This low-swirl burner uses small air jets to swirl the premixed flow inside the burner tube, providing a stabilized lean premixed combustion. This ring stabilizer keeps the flame steady under both fuel-rich and lean conditions and helps produce more complete combustion, which increases efficiency and reduces pollution. Burning a Cleaner Flame Humankind has been … [Read more...] about UltraClean Low Swirl Combustion
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Licensed Technologies – EnergyPlus Software
EnergyPlus Saves Federal Building $9 Million in Energy Costs By Robin Johnston, June 2002 EnergyPlus software — a building energy simulation program distributed by Berkeley Lab — has been integral to the design of a new federal office building to be built in San Francisco. EnergyPlus contributed to nearly $9 million in energy costs savings projected over 20 years, according … [Read more...] about Licensed Technologies – EnergyPlus Software
Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope 2014-038
The Berkeley Lab Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope allows conventional front-end electronics, such as enhanced metal-oxide semiconductors, to work inside cryostats at temperatures as low as 4.2K without the expense of custom-made electronics. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Instrumentation for cryogenic vessels used in Medical diagnostic equipment Aerospace … [Read more...] about Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope 2014-038
Sealing in Energy Savings
If every home in the United States sealed its leaky HVAC ducts, the nation would save $5 billion annually in energy costs. Typical ductwork systems, both residential and commercial, lose 25-40 percent of heating and cooling energy; even newly installed systems experience 10-30 percent leakage. Solving this energy-wasting problem, once a costly, labor-intensive process, can … [Read more...] about Sealing in Energy Savings
Berkeley Lab’s Sound Restoration System Gets in the Groove with Optics
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, recording sound for the first time when he spoke the words “Mary had a little lamb” onto a vertically embossed tinfoil cylinder. In the following years, sound was recorded on diverse media – tin foil, wax and plastic cylinders, shellac and vinyl discs, acetate sheets, and plastic dictation belts. The problem with restoring audio … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab’s Sound Restoration System Gets in the Groove with Optics