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FR5426.- ENERGY MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK, Sixth Edition.- 2006

Wayne C. Turner and Steve Doty.- FAIRMONMT 0881735426.-

Description

Newly revised and edited, this comprehensive handbook has become recognized as the definitive stand-alone energy manager's desk reference, used by thousands of professionals throughout the industry. The sixth edition includes new chapters on ground-source heat pumps, sustainability, and high performance green buildings, plus an in-depth revision of sections on control systems. You'll find detailed coverage of every component of effective energy management, including energy auditing, economic analysis, boilers, steam systems, cogeneration, waste-heat recovery, building envelope, HVAC systems, electric energy management, control systems, lighting, energy systems maintenance, industrial insulation, alternative energy, indoor air quality, utility rates, thermal energy storage, codes standards, natural gas purchasing, energy security, utility deregulation, financing, commissioning and measurement and verification of energy savings. Detailed illustrations, tables, graphs and many other helpful working aids are provided throughout.

ISBN: 0-88173-542-6
8½ x 11, 917 pages, Illus., Hardcover
ORDER CODE: 0575

CONTENTS

1 – Introduction
Background • The Value of Energy Management • The Energy Management Profession • Some Suggested Principles of Energy Management

2 – Effective Energy Management
Energy Management Program • Organizational Structure • Energy Policy • Planning • Audit Planning • Educational Planning • Strategic Planning • Reporting • Ownership • Summary

3 – Energy Auditing
Energy Auditing Services • Basic Components of an Energy Audit • Specialized Audit Tools • Industrial Audits • Commercial Audits • Residential Audits • Indoor Air Quality

4 – Economic Analysis
Objective • General Characteristics of Capital Investments • Sources of Funds • Tax Considerations • Time Value of Money Concepts • Project Measures of Worth • Economic Analysis • Special Problems • Summary & Additional Example Applications

5 – Boilers and Fired Systems
Analysis of Boilers & Fired Systems • Key Elements for Maximum Efficiency • Fuel Considerations • Direct Contact Technology for Hot Water Production

6 – Steam and Condensate Systems
Thermal Properties of Steam • Estimating Steam Usage & Its Value • Steam Traps & Their Application • Condensate Recovery

7 – Cogeneration
Cogeneration System Design & Analysis • Computer Programs • U.S. Cogeneration Legislation: PURPA • Evaluating Cogeneration Opportunities: Case Examples

8 – Waste-Heat Recovery
Waste-Heat Survey • Waste-Heat Exchangers • Commercial Options in Waste-Heat-Recovery Equipment • Economics of Waste-Heat Recovery

9 – Building Envelope
Principles of Envelope Analysis • Metal Elements in Envelope Components • Roofs • Floors • Fenestration • Infiltration • Summarizing Envelope Performance with the Building Load Coefficient • Thermal "Weight" • Envelope Analysis for Existing Buildings • Envelope Analysis for New Buildings • Updated Envelope Standards for New & Existing Construction • Additional Reading

10 – HVAC Systems
Surveying Existing Conditions • Human Thermal Comfort • HVAC System Types • Energy Conservation Opportunities • Cooling Equipment • Domestic Hot Water • Estimating HVAC Energy Consumption

11 – Electric Energy Management
Power Supply • Effects of Unbalanced Voltages on the Performance of Motors • Effect of Performance-General • Motors • Glossary of Frequently Occurring Motor Terms • Power Factor • Handy Electrical Formulas & Rules of Thumb • Electric Motor Operating Loads • Determining Electric Motor Operating Loads • Power Meter • Slip Measurement • Amperage Readings • Electric Motor Efficiency • Comparing Motors • Sensitivity of Load to Motor RPM • Theoretical Power Consumption • Motor Efficiency Management • Motors Are Like People • Motor Performance Management Process • How to Start MPMP • Nameplate Glossary

12 – Energy Management Control Systems
Energy Management Systems • Justification of EMCSs • Systems Integration • EMCS Software Specifications • EMCS Installation Requirements • The DDC Dictionary • EMCS Manufacturers Directory

13 – Lighting
Lighting Fundamentals • Process to Improve Lighting Efficiency • Maintenance • New Technologies & Products • Special Considerations • Daylighting • Common Retrofits • Schematics • Glossary

14 – Energy Systems Maintenance
Developing the Maintenance Program • Detailed Maintenance Procedures • Materials Handling Maintenance • Truck Operation & Maintenance • Measuring Instruments • Saving Energy Dollars in Materials Handling & Storage • Recent Developments

15 – Industrial Insulation
Fundamentals of Thermal Insulation Design Theory • Insulation Materials • Insulation Selection • Insulation Thickness Determination • Insulation Economics

16 – Use of Alternative Energy
Solar Energy • Wind Energy • Refuse-Derived Fuel • Fuel Cells

17 – Indoor Air Quality
Introduction & Background • What Is the Current Situation • Solutions & Prevention of IAQ Problems

18 – Electric & Gas Utility Rates for Commercial & Industrial Consumers
Introduction • Utility Costs • Rate Structures • Innovative Rate Type • Calculation of a Monthly Bill • Conducting a Load Study • Effects of Deregulation on Customer Rates

19 – Thermal Energy Storage
Storage Systems • Storage Mediums • System Capacity • Economic Summary

20 – Codes, Standards and Legislation
The Energy Policy Act • State Codes • Model Energy Code • Federal Energy Efficiency Requirements • Indoor Air Quality Standards • Regulations & Standards Impacting CFCs • Regulatory & Legislative Issues Impacting Air Quality • Regulatory & Legislative Issues Impacting Cogeneration & Power • Opportunities in the Spot Market • The Climatic Change Action Plan

21 – Natural Gas Purchasing
Preface • Natural Gas as a Fuel • Buying Natural Gas • New Frontiers for the Gas Industry

22 – Control Systems
Why Automate Control? • Why Optimization? • Technology Classifications • Control Modes • Input/Output Devices • Valves & Dampers • Instrument Accuracy, Repeatability & Drift • Basic Control Block Diagrams • Key Fundamentals of Successfully Applied Automatic Controls • Operations & Maintenance • Expected Life of Control Equipment • Basic Energy-Saving Control Applications • Advanced Energy-Saving Control Applications • Facilities Operations Control Applications • Control System Application Pitfalls to Avoid • Costs & Benefits of Automatic Control • Estimating Savings from Applied Automatic Control Systems • Conclusion & Further Study • Glossary of Terms

23 – Energy Security and Reliability
Risk Analysis Methods • Countermeasures • Economics of Energy Security & Reliability • Links to Energy Management • Impact of Utility Deregulation

24 – Utility Deregulation and Energy Systems Outsourcing
An Historical Perspective of the Electric Power Industry • The Transmission System & FERC's Role in Promoting Competition in Wholesale Power • Stranded Costs • Status of State Electric Industry Restructuring Activity • Trading Energy: Marketers & Brokers • The Impact of Retail Wheeling • The Ten-Step Program to Successful Utility Deregulation • Aggregation • In-House vs. Outsourcing Energy Services

25 – Financing Energy Management Projects
Financial Arrangements: A Simple Example • Financial Arrangements: Details & Terminology • Applying Financial Arrangements: A Case Study • "Pros" & "Cons" of Each Financial Arrangement • Characteristics that Influence Which Financial Arrangement Is Best • Incorporating Strategic Issues When Selecting Financial Arrangements • Glossary

26 – Commissioning for Energy Management
Commissioning for Energy Management • Commissioning Definitions • The Commissioning Process in Existing Buildings • Commissioning Measures • Ensuring Optimum Building Performance • Commissioning New Buildings for Energy Management • Additional Information

27 – Measurement & Verification of Energy Savings
Overview of Measurement & Verification Methods

28 – Ground-Source Heat Pumps Applied to Commercial Buildings
Abstract • Background • Introduction to Ground-Source Heat Pumps • About the Technology • Application • Technology Performance • Hypothetical Case Studies • The Technology in Perspective • Manufacturers • For Further Information

29 – Sustainability & High Performance Green Buildings
Beginnings • Sustainability Gives Rise to the Green Buildings Movement • Introducing the LEEC NC Rating System: A Technical Review • LEED for Existing Building Rating System (LEED-EB) Adopted in 2004 • Summary Discussion of Two New LEED Programs • The LEED Process • ASHRAE Guides Developed to Support LEED

Appendices, Index