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Get industrial boiler measurements for consistent blowdown control

This online conductivity sensor for industrial boilers can measure directly in the blowdown line without sample cooling — saving on installation and operating costs. It enables continuous automatic blowdown control, which minimizes corrosion and scaling to a greater extent than…

Get 20 kW of cooling capacity with this cooler

The FL Series recirculating coolers offer 20 kW of cooling capacity with a pump supplying 80 L/min at pressures up to 87 psi. The temperature control instruments feature intuitive operation, wide operating temperature range, rapid cool-down times and a small…

New line of blown film coolers are designed for warm climates

The BFC Series of Blown Film Air Coolers offer an increase in blown film productivity, especially in warmer climates or other environments where ambient air temperature rises during the summer. The Series boosts productivity by eliminating production variables in air…

Surge voltage protection for sensor heads

Phoenix Contact Surgetrab surge-voltage-protection devices (photo) are for all commonly used standard signals that are installed with connection threads directly to the sensor head. This type of installation is said to save time and money, and an additional connection box…

Heat Transfer Fluid Leaks: Break the Fire Triangle

Management of process plants requires the understanding and application of the fundamental tenets of safe design, construction, and operation of each facility. In that context, many years of practical experience with systems that use very high-temperature organic heat-transfer media has…

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Steam Generation Thermodynamics

Although proper water treatment and conditioning for combined-cycle units and standalone steam generators are vitally important for reliability in the chemical process industries (CPI), a well maintained and operated steam generator can also save the facility much money with regard…

Focus on Steam Handling & Production

ESCO Technologies Boiler-tube expanders with precise torque control A full line of air-powered tube expanders and rolling motors for creating steel-to-steel mechanical seals in boilers, heat exchangers and condensers is available for sale or rent from this company. The Millhog…

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Super emulsion slashes biodiesel production costs by 25%

The research group of Kazuo Tajima at Kanagawa University (Yokohama, Japan; apchem2.kanagawa-u.ac.jp) have developed a new emulsification process that enables biodiesel fuels (BDFs) to be used without any purification process, thereby reducing production costs by one fourth. Tajima estimates that…

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Heat Transfer Fluids: System Filtration

OVERVIEW Indirect heating of processes by organic thermal-liquid fluids offers highly reliable operation, and the heat transfer systems are generally treated as low-maintenance utilities. Occasionally, the heat transfer fluid can become contaminated, resulting in the formation of sludge particles, or…

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Controlling Acoustic Coupling

Acoustic coupling in industrial furnaces is an issue that appears to have become more prevalent as designs increase the volumetric heat density of furnaces, and burner technology is required to meet more-stringent emission requirements. The problems associated with acoustic coupling…