Process Heating articles from June 2005

Process Heating archives from June 2005

Too much heat? Just in time.(EDITOR'S PAGE)
June 1, 2005... June -- a month when even in the northern locales, it's time for swimming pools, days at the beach, warm lazy days and cold drinks. It marks the official beginning of my favorite season: summer. It also can present additional processing...

API Heat Transfer.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... After opening its manufacturing facility in China earlier this year, API Heat Transfer already is planning its expansion. The Buffalo, N.Y., maker of heat exchangers designed the plant with 13,120 [ft.sup.2] of production capacity in Suzhou, 60...

Ferrite acquires RF Technologies.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... Ferrite of Nashua, N.H., has acquired RF Technologies Corp., Lewiston, Maine, a maker of high power microwave or radio frequency equipment. Since 1991, RF Technologies has developed microwave and radio frequency technology, and patented...

Fans and more fill catalog pages.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... A new 12-page brochure from New York Blower Co., Willowbrook, Ill., shows the company's line of industrial and commercial fans and blowers along with steam-heating products. Charts help users match application requirements to fan capabilities...

Oxidizer destroys VOCS with efficiency.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... Operating out of its 120,000 [ft.sup.2] facility, Las Vegas-based Creel Printing uses a regenerative thermal oxidizer from CMM Group LLC, De Pere, Wis., which replaces three older catalytic units. The web and sheet-fed printer purchased the...

Technical papers given as free downloads.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... Copies of four PCB-assembly technical papers from Speedline Technologies are available for free download at www.speedlinetech.com/apex2005abstracts. The Franklin, Mass.-based firm's papers focus on three critical areas in the process:...

Follow advice, ease maintenance.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... Tips on hot or frozen bearings, corroded bolts, loosening frozen brake cables, removing rust, improving engine performance and others are part of a list of maintenance tips available at no cost from Kano Laboratories, Nashville. Kano, which...

CCAI updates paint pretreatment manual.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... The Chemical Coaters Association International has released the third edition of its training manual, "Paint Pretreatment." The 91-page softbound includes revisions to the cleaning section with several new pages covering mechanical cleaning....

3-zone system gives temperature accuracy.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... A manufacturer of mixers has installed a three-zone circulating water temperature control system from Mokon, Buffalo, N.Y., for temperature accuracy and uniformity in the mixing process. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Meeting the customer's...

Cooling upgrades take little downtime.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... Increased production in pharmaceuticals means additional need for technological cooling, but plant shutdown to accommodate equipment installation is costly. Production must cease while temperatures are above critical levels. Working to...

Dow's low temp fluid prices rise.(THE INSIDER)
June 1, 2005... Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., has increased its list and off-list prices for propylene-glycol-based low temperature thermal fluids in North America, including concentrates and diluted products. Supply and demand "imbalances in the...

Hix offers ovens, dryers and more www.ovens-dryers.com.(WEB REVIEW)
June 1, 2005... An easy-to-remember domain, custom oven/dryer spec form, customer list and links to related Hix equipment are among the highlights of www.ovens-dryers.com. With a domain of www.ovens-dryers.com, Hix Corp.'s Thermatrol Div. has a web...

Calendar.(THE INSIDER)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... JUNE 14-15 -- Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems Seminar, West Conshohocken, Pa. Sponsored by ASTM International. Call (610) 832-9686 or visit www.astm.org. 16 -- Oxygen Systems Operations and Maintenance Seminar, West Conshohocken, Pa....

On to the more complex situations: how did they figure that? Part 2.(ENERGY NOTES)
June 1, 2005... In my last column, I showed how, by boiling it down to its essential variables, you can use the basic equation for noncompressible flow to figure the effect of changes in pressure drops, opening areas and gas gravities on the flow of air and...

Gigawatts of raw power trickling down: what stage of refinement do you want?(HEATING HIGHLIGHTS)
June 1, 2005... There is a great head of water--and plenty of it--at James Bay on the north shore of Quebec. In raw heat, it is equivalent to some 2,500 tons of coal per hour, ready to be converted to electricity. You are in Boston, Mass. How fast can you have...

General requirements for combustion system interlocks: reducing your oven's hazards, Part 4.(SAFETY ZONE)
June 1, 2005... The NFPA 86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces, 2003 Edition, addresses the safety aspects of the design, construction and operation of gas- and oil-fired ovens and furnaces. The standard provides the requirements that help prevent fires and...

Plate maintenance: the purpose of a plate heat exchanger is to transfer heat from one medium to another. Heat passes easily through the thin wall separating the two media from each other. But this high heat flow can be seriously reduced by the formation of deposits on the wall surfaces.(HEAT EXCHANGERS)
June 1, 2005... In plate heat exchangers, heat is transferred from one medium to another through thin metal plates that have been pressed into a special pattern. When a package of channel plates is pressed together, the holes at the corners form continuous...

Get in good shape: use our equipment overview on convection and conduction heaters to trim your supplier search time.(EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW: HEATERS)(Cover Story)
June 1, 2005... This side-by-side comparison of conduction and convection heater manufacturers will help you narrow your choices. Find the type of heater you need and run down the column to see which manufacturers supply it. You also can conduct your...

Making a case for chillers: if your process requires close temperature control, a chiller with a closed-loop cooling system is one way to cool it.(CHILLERS)
June 1, 2005... A properly designed refrigerated liquid chiller offers the ability to easily provide close temperature control of the process coolant. Temperature tolerances of [+ or -]1[degrees]F ([+ or -]0.56[degrees]C) are possible. Close temperature...

Selecting a process cooling system: by understanding the parts, you can better understand the whole picture when selecting a chiller. Factors such as style of cooling system, compressor technology used and refrigerant utilized should be considered when making a decision.(CHILLERS)
June 1, 2005... As process cooling technology has advanced, processors have come to view mechanical chilling as a necessity rather than a luxury. A properly designed process cooling system leads to increased production and will pay for itself in less than a...

Explaining drying methods: industrial dryers run the gamut from simple box-like units to complicated multi-phase systems. Here is a brief overview of fluid beds, media slurry and flash dryers.(DRYERS)
June 1, 2005... Fluid bed processing has a number of applications--the most common in process industries are drying and cooling, agglomeration and air classification. Conventional fluid beds are designed to dry or cool products without vibration. Fluid bed...

Expanded capacity, circulating-water systems.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Duratherm, Dual Zone Duratherm and Duratherm HTP systems accommodate larger applications. The systems provide pump capacity to 10 hp; flow rates to 120 gal/min; and heating capacity to 96 kW. The circulating-water temperature control systems...

Noncontact infrared temperature transmitter.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... IRtec Rayomatic 40 provides high performance and efficiency in a confined space. The continuous monitoring tool provides accuracy of +0.5 percent of reading and a 28 ms response time. It measures temperatures up to 3,600[degrees]F...

Thermal liquids.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... PG-1 is a food-grade heat transfer fluid for use in closed-loop, liquid-phase heating and cooling systems. In the food process industry, it can be used in indirect heating loops for frying and baking and is acceptable for use as a heat transfer...

Controller with built-in amp-meter display.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Features of Model 3204 include a text display; high accuracy input; five on-board process recipes (that allow 48 parameters per recipe); the company's Instant Accuracy system; and an optional amp-meter display from a CT input. The text display...

Stainless steel flowmeters.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Flowmeter features include heavy-duty stainless-steel frame; thick polycarbonate safety shields; fluted or plain tapered tubes; and direct-reading metric and English system scales. Suited for use in applications with flow rates to 116 gal/min...

Fluid bed dryer.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Designed for pharmaceutical and plastics applications, fluid bed dryer has a design in which the entire dryer is part of the movement or conveyance of the product. The amplitude of the movement remains constant while the frequency can be varied...

Heat exchanger for fluids, gases.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Rapid Response heats gases and fluids as they circulate through the unit's tubular design. The heat exchanger offers users a quick response rate and performance in high-pressure conditions, making it suited for precision applications. Its...

Handheld thermal wire strippers.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Models HTS1 and HTS2 can be used to strip extruded wires with solid or stranded conductors. The HTS1 strips 0.5" OD to 43 AWG wires. The HTS2 strips 18 to 43 AWG wires. With an adjustable heat control, the element temperatures can be set up to...

Silver conductive epoxy adhesive.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Two-component, silver-filled, electrically conductive epoxy adhesive has a low volume resistivity of [10.sup.-3] [ohm]-cm. It will set up in 5 to 10 min at room temperature; full cure typically requires 8 to 12 hr at room temperature....

Solid-state staging controllers.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Series SC and SU Staging Controllers (Type A) are multipurpose units designed for pilot-duty sequencing of multiple process control stages of either heating or cooling. Type A controllers require 4 to 20 mA DC signals from a temperature...

Glass reaction, distillation systems.(PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... Pre-engineered systems are offered in capacities from 10 to 200 liters with either spherical flasks or cylindrical reactors that are available jacketed or with heating mantles. Features include air- or electric-driven agitation; automatic or...

Free literature.
June 1, 2005... To request any of these free brochures, use the contact information in the literature item in which you are interested, or consult our ad index for the phone, fax, web and e-mail information. INDUSTRIAL HEATING SOLUTIONS This brochure...

Paratherm Corp.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... Paratherm Corp., West Conshohocken, Pa., offers Paratherm TipSheet, a short, monthly, technical e-mail series for users of thermal fluids and systems. Among the topics addressed are types of heating for process applications, thermal fluid...

Pittsburgh-based Chromalox has partnered with Ohmcraft, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., to provide advanced thick-film heating capability.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... Pittsburgh-based Chromalox has partnered with Ohmcraft, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., to provide advanced thick-film heating capability. The agreement between the two companies designates Chromalox as the exclusive seller and Ohmcraft as the exclusive...

Watlow.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... St. Louis-based Watlow named Randy Schmitz director of operations. Schmitz will be responsible for the company's flexible heater and ceramic fiber operations in Columbia, Mo., as well as Watlow's heater operations in Mexico. [ILLUSTRATION...

Cooling Tower Consulting LLC.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... Cooling Tower Consulting LLC relocated to 31 Chestnut Commons Court, Easton, PA 18040. Owner and chief engineer John Crociante provides objective reporting to owners, engineers and operating companies, and specializes in cooling tower...

Ameritherm Inc.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... Induction heating company Ameritherm Inc., Rochester, N.Y., promoted Dr. Girish S. Dahake to director, global applications.

Marsden Inc.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... A gas-fired infrared coating drying system from Marsden Inc., Pennsauken, N.J., has been successfully started up Dresden Papier GmbH, Heidenau, Germany. According to the company, Marsden's system was chosen primarily due to its ability to...

Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd.(Places & Faces)
June 1, 2005... Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd., Tustin, Calif., was named a recipient of Intel Corp.'s Preferred Quality Supplier Award for outstanding performance in providing products and services deemed essential to Intel's success. The company was...