tailieunhanh - Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation

In the year 2000 energy again made the headlines. Energy management programs that became dormant were revitalized. Companies again became aware that the energy problems of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s did not go away. The California “power crisis” indeed could spread to other states and not only impact a company’s profitability but could also put many out of business. The first edition of Plant Engineers and Managers Guide was written in 1977 and it was the first book to address the need for industrial energy management | Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation Eighth Edition Albert Thumann . . THE FAIRMONT PRESS INC. Lilburn Georgia MARCEL DEKKER INC. New York and Basel MAR c Eì L DEKKER Copyright 2002 by The Fairmont Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thumann Albert. Plant engineers and managers guide to energy conservation Albert Thumann--8th ed. p cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88173-384-9 electronic 1. Factories--Energy conservation--Handbooks manual etc. I. Title. T48 2001 6--dc21 2001045119 Plant engineers and managers guide to energy conservation by Albert Thumann 2002 by The Fairmont Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Published by The Fairmont Press Inc. 700 Indian Trail Lilburn GA 30047 tel 770-925-9388 fax 770-381-9865 http Distributed by Marcel Dekker Inc. 270 Madison Avenue New York NY 10016 tel 212-696-9000 fax 212-685-4540 http Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-88173-384-9 The Fairmont Press Inc. 0-8247-0925-X Marcel Dekker Inc. While every effort is made to provide dependable information the publisher authors and editors cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Copyright 2002 by The Fairmont Press. This book is dedicated to the engineers architects AND DESIGNERS WHO ARE IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF operations in a cost-effective manner. Copyright 2002 by The Fairmont .