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Riegel Textile Corporation, Ware Shoals cogeneration. Final technical report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5091163· OSTI ID:5091163
Riegel signed a cooperative cost sharing agreement with the Department of Energy to design, purchase, install, and operate a new cogeneration system in which a new turbine/generator unit exhausts steam at 225/sup 0/PSIG. The background of Riegel's previous cogeneration experience is presented; this project is described; and problems experienced in getting the boiler on-line and the turbine/generator up to speed are summarized. The project cost, operating cost, savings, and return on investment are presented. (MHR)
Research Organization:
Riegel Textile Corp., Ware Shoals, SC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FC01-79CS40278
OSTI ID:
5091163
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/40278-T1; ON: DE84008602
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English