The Dresser-Rand KG gas turbine family comprises nearly 1,000 units produced and installed in the field and has accumulated more than 25 million operating hours, with some high-time engines running for more than 245,000 continuous hours.
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Ware’s recent newsletter gives their readers a tip to save thousands of dollars!
A boiler cycle includes a firing interval, a post-purge, an idle period, a pre-purge and a return to firing. Boiler short cycling takes place when an oversized boiler quickly fulfills process or space heating demands and then shuts down until heat is required again.
Boiler efficiency can be calculated over the cycle duration by taking the useful heat provided by the boiler and dividing it by the useful heat plus losses. Boiler efficiency is reduced when short cycling occurs or when several boilers are operating at low firing rates.
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Boilers can be too large for the required processes for several reasons. It could be that process heating demands fluctuate over time or additional capacity was added to restart a facility quickly after being closed overnight. Boilers may have been installed based on plans for additions and expansions to a facility that never happened. In addition, concessions may not have been made for heat contributions from other sources such as lights and equipment.
If a facility has installed energy conservation or is employing heat recovery methods, the heat demand can be reduced and therefore a facility could have multiple boilers operating at several times the maximum expected capacity.
Suggestions:
Determine the efficiency and operating cost of each boiler
Adopt a control strategy for maximizing boiler operations
Avoid short cycling by purchasing a burner with a high turndown ratio or by adding a small boiler to the boilerhouse to provide better flexibility and high efficiency at all loads
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In case you haven’t seen this advertised or received an e-mailing from Xcel Energy…
Save the Date for the 2015 Energy Efficiency Expo!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
7:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m.
Sports Authority Field at Mile High – Denver, Colorado.
Free for Xcel Energy business customers and trade partners.
Space is limited so register early.
Keynote Speaker – Allan Schurr,
Vice President, Strategy and Development, IBM Global Energy and Utilities Industry.
Breakout Sessions:
ðåð´ How to Get Started with Audits: Identifying energy saving opportunities.
ðåð´ Upstream, Midstream: What Instant Rebate programs mean for you.
ðåð´ How to Sell Efficiency: Now that you’ve identified your savings.
ðåð´ Digging Deeper & Knowing More: How new program offerings help take the guesswork out of energy decision making.
ðåð´ Customer Panel: Energy efficiency experience from start to finish.
ðåð´ Benchmarking with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
Also included:
ðåð´ Breakfast, lunch and free parking.
ðåð´ Customer awards.
ðåð´ Drawings for exciting prizes.
ðåð´ Tour of the Sports Authority Field facility operations.
Pentad will be there and we hope you will be too!
Register at http://xcelenergymyrsvp.com/COExpo2015
Pentad is happy to announce our new Facebook and Linkedin pages! Follow us on Linkedin and like us on Facebook!
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GEA Heat Exchangers will have a table at this Conference. Stop by to say hello to Karl Johnson of Pentad, and meet Shane Bixby of GEA.
Dresser-Rand Steam Turbine Division will also have a display, as well as Miura Boilers and Rentech Boiler Systems.
The Conference runs February 10th ðÌð 13th, 2015 and is being held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. Visit www.districtenergy.org for conference details.
We have an exhibit hall pass if you are interested in visiting the exhibit hall only. The pass does not include technical sessions or meal functions during the conference. Please call and request that we email this to you.
If you would like to use this pass, please fill it out and submit for pre-approval by February 5th. No passes will be approved at the onsite registration desk.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Newsletter starts with a letter to GEA PHE’s friends and bussiness partners, then overviews the first US order for the GEAFlex. After that, GEA gives credit to Thermoflo for selling nine NW350 Fermenter Coolers! Next, GEA tells about new Double Wall Units installed in Texas! Lastly, the newsletter gives the names and dates of upcoming tradeshows that they will be attending!
For a copy of the newletter, send us an email!
The theme of the 2015 Conference is Clean Campus Energy for the Next Generation
We are very excited that GEA Heat Exchangers will have a booth at this Conference!
Stop by to say hello to Karl Johnson of Pentad and meet Shane Bixby of GEA.
The Conference is February 10th to 13th, 2015 and is being held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown.
Zeeco announced December 18th that it has unveiled its ProFlame industrial grade flame scanner, an optical safety device that provides reliable flame detection and instant flame status for burner applications. ProFlame scanners are primarily used in power, wastewater treatment and industrial plants, as well as refineries, pulp and paper, steel, or other furnaces that fire oil, gas, biomass, chemicals and other waste products. These scanners are designed to be used on single burner applications, duct burners, and smaller, multiple burner applications (four burner boilers or heaters) that fire gaseous and liquid fuels.
The ProFlame uses state-of-the-art dual signal channel, fully analog design for use in SIL3 applications, and provides easy flame analysis. The LED display illuminates the flame-on and flame-off status, as well as the flame intensity. Easily configurable tuning controls, such as gain and flicker frequency selection, enable fast, reliable scanner commissioning. Adjustable flame relay pull in time, service dipswitch, adjust dipswitch, and raw flame signal measuring pins allow for advanced troubleshooting and signal analysis.
Zeeco’s ProFlameintegrated scanner is designed in three models: ZPF-110 (Zone 1 hazardous), ZPF-120 (Zone 2 hazardous), and ZPF-130 (non-hazardous areas). The ProFlame utility grade scanner is expected to launch after the first of the year.
ProFlame scanners have been successfully tested on a variety of burners at Zeeco’s Combustion Research and Test Facility, near Tulsa, Okla. For more information please give us a call!
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The 2015 dates for Neptune’s very popular and informative University are: February 24th & 25th, April 28th & 29th,
July 28th & 29th. **Additional training may be added in September if required**
ðåð´ The attendees are responsible for the cost of their lodging and transportation.
ðåð´ Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) – approximately one hour drive to Neptune Chemical Pump Co.
ðåð´ Attendees usually rent a car from PHL Airport to the hotel. Limousine transportation service is available and listed below.
ðåð´ Dress Code is casual.
ðåð´ Training Time Schedule:
First Day: 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Dinner Reservations: 6:30 ðÌð 7:00 P.M.
Second Day: 8:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Note: Can usually schedule return flights after 6:00 P.M.
Contact us for questions or more information!