Process Heating articles from January 2008

Process Heating archives from January 2008

Process therapy, that is.(P.T. required)
January 1, 2008... In October, I was reminded how even a moment of distraction can have long-term effects when I had a bicycling accident. It was one of those chain-reaction events about which you can never be sure you understand what happened. I'm certainly...

Power plant uses coal-mine ventilation air as fuel.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... A power plant in Australia has found an unusual energy source--methane from the ventilation air produced by its coal mine. At the West Cliff Colliery of BHP Billiton, a mining and resources company, the power plant uses the technology to...

Honeywell to purchase Maxon Corp.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... Minneapolis, Minn.-based Honeywell has agreed to acquire Maxon Corp., a privately held industrial combustion controls business based in Muncie, Ind. Maxon manufactures a range of combustion burners, gas valves and engineered systems that...

60 years for Process Heating Co.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... After manufacturing 7,300 heaters, Process Heating Co., Seattle, has reached its 60th anniversary. Those heaters--immersion, hot-oil, preheaters and patented Patch King asphalt heating systems--represent approximately 450,000' of heating...

Paratherm emphasizes troubleshooting help.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... In an effort to shift away from traditional product sales to technical support for its heat transfer fluids, Paratherm Corp., West Conshohocken, Pa., has created the position of director of technology and hired a new sales manager. ...

Solar Products marks 50th year and revamps site.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... To help celebrate its 50th year in business, Solar Products, Pompton Lakes, N.J., has improved its web site. The company was founded in 1957 by Richard Eck when he engineered specifications for a radiantly efficient infrared electric panel...

Nanmac opens Shanghai office.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... U.S.-manufactured temperature sensors from Nanmac Corp. will be sold and serviced from a new sales, engineering and support center in Shanghai, China. The company, which has been selling into China for nearly a decade, opened the center to...

Process Thermal Dynamics updates site.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... Visitors to www.pro-therm.com will discover that Brandon, Minn.-based Process Thermal Dynamics has substantially updated its web site. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new site includes product overviews and specifications for the company's...

Southern California Gas offers technical help for energy-efficiency projects.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... To help overcome the need for technical expertise as a barrier to large energy-efficiency projects, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has develop a free service to help its industrial customers evaluate complex projects. The Industrial End...

First U.S. commercial cellulosic ethanol plant breaks ground.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... One of six companies selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for financial support in building a commercial cellulosic ethanol plant, Range Fuels, Soperton, Ga., has broken ground for the first plant, which will be located in Treutlen County,...

Chinese limestone calcining plant triples output.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) installed three 1,100-ton-per-day lime-calcining rotary kilns from Metso Minerals, Waukesha, Wis., in its Dongshan mine, in Shangxi Province, China. The three lines of calciners produce a total of...

Panda Ethanol uses biomass to fuel plant, gets air permit.(Inner Workings)
January 1, 2008... Dallas, Texas-based Panda Ethanol Inc. was granted an air permit for its planned 115 million-gallons-per-year ethanol refinery in Muleshoe, Texas. The facility will be designed to annually refine an estimated 38 million bushels of...

Calendar of events.(Conference news)(Calendar)
January 1, 2008... January 22-24--AHR Expo (held in conjunction with ASHRAE Winter Meeting), Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. Hosted by co-sponsors ASHRAE and ARI. Call (203) 221-9232 or visit www.ahrexpo.com. 28-31--Infrared...

7 Q&As about using renewable fuels in process ovens: when the supply of landfill gas proved to be more than needed to generate only power and hot water at a BMW plant, the company used the surplus to fire its paint cure ovens. Could your company do the same?(Ovens)
January 1, 2008... In 2003, four turbines located at BMW Manufacturing Co.'s Energy Center came alive with the combustion of methane gas piped in from a nearby landfill. BMW realized an immediate benefit from using this renewable fuel to generate power and hot...

The quintessential guide: troubleshooting electrical heat trace systems: a step-by-step approach can help you determine why your heat tracing system may not be satisfying your process heating demands.(Heat Tracing)
January 1, 2008... Cold weather is upon us again, and with it comes the annual hope that all is well with your plant's electric heat tracing system. While these systems are robust in design and manufacture, most process engineers have seen issues crop up with the...

How to conduct a pumping system survey: to effectively design a new pumping system, the designer must consider fluid properties, determine end-use requirements, and understand environmental conditions. The first step is to evaluate your current pumping system.(Pumps)
January 1, 2008... In the United States, more than 2.4 million pumps, which consume more than 142 billion kWh each year, are used in industrial manufacturing processes. At an electricity cost of 5 cents per kWh, energy used for fluids transport costs more than...

Into the zero-N[O.sub.x] zone: N[O.sub.x] emission technologies help address boiler emissions.(Boilers)
January 1, 2008... Steam, generated from gas and oil-fired burners, remains a primary source of energy for a range of industrial applications, including food processing, automotive and medical product manufacturing. Emissions from these boilers include nitrogen...

Heat transfer fluids.(Equipment Overview)(Cover story)
January 1, 2008... When choosing which heat transfer fluid to use for your process, data such as density, film coefficient, viscosity, pour point and thermal conductivity need to be taken into consideration. In Process Heating's annual Equipment Overview on Heat...

Chromalox heat trace and control products.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Chromalox heat trace and control products will keep your processes up and running during cold winter months. For new systems or easy expansion, or for the repair and retrofitting of older systems, Chromalox's expert design engineers will help...

New APV Zephyr plate heat exchanger providing more power in less space.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... The APV Zephyr plate heat exchanger is the latest addition to the APV XL series. Employing the latest APV plate designs, the APV Zephyr offers a large heat transfer area with high thermal efficiency, enabling it to deliver more heating or...

Thermal process solutions.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Despatch Industries is a global provider of thermal processing equipment. Over the past 100 years, we have influenced the world's greatest innovations. The philosophy we stand by is to provide process advancements for superior optimization,...

Pumps operate up to 800[degrees]F without utility cooling.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Many industrial processes require heating to accomplish a goal, such as melting or drying a product. A large percentage of systems use heat transfer fluid (hot oil) that is circulated by a pump. Special designs from Dickow Pump allow...

New series TSF thermocouple FM-approved limit control.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... From Love Controls Division Dwyer Instruments Inc., the Series TSF thermocouple FM-approved limit control provides audible alarm status along with a robust 15 amp relay alarm output. The TSF Series can be used as a high or low limit alarm. Unit...

How to choose the right heat transfer fluid.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Heat transfer fluid selection can involve complicated, multi-dimensional decisions where factors such as thermal stability, pumpability, pressure requirements, and more must be weighed in an effort to achieve the optimum balance of performance...

Electronic ratio control minimizes excess air, maintains low N[O.sub.x] emissions.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... In order to meet rigid customer specifications, a manufacturer of ultra-efficient drying ovens for the formed-fiber industry required low N[O.sub.x] burners for a recent project. The application required closely controlling air volumes both in...

New frontiers in heat exchanger and recuperator technology.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Exothermics Inc., a subsidiary of Eclipse Inc., has focused exclusively on industrial heat recovery applications since 1976. The company boasts 20+ years of industrial aluminum plate exchanger experience and 18+ years of industrial stainless...

Farnum custom products.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Farnam Custom Product's Cool Touch[TM] 150 is an open-coil air heater designed to direct cooler incoming air down the inside of the outer tube. This keeps the heater's exterior cooler, thus making it safer for machine operators and other...

Plate heat exchanges offer smaller size and greater performance.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Record energy-cost increases are in the news, driving a need for greater energy efficiency in heating processes. Add constant business pressure to be more competitive, and the result is that we need to provide solutions with lower costs and...

Custom thermal fluid heater systems.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Fulton Thermal Corp. manufactures customized thermal fluid heater systems to meet your heat transfer needs. ASME stamped heaters are available to 14,000,000 BTU/hr and temperatures to 750[degrees]F. The unique 4-pass, high efficiency design...

Cleanroom Class 100 truck oven, gas-heated walk-in oven.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... The No. 970 is a 500[degrees]F (260[degrees]C) electrically-heated Class 100 cleanroom truck oven from Grieve, currently used for a variety of heat processings such as sterilizing, depyrogenation, curing and drying workloads at the customer's...

A space challenge.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Designing and manufacturing a big heater to fit a small space was challenge enough. But there were other challenges too. That's what Heatec faced recently when producing a heater for a gas-processing facility in Long Beach, Calif. The...

Combustion controls.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... The Karl Dungs Inc. product offerings represent a wide range of gas-flow controls, shutoff valves, pressure reducing and ratio regulators, air- and gas-pressure switches, actuators and other burner equipment. Dungs products are suitable...

Mokon's HTF systems increase energy efficiency.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mokon's HTF (heat transfer fluid) Systems deliver long-lasting performance and accurate temperature control with heating capacities up to 96 kW per zone and temperatures up to 650[degrees]F. Systems are available in...

Burners for clean combustion, high turndown.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... OvenPak[R] LE Burners are nozzle-mixing gas burners for many industrial, direct-fired applications where clean combustion and high turndown are required. The burners are simple and versatile for use on a variety of heating applications....

Fiber mats for combustion applications.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Micron Fiber-Tech manufactures metal fiber products for combustion applications, processing industry, automobile and electronic industries. Our primary products are metal fiber mats for radiant or blue-flame burners, hot-gas filters including...

Miura thinks green.(SPOTLIGHT: ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Miura leads the steam boiler industry with innovative technology that saves money, while saving the planet. Water to Full Steam in Just Five Minutes! Our exclusive high efficiency design produces steam in five minutes, resulting in...

When temperature measurement goes awry.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... All contact temperature sensors such as thermocouples, RTDs, etc., can suffer from the Stem Effect, which occurs when a probe is immersed in a heated gas, liquid or any hot zone. In these situations, heat is conducted away from the tip of the...

Heat transfer fluids that are efficient, non-hazardous and non-toxic.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... MultiTherm fluids provide you with energy efficient, non-hazardous and non-toxic benefits that are recognized by such organizations as the USDA, FDA and NSF. These efficient fluids operate in a temperature range from 10[degrees]F...

Reducing package-boiler emissions.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... In 1999, Nationwide Boiler began a concentrated development project to find the most efficient, economical and trouble-free method for reducing package-boiler emissions to levels of 5ppm and below. The result is CataStak[TM], a low-temperature...

IR transmitters keep plastic welds at precise temperatures.(Application Brief)
January 1, 2008... Electromagnetic welding employs the principle of inductive heating to bring joints in thermoplastic components to fusion temperatures. The process begins with ferrous-magnetic particles compounded within a thermoplastic matrix. When placed in a...

Free tip sheets via Paratherm email or website.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tipsheet, Paratherm's short monthly e-mail series delivering operations tips for users of thermal foil systems can be yours at no cost. Subscribe and receive free tips on shutdown procedures, system contamination...

The parker design.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Process heating applications that require temperatures between 350[degrees]F and 650[degrees]F frequently can be serviced more dependably, efficiently, uniformly and safely with a thermal liquid system as opposed to a steam, water, electric or...

SCR power controls.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Payne Engineering solid state power controls utilizing SCRs as the power devices are the perfect replacements for variable transformers, saturable core reactors, mercury relays and electromechanical contactors when used in almost all electric...

7 criteria for selecting heat transfer fluid.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... The following are some of key points to consider when selecting a heat transfer fluid: 1 The service temperature of the fluid should be considered, since the thermal stability must match it. The service temperature typically the same as...

Solar products provides solutions for infrared heating applications.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Thermoforming Thermoformers can improve product quality, reduce power consumption, increase process speed, and decrease scrap by retrofitting from old electric calrod ovens to new efficient, electric panel heater ovens. Field testing has...

PPR-1800 videographic recorder.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... The PPR-1800 is a high-specification graphic recorder capable of plotting up to 18 channels of analog input or 36 channels of digital data or a combination of both. Engineered in a heavy gauge sheet metal, the case meets the requirements of an...

Parallel systems, contrasting results: Therminol[R] 66 delivers superior performance for Grupo Primex.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Reliable heat transfer fluids are vital to the ability of manufacturers to operate efficiently and productively. However, some heat transfer fluids can degrade over time, resulting in deteriorating performance, and impacting operating costs and...

U.S. water services.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... It has been well documented that corrosion in boilers and deaertors occurs most often during periods when the equipment is idle/off-line. This could be due to routine maintenance or when drained for an annual inspection. U.S. Water Services'...

Obtain faster cure times with Wisconsin Infrared Systems' gas catalytic infrared heater.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Gas catalytic technology has been used for decades as a safe, cost effective means of heating products. Wisconsin Infrared Systems' SunCat, a gas catalytic medium-wave heater, is used to cure solvent-based, water-based and powder coatings on...

Wisconsin oven offers high efficiency oven line.(SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCT APPLICATIONS)
January 1, 2008... Wisconsin Oven is proud to announce the introduction of their E-Pack oven line. This line of equipment features an energy efficient package to reduce operating costs, which saves thousands of dollars! How much money can you expect to save?...

Turnkey compressed air heater.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... DigiTherm is a 1.5 kW Cool Touch heater/digital controller/flow switch/ solid-state relay packaged in a convenient wall-mountable steel enclosure. The heating solution is designed to take the guesswork out of process heating applications that...

Belt conveyor oven cures adhesive.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Electrically heated belt-conveyor oven has two decks, top-down airflow and a cooling zone. It is used for curing adhesive on motorcycle rear fenders. Each work chamber is 5'9" x 19'3" x 2'2". It is designed with 4" tongue-and-groove panels,...

User-interface terminals.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... The touchscreen user-interface terminal (UIT) for the DigiTrace NGC family of control and monitoring systems has received CSA approval for use in Class 1, Division 2 hazardous locations. The terminal is rated NEMA 4X and is designed to...

Wireless thermocouple connector.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Wireless Series offers standalone, compact, battery-powered thermocouple connectors that transmit readings to a host receiver up to 300' away. Each unit can be field-programmed to work as a Type J, K, T, E, R, S, B, N or C calibrated...

Petro-Canada's CALFLO heat transfer fluids.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... CALFLO is a family of heat transfer fluids that offers synthetic-like heat transfer efficiency benefits without raising the same objectionable odors, and workplace health and safety and environmental concerns caused by chemical aromatic...

Cleanroom truck oven.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... No. 970 is a 500[degrees]F (260[degrees]C) electrically heated, Class 100 cleanroom oven used for heat processes such as sterilizing, depyrogenation, curing and drying workloads. The workspace measures 36 x 42 x 66". A 2,400 cfm, 3-hp...

Sealless pump.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Series 2530 has been expanded to include a 4x6x13 pump size. The fiber-glass-reinforced plastic (FRP) magnet-driven pump has continuous-strand thermoset construction with a one-piece reinforced casing. It provides corrosion resistance against...

Infrared camera.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... ThermaCam T360 has the Fusion! feature, which the company asserts simplifies identification and interpretation of infrared images. The feature allows users to overlay the thermal image directly over the corresponding visible image, providing...

Solid-state relays.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... With UL certification for short-circuit current ratings (SCCR), solid-state relays are intended to facilitate an industrial control panel builder's efforts to comply with the Article 409 from NEC and the latest version of UL 508A by providing...

Dry-heat sterilizer.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Steri-Dry models range from 110 to 234 [ft.sup.3]. Each dry-heat sterilizer is made with a heavy-duty, fully welded, structural steel frame and includes a plate steel floor. The exterior is constructed of 304L stainless steel with a No. 4...

Solid-state relays.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Series GN3 offer a Level-3-compliant design and built-in transient protection to provide an additional level of reliability in harsh environments. The three-phase and motor-reversing solid-state relays also are safe to use in applications that...

Flowmeter selection tool.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... With on-demand search capability based on fluid, industry and application, the Online Flowmeter Selection Tool helps process and plant engineers identify the flow measurement technology best suited to their specific needs. Available on the...

Infrared thermometer.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Suitable for a range of process applications, Raytek XR combines features such as multiple extended temperature ranges, precision temperature resolution, RS485 outputs and a versatile electronic platform. The infrared thermometer is said to...

Gas-ignition controls.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Third-party agency approvals such as the Australian Gas Association, the Canadian Gas Association and CE to standard EN 298:2003 have been achieved for the 35-6X Series of 24 V gas-ignition controls. The product line also is recognized under...

Temperature sensor.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Providing the benefits of noncontact infrared measurements, the Rayomatic 6 is a suitable replacement for Type J thermocouples. Features of the mini infrared temperature sensor include compact dimensions of 0.7 by 5"; temperature measurements...

Infrared thermometer.(Product Highlights)
January 1, 2008... Model IR4 dual-function device with laser supports Type K thermocouple probes. The unit has a temperature range of -76 to 1,400[degrees]F (-60 to 760[degrees]C). The selectable measure modes include maximum, minimum, difference (max-min),...

Marsden Inc.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Marsden Inc., Pennsauken, N.J., has added three employees. Kenneth Putscher and Michael Gale joined the firm as project engineers. Vlad Serhiayenka joined the company as a field service engineer. The company supplies gas infrared drying...

Colmac Coil Manufacturing.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Colville, Wash.-based Colmac Coil Manufacturing promoted Joe Fazzari to vice president. In addition to managing the sales and marketing departments, Fazzari handles strategic planning processes, business development and is responsible for new...

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. acquired 3L Filters Ltd., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. acquired 3L Filters Ltd., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. 3L Filters makes filters, strainers, pressure vessels and skid systems for industrial applications. In other CCI Thermal...

Conair is moving its world headquarters from Emsworth, Pa., to another Pittsburgh suburb, Cranberry.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Conair is moving its world headquarters from Emsworth, Pa., to another Pittsburgh suburb, Cranberry. The move, expected to be completed December 31, 2007, involves administrative, sales and engineering personnel. The new building also will...

Omega Engineering Inc.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... The Special Supplement, Part 2, of Omega Engineering Inc.'s New Horizons In Automation Featuring Rube Goldberg Cartoons catalog was released. The 80-page supplement from the Stamford, Conn.-based company contains automation products such as...

Waterloo, Iowa-based CPM Acquisition Corp. (CPM), acquired Nanjing Ruiya Polymer Processing Equipment Co. Ltd., Nanjing, China.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Waterloo, Iowa-based CPM Acquisition Corp. (CPM), acquired Nanjing Ruiya Polymer Processing Equipment Co. Ltd., Nanjing, China. Following the completion of the acquisition, the CPM Ruiya Extrusion Division will be aligned with CPM Century...

Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland, acquired the Beaumont, Texas-based Texas Thermowell Industries.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland, acquired the Beaumont, Texas-based Texas Thermowell Industries business of Bravura Ltd., for an undisclosed amount.

Paper Industry Technical Association (ATIP) in France awarded its Innovation Award 2007 to Metso Paper's iRoll product.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Paper Industry Technical Association (ATIP) in France awarded its Innovation Award 2007 to Metso Paper's iRoll product. According to the company, Metso's Intelligent iRoll is the world's first roll to automatically measure the online nip load...

BurnerParts.Com.(Places & Faces)
January 1, 2008... Spark plugs, flame rods, gas-pressure switches, regulators, valves and gas meters have been supplemented on the new version of the web site from BurnerParts.Com with ignition cable assemblies, flame monitors and a growing surplus items...