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Introduction Pumps are common pieces of process equipment. How difficult are they to specify? Our process simulator tells us most of what we need to know (not including specialized metallurgy to combat corrosion): What is the required flowrate? What is the required pump head? What are the fluid properties? Often, this is the only…
Introduction Organic Rankine Turbines (ORCs) are used to recover low temperature heat and produce electrical power. Organic fluids have a low freezing point, which make them very useful as working fluids in our cold Alberta climate. So-called Dry fluids such as nHexane are often used because they don’t form damaging mist at the turbine exhaust.…
https://youtu.be/c_LBBAfPDc8 A familiar example Some of us are fortunate enough to go camping in the West country. If we want power, we might have a solar panel, storage battery and a backup generator. This is a self-contained power grid. The solar panels provide more power than we demand during the day. The surplus is stored…
Abstract We classify power generation based on the source: fossil fuel or renewable. However, we can also classify power generation by the role it plays in supply and demand. This tells us something important. YouTube Video Introduction There are many was to generate electricity for the power grid. Some places use only one type. For…
Kevin Dorma, Ph.D., P.Eng. (AB, MB), President, Kevin Dorma Consulting Abstract Electricity production is a significant source of CO2 emissions in Alberta. The specific emission intensity from power generation has been cut in half over the last 30 years. This is attributed to phasing out coal, adding efficient natural gas fired facilities and a significant…
Micro Combined Heat and Power What it is, How it works What is the potential for Alberta? By: Kevin Dorma, PhD, PEng(AB,MB), LLWL When: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM Where: Live at the Innisfail United Church. Streamed from my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP88ixW1L7yf33Zl_uL3O2A Recorded event will be available. What to bring: Questions, Concerns, Comments.…
A micro CHP unit decreases your CO2 emissions and is cost effective.
The objective of this study is to determine if a cold climate air source heat pump is effective in Calgary.
A novel method for solving ionic equilibrium with competing reactions.
Sizing lines is a routine task in process engineering. We should be sizing lines to take a reasonable pressure drop to reduce plant energy consumption.