David Grassl, PE, Ring & DuChateau LLP, Milwaukee
Articles
Don’t blow your money on a steam trap
Steam and condensate leaks cost buildings and industrial plants millions of dollars in lost energy, while increasing emissions from boilers due to increased operation, creating potential safety hazards, and lowering the reliability of operations. This article will review the many factors that impact the reliability, performance, longevity, and maintenance requirements for condensate return piping systems.
Optimizing hot water systems with condensing boilers
Selecting a condensing boiler has the potential for high efficiency gains, but understanding special considerations for these boilers could cost you if you design the way you have in the past.
Top 10 design tips for condensing boiler systems
There are ten design items that should be considered for designing condensing boiler systems.
Selecting chillers, chilled water systems
Selecting the right chiller is generally dictated by capacity, and there are many philosophies on the best way to control, operate, and calculate system operational costs.
Calculating chiller selection
An analysis on an office building in Milwaukee shows a dramatic difference in chiller operating costs for a building based on chiller selection.