Technical Articles
Cleaver-Brooks has published these technical articles:
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For many years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) operated a coal-fired, steam boiler plant at its on-campus powerhouse. Facing stricter emissions regulations, UW-Madison began to...
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One of Wisconsin's oldest hospitals operates with four boilers that run on natural gas and fuel oil. The boilers provide steam for building heat, sterilization, humidification and cafeteria functions....
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Decas Cranberry Products, Inc., is the second largest processor of sweet dried cranberries in the world. Its facility, located in Carver, Mass., processes more than 50 million pounds of cranberries...
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Emissions regulations in the San Francisco Bay Area are some of the most stringent in the country....
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In order to maintain energy compliance, the Denver Federal Center (DFC) challenged the campus management, and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), to reduce boiler fuel consumption in a...
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When Shell Canada approached Cleaver-Brooks in 2007 with plans for a 2 Million lb/hr steam plant at their Muskeg River Mine facility, they knew we
would draw upon over 80 years of engineering...
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Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, operates a 700,000-square-foot fruit processing facility in Atwater, Calif., where emissions standards are among the most stringent in the country. The San Joaquin Valley Air...
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Cleaver-Brooks prides itself on being at the forefront of combustion technology. NATCOM developed a burner package that was able to burn by-product H2 gas while simultaneously firing natural gas or #2...
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As boilers age, they can become less efficient, causing an increase in fuel costs. The main cause of energy inefficiency is system heat loss. Here are several ways to reclaim the heat loss in an...
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Energy Recovery International (ERI) was proud to be part of a project that will save $1.7 million per year in total energy and operating costs for The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego...
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Today, hydronic boilers are producing greater efficiencies than previously thought possible, all due to the advancements of condensing technology. It is the science behind condensing that many people...
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The City of Medicine Hat Power Plant in Alberta, Canada, desired to upgrade its power station to better service area residents. The main focus of the project was to devise a means to allow the plant...
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Cleaver-Brooks provides important Heat Recovery Steam Generation (HRSG) technology for Abengoa Bioenergy's high-octane automotive-grade ethanol plant in York, Nebraska. The Energy Recovery...
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In early 2009, following a long winter, the 70-year-old boilers at Alverno College in
Milwaukee, Wis., started to blow tubes. As a result, John Marks, director of plant
operations for Alverno College,...
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This client requested a packaged boiler/burner system that was able to burn a process byproduct (tail gas) with a relatively low heating value (85 BTU/cu.ft.). Compounding the challenges of burning...
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Emission requirements in certain air districts in California have become more stringent over the past decade. In 2005, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (APCD) mandated the NOx...
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C-B Nebraska Boiler, an operating company of Cleaver-Brooks, provides critical auxiliary energy production for Lincoln Energy System's (LES) Salt Valley Generating Station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA....
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Installed at the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, this unit is in the heart of multi-disciplinary R&D neighborhoods with university, corporate, and government facilities...
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Rockville General Hospital, an affiliate of Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), received an opportunity to improve the efficiency of their 40-year-old boiler system that serves their 233,000...
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St. Paul's Towers, located in Oakland, Calif., is part of the Episcopal Senior Community network. The 213-room senior living community requires reliable heating and hot water 24 hours a day, seven...
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Proper design and installation of an exhaust system helps to ensure that a boiler system
operates at peak efficiency. Boiler inefficiency, burner shutdowns and flame ignition failure upon start-up can...
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Boiler water treatment is important for proper operation and maintenance of a boiler system. If proper water chemistry is not followed and maintained, a boiler will begin to have problems within the...
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Today's published boiler efficiency ratings are calculated by manufacturers using a 15% excess air level. The reason efficiency ratings are calculated using 15% excess air (or 3% O2) is that research...
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According to a study conducted by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, poor maintenance practices or a defective low water cutoff causes most boiler incidents, including those...
(Industrial Heaters and Heating Elements)
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Learn more about the different types of boilers available, which applications they are appropriate for, and what to look for when deciding which one is right for you....
(Air Quality)
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NYU needed to repower its decades-old cogeneration system and cut emissions at its main campus in Lower Manhattan. The new gas turbine-based system cut the university's energy bills by $5 million a...
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The fuel spend in a manufacturing or process operation is a significant part of the company's operating budget. Studies show that plants waste as much as $0.27 to $0.39 of every dollar due to poor...
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The boiler is part of a cohesive system, just like the human body with the heart (boiler) pumping blood through a venous system consisting of arteries (steam supply) and veins (condensate return). The...
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In an effort to become one of the most energy-efficient universities in the world, Stanford University transitioned from a fossil-fuel-based, combined heat and power system with steam distribution to...
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A properly engineered and installed venting system is required for safe, reliable boiler operation....
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An improperly designed exhaust system can contribute to boiler inefficiency, flame ignition failure upon start-up, downtime and unsafe operation. To avoid these problems, there are several criteria to...
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Transition from a fossil-fuel-based, combined heat and power system with steam distribution to an electrically powered, combined heat and cooling one with hot water distribution ....
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For every 10-degree drop in feedwater temperature, a boiler system loses 1% in efficiency, which is why returning as much hot condensate to the boiler feed tank as possible helps to maximize...
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The Detroit Zoo's Polk Penguin Conservation Center is a 33,000-square-foot, iceberg-shaped structure that is home to more than 80 penguins. The air temperature in the $30 million facility is...
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When selecting a feed pump for an industrial steam boiler, there are a number of steps to take into account to ensure safe operation. A steam boiler is a pressurized tank, and it is critical that it...
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Boiler systems today are engineered to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs. Condensing boilers are a popular option because they recover energy that otherwise would be discharged out the...
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Mount Royal University (MRU) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has a full-time student population of more than 10,000. Founded in 1910, the university moved to its current 118 acre suburban campus in 1970....
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The question facing many consulting engineers today is whether to specify on/off operation or modulating continuous feed when boiler size is between 250 and 1200 horsepower. To answer this question,...
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Challenge: The building housing the boiler is a National Historic Landmark and had to remain intact during installation. Due to the distillery's projected increase in production, Buffalo Trace needed...
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Today, Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho, educates its 19,400 students in more than 40 buildings around campus with a total of about three million square feet of conditioned...
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Chinook Regional Hospital is a 270-bed facility that serves as the main hospital for the city of Lethbridge and Southern Alberta, Canada. When the Lethbridge Regional Hospital (now Chinook Regional...
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As boilers age, they become less efficient, thereby increasing operational costs. Replacing the boiler is the obvious choice; however, it may not be necessary. If the boiler pressure vessel is in good...
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Penn State Harrisburg is an undergraduate and graduate school of Pennsylvania State University, built on the site of a decommissioned Air Force Base in Middletown, PA. Established in 1966, Penn State...
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As buildings age, so do the major central equipment within the building, making it a prime opportunity for a boiler system retrofit. Older systems typically are made up of non-condensing boilers that...
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Built in 1981, First Canadian Centre (FCC) is a 41-story office tower located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2010, commercial real estate firm GWL Realty Advisors sought to implement strategies to...
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Sly Fox Brewing Company, headquartered in Pottstown, Penn., is well known throughout the Mid-Atlantic region for its award-winning brews and support of outdoor enthusiasts. The brewery was founded in...
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There are 24 schools in the Springfield Public Schools district, located in Springfield, Oregon. Terry Rutledge is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing foreman responsible for managing the systems...
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There are typically two types of boilers in the industry that utilize a standby-mode strategy -auxiliary boilers and process boilers. Each boiler type has a very specific role but essentially performs...