This tube furnace (photo) provides fast cycle times under protective gas and vacuum, making it suitable for heat treatment of powders and for brazing and annealing processes. The insert tube with a gas-tight end cap is arranged on a sliding…
With the addition of the ASME Code 16-mil. and 20-mil. Btu/h thermal-fluid heaters, these Btu fuel-fired horizontal heaters are now available from 2.4-mil. to 20-mil. Btu/h output. In addition, the firm offer fuel-fired vertical heaters from 0.2-mil. to 14-mil. Btu/h…
Etanorm SYT is the latest generation of single-stage volute casing pumps, which were developed for applications in modern heat-transfer systems and hot-water circulation. Besides hot water, the pumps handle mineral-oil-based thermal fluids and synthetic thermal oils at temperatures up to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Like other aspects of chemical processing, cooling operations are being closely examined for ways to reduce costs and resource usage. Whether it’s cooling towers or industrial gases, experts say embracing new technologies makes it possible to get more bang for…