Conservation---A Handbook for Engineers and Managers. Edited by D. A. REAY. Pergamon Press.
Oxford, 1977
As the cost of energy becomes an increasingly larger item in company accounts, the implementation of energy-saving techniques in industry becomes more necessary for economic survival. The technologies involved in energy conservation are complex and diverse, covering many engineering disciplines. This book presents practical and immediately applicable information for industrial energy consumers. A most comprehensive review of energy usage patterns within the various sectors of industry highlights profligate areas for closer study. Appropriate techniques are illustrated for specific adoption by particular activities. Much relevant data is provided in S.I. units, and a great range of schemes is described. These include total energy systems, control strategies, waste heat recovery operations and energy storage arrangements. The uses and limitations of various novel devices, including heat pipes, heat pumps, Rankine cycles, thermal wheels and fluidised beds, are discussed. Many examples and case histories of successful applications are documented, together with economic details. This is a useful and timely publication which should prove to be invaluable as a handbook for industrial energy managers.