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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/31597| Title: | Assessment of Cogeneration Technologies for Use at Department of Defense Installations |
| Authors: | Binder, Michael J. Cler, Gerald L. Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S.) |
| Keywords: | Direct energy conversion Energy consumption Military bases--Energy consumption--Evaluation |
| Publisher: | Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (U.S.));no. 96/26 |
| Abstract: | Cogeneration is the simultaneous generation of two types of energy, usually electricity and thermal energy, from a single energy source such as natural gas or diesel fuel. Cogeneration systems can be twice (or more) as efficient than conventional energy systems since both the electricity and the available thermal energy produced as a by-product of the electric generation, are used. This study identified cogeneration technologies and equipment capable of meeting Department of Defense (DOD) requirements for generation of electrical and thermal energy and described a wide range of successful cogeneration system configurations potentially applicable to DOD energy plants, including: cogeneration system prime movers, electrical generating equipment, heat recovery equipment, and control systems. State of the art cogeneration components are discussed in detail along with typical applications and analysis tools that are currently available to assist in the evaluation of potential cogeneration projects. A basic analysis was performed for 55 DOD installations to determine the economic benefits of cogeneration to the DOD. The study concludes that, in general, cogeneration systems can be a very cost effective method of providing the military with its energy needs. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | USACERL Technical Report 96/26 |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/31597 |
| Size: | 129 pages / 9.155Mb |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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