Burns & McDonnell employee-owners take pride in taking leadership roles in the varied industries they serve. Technical papers and presentations exemplify that leadership effort.
Below are the most recent papers posted to this site.
An Overview of the EPA's Proposed Industrial Boiler MACT Rule White paper: Owners of industrial, commercial or institutional boilers will soon be required to comply with new, stricter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air emissions requirements. Publish Date: 08-JUN-2010 03:07 PM
Smart Grid Networking White paper: An overview of the business decision criteria to be considered when evaluating future Smart Grid networking choices. Such decisions must consider unique customer, geographic or regulatory issues in rigorous engineering and financial analyses. Publish Date: 16-MAR-2010 08:26 PM
Wind Energy Transmission Economics Assessment A report for WPPI Energy on a study to assist with the development of an economic model to assess the viability of transporting wind energy
from wind-rich areas in the northern United States to eastern load centers. Publish Date: 10-MAR-2010 12:00 AM
Managing the Total Cost of the Smart Grid White paper: Ideas about the Smart Grid are advancing rapidly, but vision and funding are not enough to successfully implement a smarter grid. Utilities also must have a cost evaluation strategy and a strong relationship with equipment suppliers. Publish Date: 16-FEB-2010 01:59 PM
Trade Publications
Burns & McDonnell experts often write articles published in the trade publications in the many industries we work in.
Here are the most recent pieces authored or co-authored by our employee-owners.
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Engineering News-Record: Don't Blame Engineering The ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — like other technological disasters, such as those involving the Three Mile Island nuclear powerplant and the space shuttle Challenger — represents a management failure, more so than an engineering failure. Publish Date: 14-JUL-2010 12:00 AM
Ethanol Today: Industry Innovator With front-end engineering and EPC services, Burns & McDonnell's Process & Industrial Group is helping clients implement biorefining, biochemicals and agricultural product processsing. We particular growth in ethanol (cellulosic) and related fuel replacements such as butanol. In addition to biofuels, the industry is branching into biochemicals, which provide a higher-value end products relative to fuels. Publish Date: 02-JUL-2010 12:00 AM
Power Engineering: Modular Nukes and Liberty Ships The ability to generate and supply power shapes our civilization. For me, this concept is exemplified by the SS Jeremiah O’Brien, a WWII Liberty class cargo ship. When she was launched in 1943, “engineer” was an active verb, not a sedentary job in front of a computer. Publish Date: 01-JUL-2010 12:00 AM
HPAC Engineering: Understanding the Industrial Boiler MACT Rule The EPA estimates that there are more than 13,500 boilers and process heaters located at major HAP sources that will be subject to the Industrial Boiler MACT Rule. A majority—approximately 11,500—of these boilers fire natural or refinery gas and, therefore, will be subject only to the rule's work-practice standards. However, there still are approximately 2,000 boilers that will have to comply with the rule's emissions limits. Publish Date: 10-JUN-2010 12:00 AM
Power Engineering: Emissions Reductions at Boswell 3 Faced with ever-more-stringent emission regulations at the state and federal levels, Minnesota Power embarked on a plan in 2006 to cut emissions from its second-largest generating unit, Boswell 3, which went online in 1973. Boswell’s main fuel source is low-sulfur, low mercury coal from the Powder River Basin. Publish Date: 01-JUN-2010 12:00 AM
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