Many years ago, someone — I honestly have forgotten who — told me: “Thermodynamics isn’t just a good idea, it’s the law.” Anytime you conjure up a new idea about how a heating or cooling system might ...

Plant operators have used combustion flue gas analysis for decades as a method of optimizing boiler combustion fuel/air ratios. By measuring the amount of excess oxygen and/or carbon monoxide (CO) in ...

The thermal utilization of sustainable fuels and the recovery of waste heat play a central role in today’s energy generation ...

FGD using ammonia instead of lime or limestone can achieve higher levels of SO 2 removal while eliminating liquid and solid wastes. By Dr. Peter Lu and Dennis McLinden, Jiangnan Environmental ...

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions are regulated not only because they are highly reactive gases, but also due to the fact they react with VOC and Sunlight to form ground level ozone and smog. The ...

Recovering heat and water from flue gas can reduce water usage and boost power plant performance. The National Energy Technology Laboratory has tested a promising technology that condenses water and ...

I live in a house which is one of a terrace of three three-storey houses. The house beside mine has a gas flue expelling clouds of steam all day. This cloud passes my kitchen, dining room and a ...