Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - (Page A10) PLA GH & UI D NG ES I N S IN T T S BA N L DIIS S UU T I L I T I E S E N E RGY SOLUTION S CE NTE R Direct Drive Engines Gaining in Popularity AT A GLANCE Photo courtesy James Myers, Valley Power Systems Inc. ❯ Wide range of applications ❯ Either package or custom systems ❯ Uses include air compression, chillers, pumps and blowers continuous duty ❯ Engines designed for anagers of plants that require rotary power have choices to make regarding the types and sizes of drive systems to use. Increasingly, many managers are seeing the natural-gas-fired reciprocating engine as an important alternative to electric motors. Engine drives offer numerous advantages over electric motors of the same size, and provide a source of byproduct heat that may be used in other operations. M MEET VARIETY OF NEEDS Natural gas fueled engines serve a variety of needs for industry, including air compression, refrigeration compression, pumping and blowers. Reasons for choosing natural gas engines include operating reliability, high torque, independence from a central station power source and avoiding high electric energy and demand charges. Electric air compressors contribute a large proportion of the electric energy and demand charges for many industrial plants, in some cases as much as 30%. A10
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 Contents M/E Roundtable Giants 100 Pullout Poster Giants Stand Tall: CSE Giants 100 Report Electrical Design for Tall Buildings HVAC and Fire Safety for Elevator Systems How to Beat the Codes GAS Technology Supplement Recovering Waste Heat from Boilers New Applications for Tankless Water Heating Systmes Techniques Improve for Powder Coating MDF New Tools Available for Heat Treating Steel Direct Drive Engines Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - (Page Cover1) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - (Page Cover2) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - (Page 1) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - (Page 2) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Contents (Page 3) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Contents (Page 4) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Contents (Page 5) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - 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August 2007 - How to Beat the Codes (Page 55) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - How to Beat the Codes (Page 56) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - GAS Technology Supplement (Page A1) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Recovering Waste Heat from Boilers (Page A2) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Recovering Waste Heat from Boilers (Page A3) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Recovering Waste Heat from Boilers (Page A4) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - New Applications for Tankless Water Heating Systmes (Page A5) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Techniques Improve for Powder Coating MDF (Page A6) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - Techniques Improve for Powder Coating MDF (Page A7) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - New Tools Available for Heat Treating Steel (Page A8) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2007 - New Tools Available for Heat Treating Steel (Page A9) Consulting-Specifying Engineer - 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