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Title: Ten case history studies of energy efficiency improvements in pulp and paper mills. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5135884· OSTI ID:5135884

The ten technologies chosen for case history development are: sonic sootblowing in boilers, boiler operation on oil-water emulsified fuel, energy efficient motors, computerized control of excess air for boilers, boiler control and load allocation, driving of waste-activated sludge by multiple effect evaporation, pre-drying of hog fuel, lime kiln computerization, heat wheel for process heat recovery, and organic Rankine bottoming cycle for thermomechanical pulping heat recovery. For each case study, there is given: the company name, employee contact, plant summary, a description of the energy consuming process and of the energy-saving action, an assessment of energy savings, and the decision process leading to the adoption of the measure. A data summary for discounted cash flow analysis is tabulated for each case. (LEW)

Research Organization:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States); Centec Corp., Reston, VA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
5135884
Report Number(s):
PNL-4362; ON: DE82018829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English