The point of this is not to turn the fate of a cardboard box into one
of your life's Great Decisions -- it's to illustrate how complex the
decision can be. Let's see how this can apply to the issue of waste
energy, something all process heating operations have in abundance.
Sometimes, after a while studying the trees, it’s a good idea to step
back and look at the forest. I’ve done a lot of columns on the
specifics of saving energy in process heating. This might be a good
time to look at how those specifics fit together.
With gas prices rising steadily and supply curtailments becoming more
likely, there’s increasing interest in a standby fuel oil capability.
Having been through the so-called “energy crisis” of the late '70s and
early '80s, I’d like to share some insights picked up during our last
major involvement with industrial oil firing.
