Overview
Main description
The Definitive Guide to Energy Conservation in Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Covering both drinking water treatment as well as wastewater, this authoritative guide from the Water Environment Federation presents the latest strategies for improving energy efficiency in plant operations. Each chapter discusses principles and concepts of energy requirements, potential sources of inefficiency, and recommended energy conservation measures for specific equipment and processes.
Energy Conservation in Water and Wastewater Facilities covers:
- Energy efficiency
- Utility billing procedures and incentives
- Electric motors and transformers
- Pumps
- Variable controls
- Aeration systems
- Blowers
- Solids processes
- Energy management
- Electricity basics
- Estimates of electricity used in treatment facilities
Table of contents
Preface;List of Figures;List of Tables;Chapter 1. Energy Efficiency; Chapter 2. Utility Billing Procedures and Incentives; Chapter 3. Electric Motors and Transformers; Chapter 4. Pumps; Chapter 5. Variable Controls; Chapter 6. Energy Use In Water Treatment Plants; Chapter 7. Energy Utilization in Wastewater Treatment Processes; Chapter 8. Aeration Systems; Chapter 9. Blowers; Chapter 10. Solids Processes;Chapter 11. Energy Management;Appendix A. Agencies and Organizations;Appendix B. Equations for Converting from English Units to Metric Units;Appendix C. Estimates of Electricity Used in Wastewater Treatment;Appendix D. Electricity Basics;Index
Author comments
Water Environment Federation Technical Practice Committee was created by the Federation Board of Control on October 11, 1941. The primary function of the Committee is to originate and produce, through appropriate subcommittees, special publications dealing with technical aspects of the broad interests of the Federation.
