Process Heating articles from October 2008

Process Heating archives from October 2008

Take a spark, start a fire: many subjects, one focus: efficiency.(Commentary)
October 1, 2008... In this issue of Process Heating, we bring you articles about combustion blowers, thick- and thin-film heaters, heat transfer fluids, microwave heating systems, pumps, boilers, and temperature control systems, as well as our annual Equipment...

Tyco to produce longest skin effect heat-tracing system.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Tyco Thermal Controls, Menlo Park, Calif., will be providing Cairn Energy of India with a skin effect heat-tracing system (STS) for a new underground crude oil pipeline. Once completed, the system will be the longest of its kind in the world,...

Battling global warming with cleaner combustion.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Calling Eclipse an innovator in keeping its technology clean, speaker Karen Coshof presented information on global warming to almost 200 attendees at the company's international sales meeting. Eclipse, a Rockford, Ill., maker of combustion...

Anguil, Spooner form partnership.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Two capital equipment suppliers have formed a partnership to provide industrial facilities with a single-source solution for dryer, oven and air pollution control needs. After working together on multiple turnkey projects, Anguil...

Process Technology marks 30th year.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Process Technology, a Mentor, Ohio-based manufacturer of electric immersion heaters, heat exchangers, inline heaters and temperature and level controls, has achieved the milestone anniversary of 30 years in business. Established in 1978,...

Niro Inc. becomes GEA Process Engineering.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... To better reflect its expansion into business areas beyond its traditional borders, Niro Inc. has changed its name to GEA Process Engineering Inc. The Columbia, Md.-based company, along with its Food and Dairy Division in Hudson, Wis.,...

Venjakob acquires Nutro Corp.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Bolton, Ontario-based Venjakob Holding GmbH has acquired Nutro Corp. of Strongsville, Ohio. The acquisition is expected to combine Venjakob's worldwide resources in producing paint, pretreatment, material-handling and curing technologies with...

Metso Paper to supply fiber line in India.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Metso Paper will supply a new fiber line to Century Pulp & Paper's integrated pulp and paper mill in Uttaranchal state in Northern India, near the border in Nepal. This line is schedule to start up at the end of 2009. The scope of the...

Calculator identifies potential energy, C[O.sub.2] savings from lubrication.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... With just a few keystrokes on a new online tool from Dow Corning Corp., Midland, Mich., manufacturing plant managers can estimate the potential energy and emission savings possible if equipment were to be lubricated properly. [ILLUSTRATION...

Komline-Sanderson redesigns site.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Visitors to www.komline.com will find home page links to each of the Peapack, N.J.-based company's four major markets, which include industrial processing and production, wastewater and sludge, and power plants and acidic flue gases. ...

Tata Chemicals improves energy efficiency with process control system.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), a manufacturer of inorganic chemicals, fertilizers and food additives, was looking to control rising energy costs and increase efficiency at its Babrala plant in India. As a result, the company engaged...

Controllers include security to prevent cloning.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2008... An advanced security feature that prevents the unauthorized cloning of control configurations has been added to the 3500 and Mini 8 controllers from Eurothem. The company added the security feature to help protect the intellectual property...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2008... November 10--Infrared Technologies Seminar, Omni Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. Hosted by Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA). Call (513) 231-5613 or visit www.ihea.org. 10-11--Combustion Technology Seminar, Omni Charlotte,...

Signal conditioners revisited, Part 2: the little hidden boxes that manipulate your process signals.(Heating Highlights)
October 1, 2008... In this issue, I'll pick up my column on signal conditioners. As I noted previously (June 2008), some of the little boxes wired or attached to parts of your process could be signal conditioners. They all have inputs and outputs and commonly...

Carbon revisited, Part 1: following up on emissions regulations.(Drying Files)
October 1, 2008... I seem to have struck a nerve with my column on carbon (June 2008). I will try this month to clarify the issue. The following depicts my understanding (since I am not an expert) with a little predicting as to how this will all play out. ...

Through thick & thin: designed with circuit layouts that put heat exactly where you want it, thin- and thick-film heaters provide direct and directional heating. How do you choose between thin- and thick-film designs?(Heaters)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the electric heating industry, there are two choices when it comes to low-profile flat heating applications for surface area heating: thin-film and thick-film heating elements. Both styles are designed with...

Way to blow!(Combustion Systems)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Regardless of the blower application for a gas-fired burner system, industrial combustion engineers typically must strike a balance between performance requirements and operating constraints. In striving to optimize...

A beautiful model: how well a pump operates depends on the system, so improvements must focus on the system as a whole. Hydraulic modeling can improve pump system efficiency.(Pumps)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pump systems are common to plants of all kinds. Their reliable operation is critical to production, and their associated operating costs represent a significant part of plant operating costs. Pump systems account for...

Size really does matter: accurate process temperature control often is the key to minimizing scrap and improving the cost of producing a quality product. Here's how to determine effective sizing of combination heating and cooling systems.(Temperature Control)
October 1, 2008... When your operation must perform at its best to meet maximum processing demands, proper sizing of the heating and cooling system for vessels, tanks, reactors and mixers can make the difference. Unfortunately, the individuals involved with the...

A higher power: learn how a heat transfer fluid helps enable the capture of solar energy.(Application Solution: Heat Transfer Fluids)
October 1, 2008... Solar power is emerging as a popular alternative to fossil fuels. And while it will still be some time before solar power is a widely adopted, cost-effective alternative, the chemistry to help convert heat into electricity exists. At two major...

Heat exchangers: whether you need a plate-and-frame or shell-and-tube design, our Equipment Overview simplifies your search for a heat exchanger supplier.(Equipment Overview)
October 1, 2008... When selecting the type of heat exchanger to use, construction materials, heat transfer medium, flow arrangement and heat transfer method are all factors to consider--making the selection process a difficult job. But, Process Heating has...

Microwave technology powers up: a technology designed to shape and direct microwave energy can result in higher efficiencies.(Dryers)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Microwave drying can deliver several benefits. First and foremost, microwave drying can be carried out at a lower temperature and at a lower gross amount (in BTU/ lb) of water removed than other heating methods....

Boilers rescue: rug-dyeing process: variable load capacity and quick steam production allow one North Carolina-based carpet producer to save $24,000 per month in fuel and labor expenses.(Boilers)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a manufacturer of fine carpets, Gulistan Carpet operates three facilities in North Carolina and has thrived for more than 80 years by emphasizing quality, style, tradition and operating savvy. So, when faced with...

Modular line heater.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Relialine 170 automatically self-regulates to provide temperature uniformity and offers precisely controlled heat distribution. Any individual heater segment within the system can be independently removed at any point along the line to speed...

Elevator kiln.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... A full-scale, 2,912[degrees]F (1,600[degrees]C), microwave-assist technology (MAT) elevator kiln is suitable for processing ceramic materials. Processes that will benefit from MAT include sintering, binder burnout and calcining. Developed...

All-in-one controller.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Model XL OCS includes built-on I/O with removable terminal blocks to ease wiring; a daylight-readable touch-screen; and two serial ports with downloadable protocol. At 3.75" square, the controller is more compact than separate PLC and operator...

Heat transfer fluid system.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Designed for large-flow and high-heating-capacity applications, Series HF-2 provides accurate temperature control up to 600[degrees]F (315[degrees]C). The heat transfer fluid system includes a 12 kW heater canister mounted in a horizontal...

Heat exchanger aids heat recovery.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Designed for processes up to 1,400[degrees]F (760[degrees]C), Thermo-Z recovers energy that can be used for process makeup air, plant or office heating, or preheated combustion air. The heat exchanger is fully welded...

Multi-channel temperature transmitter.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Model TCS reduces the cost of transmitting multiple temperature sensor measurements in general-purpose and hazardous area applications by concentrating up to 32 signals onto one network. The temperature concentrator can be configured to accept...

Flexible heaters.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Sandwiched between layers of flexible insulation, etched foil or wire-wound heater elements can have uniform or profiled heat patterns. The heaters can integrate temperature sensors, flexible circuits, instruments or other electronics to...

3-pass thermal fluid heater.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Thermal fluid heater employs a fired burner and two helical coils, one inside the other. Its lower flux rate means that the helical coils will be subjected to lower thermal energy than is typical. The overall length of the heater is about 56'...

Electrically heated batch ovens.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Designed for low- to medium-temperature resin curing of composite material on aerospace parts, batch ovens have work-chamber dimensions of 7 x 10 x 7' and maximum operating temperatures of 500[degrees]F (260[degrees]C). The ovens are...

Electric universal ovens.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Specially modified for simultaneous operation with reduced movement by one worker, No. 1001 comprises two electrically heated, 500[degrees]F (260[degrees]C) universal ovens. To heat each unit, 5 kW are installed in Nichrome wire elements. A 400...

Thermal imagers.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... The i-Series offers infrared diagnostic capabilities designed to help in-plant maintenance technicians. A scalable picture-in-picture feature allows the user to blend an infrared image with a visual reference image on a 3.5" color LCD. The...

Safety instrumented system manager.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Intended to improve production, help processors recover more easily from process upsets, and reduce costs, the safety instrumented system (SIS) platform is integrated with the company's Experion Process Knowledge System. The platform allows...

Continuous heating and cooking system.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... ImageWave uses single-mode high power microwave energy that feeds directly into the product and then reflects directly back with minimal wasted energy. Because of its design, the system achieves heat distribution and focus in a smaller...

Drum Hot Box.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2008... Designed to quickly heat drums and totes, Sahara Hot Boxes provide temperature uniformity and precise temperature control. Steam or electrically heated, the energy-efficient ovens offer spill containment, temperature control, air circulation...

Boiler tech support.(Free Literature)
October 1, 2008... Topog-E [R] Gasket Company, formulates and mixes its own rubber, and manufactures superior molded rubber handhole and manhole gaskets for steam, hot water boilers, water heaters, softeners, deaerators, make-up tanks, and other selected pressure...

Cole-Parmer.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... Cole-Parmer, Vernon Hills, Ill., released its 2009/2010 general catalog, which contains 2,600 pages with more than 60,000 products, in both printed and CD versions. The range of products listed includes 10,000 new items, among them those for...

The Temperature Product Group of Measurement Specialties, Dayton, Ohio, has developed literature describing the company's line of disk, bead and chip thermistors, temperature probes and thermopiles.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... The Temperature Product Group of Measurement Specialties, Dayton, Ohio, has developed literature describing the company's line of disk, bead and chip thermistors, temperature probes and thermopiles. Designed to customer specifications, the...

Minco.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... Minneapolis-based Minco released an industry guide intended to provide design engineers with suggestions on how to save weight and space when they incorporate heater, flexible circuit and temperature sensor designs from the company into their...

Fluke Corp.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... Offered through the company's distributors, an accessories catalog from Fluke Corp., Everett, Wash., describes how the add-ons can turn a Fluke digital multimeter into a thermometer, amp-meter or pressure gauge. The catalog lists products by...

Bry-Air Inc., Sunbury, Ohio, a manufacturer of custom dehumidification units, has attained the ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... Bry-Air Inc., Sunbury, Ohio, a manufacturer of custom dehumidification units, has attained the ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems, standards and guidelines, as issued by Perry Johnson Registrars Inc., Southfield, Mich.

CRC Industries Inc. , a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in general maintenance and repair operations, is marking its 50th anniversary.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... CRC Industries Inc., a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in general maintenance and repair operations, is marking its 50th anniversary. The Warminster, Pa.-based company founded by Charles J. Webb II began in 1958 in a Philadelphia...

Stellar Materials Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., promoted Jens Decker to vice president, engineering, from his previous role as technical director, and Brian Mintz to vice president, communications, from marketing director.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2008... Stellar Materials Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., promoted Jens Decker to vice president, engineering, from his previous role as technical director, and Brian Mintz to vice president, communications, from marketing director. Stellar manufactures...