Steam Traps are vital parts of a steam distribution system. While their primary purpose is to increase efficiency, they also extend the life of steam …

District energy commonly refers to generating and distributing steam, electricity, and/or chilled water from a centrally located plant.

The electric grid suffered significant hardships in recent years. From the Texas blackout in 2021 to significant weather events like hurricanes and snowstorms, the need …

Number 2, everybody does it. Millions worldwide flush their toilets daily, sending their business off to a great unknown. Have you ever wondered what happens …

Several factors affect the cost of generating one Mega-Watt hour (MWh) of electricity in a power plant; each is discussed in the following paragraphs.

Energy production by source over the past 70 years has seen a shift away from coal to natural gas and renewables.

In my previous blog, I described District Energy and explored some of its uses. Now I’m going to look at the microgrid and modern power …

In producing steel from iron ore and/or scrap, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron ore.

Combustion turbine performance changes with ambient air conditions. Ambient conditions are the dominant cause of changes from the design reference conditions. Combustion turbine performance is …