Potential opportunities for energy savings in a Jordanian poultry company

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1651-1655

  AlQdah, K ^a  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Auditing; Blow down; Economizer; Evaporation; Industrial; Performance

Indexed keywords

AUDITING; BLOW DOWN; CONSERVATION LAW; DIESEL CONSUMPTION; DIESEL OIL; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ENERGY AUDITING; ENERGY COST; ENERGY PRICES; ENERGY SAVING; HEAVY FUEL-OIL; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MEAT PRODUCTION; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PAYBACK PERIODS; POULTRY INDUSTRY; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; STEAM BOILER; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL ENERGY;

BOILERS; CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPETITION; COST REDUCTION; DIESEL FUELS; ECONOMIZERS; EVAPORATION; FUEL OILS; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY; REFRIGERATION; WATER;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 77951298384     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.10.038     Document Type: Article

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