Economic thickness for industrial insulation

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7337065

Industrial plants and utilities account for about half of the total United States energy use. Historically, this sector has utilized thermal insulation to protect personnel, maintain process temperatures, and conserve energy. The conservation of energy through the use of optimal economic insulation thickness has obvious benefits for industry, and equally impressive potential benefits for the United States. This study estimates that over 1,400 trillion Btu's, the equivalent of over 122 million barrels of oil could have been saved in 1974, had industry alone installed economic insulation thicknesses. This is in addition to the energy presently being saved with existing insulation. The potential additional energy conservation available to industry through the use of economic insulation through 1990 is estimated to be the equivalent of 3.5 billion barrels of oil (or 250 million barrels per year). An extra benefit to society is a reduction in air pollution, which necessarily follows decreased fuel use. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7337065
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320302 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Materials
CAPITAL
COMMODITIES
COST
DIMENSIONS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
NORTH AMERICA
POWER
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SERVICE LIFE
THERMAL INSULATION
THICKNESS
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