Process Heating articles from August 2007

Process Heating archives from August 2007

Living by them: setting goals is the easy part.(Commentary)
August 1, 2007... Whew--more than half the year is gone. It seems like just yesterday we were making New Year's resolutions (and promptly breaking them, of course). And of course, it will be just a moment more before another New Year is upon us. So the years go...

Coal dryer shown to increase power efficiency, reduce emissions.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... A prototype coal dryer demonstrated at Great River Energy's Coal Creek Station in Underwood, S.D., has proven successful enough that the power company intends to install full-size dryers on the station's 546-megawatt Unit 2 as part of the...

Ethanol site from Feeco.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Ethanol news, an ethanol blog, videos, an ethanol plant map and an event list can be found at www.ethanol. feeco.com, the home page of Green Bay, Wis.-based Feeco International's ethanol web site. A "new technologies" section discusses the...

Temperature measurement course offered.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Calibration, accuracy, tolerances, standards and specifications regarding temperature measurement will be the focus of Statesville, N.C.-based JMS Southeast Inc.'s 20th Annual Course on Industrial Temperature Measurement. Held from October...

Infrared, combustion and IHEA meetings at one venue.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... A three-day lineup of seminars on infrared and combustion technologies as well as the industrial heating association's business meeting offer multiple opportunities for attendees to network and learn about cross-cutting technologies....

Ametek acquires power control technology.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Ametek HDR Power Systems has acquired the Halmar Robicon silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) power controller and related power control systems technology and products of Siemens Energy & Automation, Alpharetta, Ga. The Halmar Robicon products...

CPM acquires UK-based Wolverine Proctor.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... CPM, an equipment provider for particle size reduction and pelleting, has acquired the U.K.-based Wolverine Proctor & Schwartz Ltd. of Glasgow, Scotland. The company will be combined with CPM's U.S.-based Wolverine Proctor, which was acquired...

ReoTemp authorized as Red Valve service facility.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Fault analysis, leak detection, calibration services, high-vacuum stations, multiport filling centers and other repairs will now be available for Red Valve annular pressure sensors through San Diego, Ca.-based ReoTemp Instruments, which has...

Plastics processors have single-source choice.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Plastics processing plants requiring an integrated system of equipment for drying, conveying, blending, temperature control and process cooling can select a single source following an alliance between Novatec Inc., Baltimore, Md., and Advantage...

Sandia digs deep into ethanol research.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Buried deep in European seas lies a class of microorganisms known as "extremophiles," so named because of the extreme environmental conditions in which they live. Livermore, Calif.-based Sandia researchers are working on a project aimed at...

Cleaver-Brooks Manufactures 10,000th deaerator.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Cleaver-Brooks Inc. has marked the production of its 10,000th deaerator. Manufactured at its Stratford, Ontario, location, the 10,000th unit is a Spraymaster model deaerator offered by the product group C-B Package Boiler. Deaerators are...

Invensys to implement operator training for Wyoming refinery.(Inner Workings)
August 1, 2007... Plant operators will be able to train on all aspects of plant operations and controls as well as startup, shutdown and emergency situation management of refinery's newly constructed delayed coker unit in a virtual environment, allowing them to...

Calendar of events.(Conference news)(Calendar)
August 1, 2007... August 13-15--Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding Seminar, Lowell, Mass. Hosted by University of Massachusetts. Call (978) 934-2405 or visit continuinged.uml.edu/plastics. 13-15--Extrusion Seminar, Lowell, Mass. Hosted by...

Purple polka dots and other random thoughts.(Collected Wisdom)
August 1, 2007... Over the years of writing columns for Process Heating, I've had a number of items worth communicating that are just too brief to fill an entire column. This is a collection of those little bits and pieces. Just because something is small...

Thermal fluid pumps: selecting thermal fluid pumps of appropriate mechanical design, sizing the pumps to deliver the proper flow to the heater and heat users, and making sure they are properly installed are critical steps to specifying a thermal fluid system that offers optimal performance and long-term reliability.(Heat Transfer Fluids)(Reprint)
August 1, 2007... The considerations involved in choosing the right thermal fluid for a new thermal fluid system and selecting a thermal fluid heater--fired and electric--were discussed in prior installments of this series. Previous articles also discussed pumps...

There's gold in the air power equation.(Emission Controls)
August 1, 2007... The mathematics for properly designing emission control systems have been around for quite awhile, but studies of hundreds of systems show that many are wasting energy and lack the capacity to meet applicable codes and process objectives. ...

Combustion pulsation and noise: the natural flame instability in any flare or furnace produces noise. In rare cases, the noise can be loud enough to damage equipment, cause nuisance shutdowns or bother the neighbors. Simple hardware changes can eliminate the problem, but sometimes finding the right fix takes time.(Oxidizers)
August 1, 2007... All flames make noise--and larger ones make more. Most people can't hear the noise from a pocket lighter, but they know when their gas water heater or gas-fired central heat burner starts. And any industrial-size furnace makes enough noise that...

Beating dirt & heat.(Ovens)
August 1, 2007... I followed the manager of the facility around and listened to the same old story. "It just keeps tripping out!" he said. I have heard that quote--and related complaints such as "We just can't keep all the burners lit!" and "The temperature! It...

Maintain chiller capacity and efficiency: when a chiller operates with contaminated refrigerant, performance declines, power use ramps up, and operating costs can skyrocket. If not detected, catastrophic damage can result.(Chillers)
August 1, 2007... Chillers suffer from reduced efficiency caused by refrigerant contaminated with air, oil, moisture, or acid. Unaddressed, many are in danger of catastrophic failure. Oil: The Most Common Contaminant. A recent ASHRAE research project...

Fire bolt: use our equipment overview to find process burner manufacturers.(Equipment Overview: Burners)(Cover story)
August 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whether your process requires direct or indirect heating, if you need a burner, this is the place to look. Our Equipment Overview on Burners, an apples-to-apples comparison of the capabilities of a range of burner...

Power management.(Power Controls)
August 1, 2007... For industrial process heating applications, the advantages of SCR power controllers outweigh their disadvantages. For example, SCR power controls provide high reliability and low maintenance requirements. Because the SCR is a solid-state...

Heater kit.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Kapton thin and flexible heaters have adhesive backing that allows them to conform to flat or curved surfaces. The heater kit includes 15 different shapes, and it is suitable for a variety of applications. Heater configurations are outlined on...

Multimeter, infrared thermometer.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Model EX470 is an ergonomically designed multimeter with a built-in, noncontact infrared laser thermometer that provides measurements of surface temperatures ranging from -4 to 520[degrees]F (-20 to 270[degrees]C). The autoranging multimeter...

Temperature switch.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Series TSS2 offers a three-digit red LED display for viewing from a distance. The dual-stage digital temperature switch accepts up to two PTC thermistor temperature sensors to accurately control temperatures up to 302[degrees]F (150[degrees]C)....

High-temperature coating.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Durasilk for cartridge heaters facilitates easy removal from precision-drilled holes. The coating is bonded directly to the heater sheath for ease of handling. It acts as a solid lubricant once the heater has been energized in service....

Cartridge heater.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Watt-Flex has a continuous coil inserted into an Incoloy tube, insulated with magnesium oxide and formed into semicircular sections that are bent together, creating a round insertion heater. Providing an even heat profile up to 1,850[degrees]F...

Solid-state relays.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Standard and custom PCB-mount power solid-state relays offer ratings from 1 to 25 A (forced air) at line voltages up to 660 VAC, making them suitable for industrial switching applications. A compact design enables their use in high-density PCB...

Pilot gas heater.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Caloritech is designed to heat the pilot tube gas stream of an automatic pressure-reducing valve. The pilot gas heater combines a high-efficiency aluminum casting with digital temperature control to modulate the pilot tube gas stream...

Low-watt-density tank heater.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Model LTFX is a low-watt-density design to provide even heating and precise control across the length of a tank. The large-tank flange heater is designed for applications including asphalt, biodiesel, animal fats and...

Walk-in oven.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... No. 996 is a gas-fired 350[degrees]F (177[degrees]C) jumbo walk-in oven used for batch processing large composite structures. Workspace dimensions measure 10 x 32 x 8'. The unit has 1.2 million BTU/hr installed in a modulating natural gas...

Infrared curing system.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Gas catalytic infrared curing system allows users to cure liquid and powder coatings on small, medium and large three-dimensional products. The system includes gas catalytic heaters and controls, an air recirculation system and an...

Fintube removal tool.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Fin Millhog's special-purpose tip cuts the bond between the fin and tube OD, then bevels the tube end in one step. Capable of working in any position, the air-powered, handheld fintube removal tool clamps to the tube ID. It does not create...

Flexible heaters.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Flexfoil heaters provide efficient heat transfer over a wide temperature range. The heaters provide low outgassing, tear resistance and dimensional stability. They are available with integral RTDs, thermocouples or thermistors for optimum...

Heat exchanger.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... For cooling, water or glycol is circulated through the unit's heat exchanger plates. For heating, steam commonly is used, but hot water or thermal oil can be employed. The heat transfer fluid flows counter-current to the product flow, and a...

Spiral finned heaters.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Spiral finned heaters are offered in copper-brazed and tight-wound designs. Brazed fin heaters are made with steel fins helically wound and copper-brazed around a tubular heating element. They typically are painted with high-temperature...

Random packing.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Buckeye Ball is suitable for use as random packing for environmental (including oxidizer), chemical and sulfuric acid applications. The packing is engineered to provide a lower pressure drop than traditional random packing, says the company. It...

Power conditioner.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Trunksafe TS has been approved by Foundation Fieldbus. According to the company, the fault-tolerant power conditioner achieves a real measure of fault-tolerance without duplicating or replicating every component and without installation of...

Humidity, temperature transmitter.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Intended for rugged applications up to 300[degrees]F (149[degrees]C), Model HT-748 can be used where a small (0.3125" dia.) stainless steel probe is required. The humidity and temperature transmitter offers a 0 to 1 VDC output corresponding to...

Control valve positioner.(Product Highlights)
August 1, 2007... Model SP200 can be fitted to any of the company's pneumatic direct actuators. The compact control-valve positioner simplifies installation and commissioning and incorporates adaptive valve control and smart functions. Features include a...

ARI Valve.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... ARI Valves are in service all around the globe in applications such as cars, ships, chemicals, food processing and heating technology. ARI also works where any fluid, liquid, gas or vapor needs to be isolated, secured or regulated. ARI Valve...

Heating elements.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Designer and manufacturer of OEM and replacement heating elements and assemblies for industrial, commercial and laboratory applications. Engineering design services available. Furnace and heater retrofits and rebuilds. Prototypes to volume...

Ovens and furnaces.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Over 400 standard ovens and furnaces, with temperatures to 2200[degrees]F, are de-scribed in this catalog from Grieve. Custom-designed heat processing systems, too. Grieve offers laboratory, bench, cabinet, truck, walk-in and conveyor ovens;...

Dalton.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Dalton heaters are used for industrial process heat applications in automotive, aerospace, plastics, adhesives, semiconductors and other industries. Products include Watt-Flex[R] split-sheath cartridge heaters and immersion heaters,...

Heat transfer system cleaners.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Full line of System Cleaners easily remove sludge and varnish from heat transfer systems of all types.The only one able to clean and run long term production at the same time! Duratherm Extended Life Fluids, Ph:800-446-4910....

Ovens and dryers.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... For 40 years, HIX Corporation has engineered and manufactured the highest quality and longest lasting ovens and dryers. Designs include gas, electric, conveyor, and batch models with integrated cooling or robotic systems. HIX Corporation....

Oil units.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Delta T manufactures oil units with pumps from 10 to 250 gpm and heaters from 6 KW to 300 KW. Units feature a positive displacement, mechanical seal pump, PID controller, disconnect switch, mercury heating contactor, and important safety...

Building Automation & HVAC systems.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Dwyer's new catalog for the Building Automation & HVAC markets. Products are grouped together by application: water-cooling systems, boilers, air quality & control, test equipment and signal processing. Dwyer Instruments, Inc., Ph:...

Blowers & accessories.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Leister offers a wide range of heat sources, blowers & accessories. Leister heat sources include heating-element protection. The LHS Premium heater line includes integrated temperature regulation and power electronics. The LHS System line...

Oven Industries.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Oven Industries designs and manufactures custom electronic controllers and sensors, and provides standard temperature sensors and controllers for heating and cooling applications, including those that use thermoelectric modules. Oven Industries...

Tek-Temp Instruments'.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... Tek-Temp Instruments' product brochure presents our portable chillers and heat exchangers. Our models have the perfect combination of compact size, reliable performance, and exceptional flexibility that make them ideal for OEMs and end-users....

TMC.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... TMC's process removes contamination to restore vacuum oils and many specialty fluids to their original high purity. Inert and semi-inert fluids can be reclaimed many times without affecting their performance capabilities. [ILLUSTRATION...

Industrial heating solutions.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... This brochure provides a unique overview of many kinds of industrial heating solutions, demonstrating that there is a wide range of applications where electrical heat can not only meet manufacturers' needs, but provide uniform and...

Protectofier Service manual.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... This comprehensive Service Manual covers all Protectofier combustion safeguard units. Information on installation, service guides, testing and trouble shooting as well as specifications, features and application on single and multi-burner...

Control equipment catalog.(Free Literature)
August 1, 2007... FREE catalog from RKC Instrument, a worldwide leader in temperature and process controls since 1937. Complete control equipment catalog includes single loop and multi-zone controllers, indicators, power controllers, heater break alarms, and...

Gennaro A. D'Alterio was named general manager of Met-Pro Corp.'s Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco business units.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... Gennaro A. D'Alterio was named general manager of Met-Pro Corp.'s Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco business units. D'Alterio joined the company in March 1994 and has served as sales and marketing manager for the Dean and Fybroc product lines since...

DWM & Associates Inc.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... DWM & Associates Inc., North Brunswick, N.J., a supplier of RTD temperature sensors, named Michael Marder sales and marketing manager, responsible for sales administration as well as new customer and market development.

The headquarters of Alstom Power Inc., Air Preheater Co., in Wellsville, N.Y., is being expanded.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The headquarters of Alstom Power Inc., Air Preheater Co., in Wellsville, N.Y., is being expanded. The company plans to add 44,000 [ft.sup.2] of manufacturing floor space at its Andover Road facility. The company...

U.S. Water Services.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... U.S. Water Services, Plymouth, Minn., celebrated the grand opening of a 31,000 [ft.sup.2] warehouse expansion at its headquarters in Cambridge, Minn. This is the third expansion in 10 years, as the company continues to house its main production...

Cleveland-based ACE Equipment Co. launched a revamped web site at www.armaturecoil.com.(Places & Faces)(Website overview)
August 1, 2007... Cleveland-based ACE Equipment Co. launched a revamped web site at www.armaturecoil.com. The site illustrates the company's industrial, curing, burn-off and rotary ovens as well as coil-winding machinery and accessories.

Edmonton, Alberta-based CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. has purchased the assets of Flo-Dri Inc., Sunset Beach, Calif.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... Edmonton, Alberta-based CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. has purchased the assets of Flo-Dri Inc., Sunset Beach, Calif. Flo-Dri manufactures filtration systems for compressed air and natural gas.

To demonstrate the company's commitment to quality assurance for its plating and anodizing customers, every member of the engineering and sales team at Vulcanium Corp., Northbrook, Ill., has passed the Certified Electroplater-Finisher exam.(Places & Faces)(Medical condition overview)
August 1, 2007... To demonstrate the company's commitment to quality assurance for its plating and anodizing customers, every member of the engineering and sales team at Vulcanium Corp., Northbrook, Ill., has passed the Certified Electroplater-Finisher exam....

Easco Boiler Corp.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bronx, N.Y.-based Easco Boiler Corp., manufacturers of packaged firetube boilers, UL-listed field-erected boilers and mobile boiler rooms, named Eduard J. Zimmermann national sales manager.

David Kirk has joined SPX Process Equipment, Delavan, Wis., as a business development manager for the North American sanitary sales team.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David Kirk has joined SPX Process Equipment, Delavan, Wis., as a business development manager for the North American sanitary sales team. His primary focus will be to increase Waukesha Cherry-Burrell brand product...

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.(Places & Faces)
August 1, 2007... The 2007 edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code has been released by the organization. The code establishes rules relating to the construction, operation, testing and maintenance of boilers, tanks and other pressure vessels. To...