Energy consumption of buildings takes up about a third of Singapore's total electricity production. In this paper, we present a pioneering study to investigate the energy performance of residential buildings. Beginning with an energy survey of households, we established the air-conditioning...

A new type of biofuel, pine oil, is introduced in this work for the purpose of fueling diesel engine. The viscosity, boiling point and flash point of the reported oil are lower, when compared to that of diesel. Also, the calorific value of pine oil biofuel is comparable to diesel. As a result,...

We present an audit of energy use at a steel mill in Singapore which produces wire rods and bars from scrap iron using the arc furnace process. The audit shows that the specific energy consumption is 1095 kWh/t of rolled steel. The electric arc furnaces and the reheat furnaces are the major...

We describe a methodology for determining a simplified overall thermal transfer value (OTTV) equation for air-conditioned buildings in Singapore. The OTTV equation was formulated by modelling a generic commercial building and using results from DOE-2 computer simulations as a database of heat...

An assessment of the energy situation and a national strategy for energy conservation in Singapore are presented. We relate current efforts to long-term planning through a total energy approach to energy management and discuss the objectives of such an approach with reference to energy-saving...

We use first-law and second-law efficiencies on 2 multi-process food processing plants. These efficiencies are 59.6 and 19.4% for a condensed milk plant and 43.0 and 15.5% for the bakery plant. Improvements in both first-law and second-law efficiencies for the bakery can be achieved by reducing...