Many manufacturing facilities can recapture energy by installing more efficient steam equipment and processes and applying energy management practices. Use the software tools, training, and publications listed below to optimize performance and save energy.
Steam Tools
Tools to assess your energy system:
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Qualified Specialists have passed a rigorous competency examination on a specific industrial system assessment tool.
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Steam Tip Sheets
- Benchmark the Fuel Cost of Steam Generation
- Clean Boiler Waterside Heat Transfer Surfaces
- Consider Installing a Condensing Economizer
- Consider Installing High-Pressure Boilers with Backpressure Turbine-Generators
- Consider Installing Turbulators on Two- and Three-Pass Firetube Boilers
- Consider Steam Turbine Drives for Rotating Equipment
- Considerations When Selecting a Condensing Economizer
- Cover Heated, Open Vessels
- Deaerators in Industrial Steam Systems
- Flash High-Pressure Condensate to Regenerate Low-Pressure Steam
- Inspect and Repair Steam Traps
- Install an Automatic Blowdown-Control System
- Install Removable Insulation on Valves and Fittings
- Insulate Steam Distribution and Condensate Return Lines
- Improve Your Boiler's Combustion Efficiency
- Minimize Boiler Blowdown
- Minimize Boiler Short Cycling Losses
- Recover Heat from Boiler Blowdown
- Replace Pressure-Reducing Valves with Backpressure Turbogenerators
- Return Condensate to the Boiler
- Upgrade Boilers with Energy-Efficient Burners
- Use Feedwater Economizers for Waste Heat Recovery
- Use Low-Grade Waste Steam to Power Absorption Chillers
- Use Steam Jet Ejectors or Thermocompressors to Reduce Venting of Low-Pressure Steam
- Use Vapor Recompression to Recover Low-Pressure Waste Steam
- Use a Vent Condenser to Recover Flash Steam Energy
Steam Training
Steam Case Studies
- Boise Inc. St. Helens Paper Mill Achieves Significant Fuel Savings
- Chrysler: Save Energy Now Assessment Enables a Vehicle Assembly Complex to Achieve Significant Natural Gas Savings
- Dow Chemical Company: Assessment Leads to Steam System Energy Savings in a Petrochemical Plant
- Goodyear Tire Plant Gains Traction on Energy Savings After Completing Save Energy Now Assessment
- J.R. Simplot: Burner Upgrade Project Improves Performance and Saves Energy at a Large Food Processing Plant
- Longest-Serving Active Paper Mill in the Western United States Uncovers New Ways to Save Energy
- Save Energy Now Assessment Helps Expand Energy Management Program at Shaw Industries
- Steam System Efficiency Optimized After J.R. Simplot Fertilizer Plant Receives Energy Assessment
- Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.: Ammonia Plant Greatly Reduces Natural Gas Consumption After Energy Assessment
Steam Technical Publications
- Improving Steam System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, Second Edition
- Achieve Steam System Excellence - Steam Overview
- Steam System Opportunity Assessment for the Pulp and Paper, Chemical Manufacturing, and Petroleum Refining Industries
- Guide to Combined Heat and Power Systems for Boiler Owners and Operators
- Guide to Low-Emission Boiler and Combustion Equipment Selection
- Steam System Survey Guide
- Review of Orifice Plate Steam Traps
- Steam Pressure Reduction: Opportunities and Issues
- How to Calculate the True Cost of Steam
- Industrial Heat Pumps for Steam and Fuel Savings
- Industrial Steam System Heat-Transfer Solutions
- Industrial Steam System Process-Control Schemes
- Save Energy Now in Your Steam Systems
- CIBO Energy Efficiency Handbook