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Title: Woolen mill captures exhaust to cut fuel costs

Abstract

To keep ahead of growing competition, a northeast woolen mill sought a method of reducing fuel costs while increasing production. A counterflow-design plate heat exchanger was employed to recirculate dryer exhaust. It has cut propane consumption from 4900 to 2400 gallons a week while design modifications have doubled dryer speed. The heat recovery system is described.

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5286713
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Energy Manage. Tech.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT; PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; TEXTILES; WOOL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EQUIPMENT; MANAGEMENT; 320304* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization

Citation Formats

. Woolen mill captures exhaust to cut fuel costs. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
. Woolen mill captures exhaust to cut fuel costs. United States.
. 1986. "Woolen mill captures exhaust to cut fuel costs". United States.
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abstractNote = {To keep ahead of growing competition, a northeast woolen mill sought a method of reducing fuel costs while increasing production. A counterflow-design plate heat exchanger was employed to recirculate dryer exhaust. It has cut propane consumption from 4900 to 2400 gallons a week while design modifications have doubled dryer speed. The heat recovery system is described.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5286713}, journal = {Energy Manage. Tech.; (United States)},
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volume = 10:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}