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EDDL standards continue to evolve

The EDDL (electronic-device-description language) Cooperation Team (ECT; Karlsruhe, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5828-532) has released Phase 1 EDDL enhancement specifications. The enhancements on the existing EDDL include new capabilities, such as graphs, charts and images, the possibilities for archive data, and an EDD…

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Applying Thermo? Then Guard Against Misconceptions

    In process engineering and design, thermodynamics theory is applied to real and complex chemical-process applications. Software design simulators, such as HYSYS, PROII and Aspen Plus, serve as powerful tools that simplify process thermodynamic calculations. They eliminate the need…

Analyzers

Measure more than pH with this non-glass meter This multiparameter meter measures pH, temperature, conductivity, total dissolved solids and salinity. Featuring a stainless steel pH probe and solid-state conductivity electrode, the IQ170 (photo, far left) is NEMA4X rated and can…

Turbine health

Emerson Process Management (St. Louis, Mo.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5825-547) has introduced CSI 4500 Machinery Health Monitor application that provides live, continuous monitoring of turbines during transient conditions. A component of the company’s PlantWeb digital plant architecture, the new application provides information necessary…