Sustainable On-Site CHP Systems: Design, Construction, and Operations
by: Milton Meckler, Lucas Hyman
Abstract: A hands-on guide to dramatically reducing energy use in commercial, institutional, residential, educational, and industrial buildings Two-thirds of all fuel used to make electricity is generally wasted by venting unused thermal energy from power generation equipment into the air or discharging it into water streams. The average efficiency of power generation has remained around 33 percent since 1960. Sustainable On-Site CHP Systems provides design engineers and plant managers with all of the information needed to design, construct, and operate on-site CHP (combined heat and power) facilities. These systems can increase energy efficiency by as much as 85 percent by using thermal energy from power generation equipment for cooling, heating, and humidity control systems.
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Table of Contents
- A. About the Editors
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface
- 1. Overview
- 2. Applicability of CHP Systems
- 3. Power Equipment and Systems
- 4. Thermal Design for CHP
- 5. Packaged CHP Systems
- 6. Regulatory Issues
- 7. Carbon Footprint—Environmental Benefits and Emission Controls
- 8. Fundamental Concepts
- 9. CHP Economic Analysis
- 10. The Engineering Process
- 11. Electrical Design Characteristics and Issues
- 12. Obtaining a Construction Permit
- 13. CHP Construction
- 14. Obtaining Operating Permits and Implementing Compliance Management Programs
- 15. Managing Risks during CHP Plant Construction
- 16. Operation and Maintenance Services
- 17. Sustaining Operational Efficiency of a CHP System
- 18. Sustaining CHP Operations
- 19. Case Study 1: Princeton University District Energy System
- 20. Case Study 2: Fort Bragg CHP
- 21. Case Study 3: Optimal Sizing Using Computer Simulations—New School
- 22. Case Study 4: University Campus CHP Analysis
- 23. Case Study 5: Governmental Facility—Mission Critical
- 24. Case Study 6: Eco-Footprint of On-Site CHP versus EPGS Systems
- 25. Case Study 7: Integrate CHP to Improve Overall Corn Ethanol Economics
- 26. Case Study 8: Energy Conservation Measure Analysis for 8.5-MW IRS CHP Plant
- A. Glossary
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. About the Editors
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface
- 1. Overview
- 2. Applicability of CHP Systems
- 3. Power Equipment and Systems
- 4. Thermal Design for CHP
- 5. Packaged CHP Systems
- 6. Regulatory Issues
- 7. Carbon Footprint—Environmental Benefits and Emission Controls
- 8. Fundamental Concepts
- 9. CHP Economic Analysis
- 10. The Engineering Process
- 11. Electrical Design Characteristics and Issues
- 12. Obtaining a Construction Permit
- 13. CHP Construction
- 14. Obtaining Operating Permits and Implementing Compliance Management Programs
- 15. Managing Risks during CHP Plant Construction
- 16. Operation and Maintenance Services
- 17. Sustaining Operational Efficiency of a CHP System
- Background
- Performance Monitoring
- Commissioning Verification
- Component Monitoring
- Example Application of Data from Simulation and Laboratory Testing
- CHP Performance Monitoring and Commissioning Verification Algorithm Deployment Scenario
- CHP Performance Monitoring and Commissioning Verification Application Scenarios
- Summary
- 18. Sustaining CHP Operations
- 19. Case Study 1: Princeton University District Energy System
- 20. Case Study 2: Fort Bragg CHP
- 21. Case Study 3: Optimal Sizing Using Computer Simulations—New School
- 22. Case Study 4: University Campus CHP Analysis
- 23. Case Study 5: Governmental Facility—Mission Critical
- 24. Case Study 6: Eco-Footprint of On-Site CHP versus EPGS Systems
- 25. Case Study 7: Integrate CHP to Improve Overall Corn Ethanol Economics
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels
- Current Corn Ethanol Processing
- Net Energy Balance Considerations
- Second Law Considerations
- Ethanol Economic Realities Reexamined
- Related Environmental Eco-Footprints
- Modifications to Corn Ethanol Process
- Looming U.S. Trade Gap Issues
- Summary of Findings
- Comparison of CHP and EPGS Eco-Footprints
- Conclusions
- Nomenclature
- 26. Case Study 8: Energy Conservation Measure Analysis for 8.5-MW IRS CHP Plant
- A. Glossary
Book Details
Title: Sustainable On-Site CHP Systems: Design, Construction, and Operations
Publisher: : New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, San Juan, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ISBN: 9780071603171
Authors:
Milton Meckler
M.ASCE, F.ASME, P.E., is president of Design Build Systems (DBS), a company specializing in commercial building construction. He was one of four Global Award Finalists for McGraw-Hill’s Platts Energy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lucas Hyman
P.E., LEED AP. is a professional mechanical engineer with more than 25 years’ experience and president of Goss Engineering, Inc.
Description: A hands-on guide to dramatically reducing energy use in commercial, institutional, residential, educational, and industrial buildings Two-thirds of all fuel used to make electricity is generally wasted by venting unused thermal energy from power generation equipment into the air or discharging it into water streams. The average efficiency of power generation has remained around 33 percent since 1960. Sustainable On-Site CHP Systems provides design engineers and plant managers with all of the information needed to design, construct, and operate on-site CHP (combined heat and power) facilities. These systems can increase energy efficiency by as much as 85 percent by using thermal energy from power generation equipment for cooling, heating, and humidity control systems.
