An optimal coal pile design takes into account the site-specific (and often conflicting) needs of a new power plant early in its design — rather than using whatever land is available after the plant ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. When plant designer and consultant Zilah Drahn takes on a new client, the first question she asks ...

Thermal efficiency improvement for economic gain has been an important power engineering endeavor for more than 250 years. The Newcomen steam engine appeared in 1750 and attained 0.5% efficiency.

When constructing a chiller plant, there are several decisions to be made regarding design, equipment selection, and processes. These choices can be influenced by budget constraints and space ...

This article kicks off EC&M’s yearlong coverage of how cabling contractors can generate new business in customer-owned outside plant (CO-OSP) design work. Although outside-plant (OSP) work has been ...

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In a sense, all of our yards and gardens, no matter how old, represent an obliteration of the wild plant communities that once marked the land, none more poignantly lost than the American prairie. The ...