Power Engineering articles from June 2007

Power Engineering archives from June 2007

To the editor.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2007... Regarding the May 2007 article, "A Fuel Whose Time Has (Not Yet) Arrived", you state that the technology has not yet arrived to utilize landfill gas as an energy source. That is simply not correct, the technology exists; it is the economics...

Our next generation awardees.(Opinion)(Viewpoint essay)
June 1, 2007... Katherine Hornbostel of Houston. Elliott Leonard of Aurora, Colo. Christopher Waybright of Spokane, Wash. Thomas Russell, Jr. of Warrenton, Mo. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These four high school seniors are the first to receive Next...

Why bother?(Opinion)(balancing environmental health and economic health)(Viewpoint essay)
June 1, 2007... One day back in the mid-1980s I was sitting in the office of the man in charge of generation for a major Texas power company. My job was writing press releases and responses to issues regarding the company's lignite plants, which over the...

Surviving a hurricane.(Managing the Plant)(emergency preparedness of nuclear power plants)
June 1, 2007... In late August 2005, management at Entergy Operations' Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in Taft, La., (20 miles west of New Orleans) learned that a storm named Katrina was likely going to come ashore near the plant. They promptly began to...

Reserve margins tighten in California and New England.(North American Electric Reliability Corporation)
June 1, 2007... The North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) assessment of the ability for U.S. and Canadian power providers to meet electricity demand this summer indicates a reserve capacity margin reduction of almost 1 percent across all of...

Geothermal energy barely being tapped.(Startup)
June 1, 2007... A leading developer of geothermal energy systems has told a congressional panel that continued federal funding of geothermal research is needed to tap possibly hundreds of thousands of megawatts of new geothermal energy to meet power needs in...

U.S. reported lagging on infrastructure investment.(Startup)
June 1, 2007... The United States' relatively low investment in virtually all aspects of mobility-related infrastructure--airports, public transit, railway systems, roads and bridges--as well as the electric power grid, represents an "emerging crisis" that...

Supreme Court ruling could hit AEP and Duke.(Startup)
June 1, 2007... A U.S. Supreme Court decision could have serious implications for at least two of the nation's largest power providers and could affect many other U.S. utilities that operate coal plants. In April, the Supreme Court vacated an earlier...

Workers falling off at Yucca Mountain.(Startup)
June 1, 2007... Employees at the Yucca Mountain permanent nuclear waste facility in Nevada are being laid off. Budget problems continue to face the nuclear waste program as U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials seek to assure Congress that the project is...

Methane from dams could be a power source.(Startup)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Scientists from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, INPE, have published a study that suggests capturing methane produced by large-scale hydroelectric dams and using it to generate electricity. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr....

U.S. gets a "new" nuclear reactor.(commercial nuclear reactors by Tennessee Valley Authority)
June 1, 2007... The U.S. now has 104 operating commercial nuclear reactors. The additional unit is the 1,155 MW Brown's Ferry Unit 1 in Athens, Ala., owned and operated by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation's largest power provider. ...

Blown out of proportion?(Startup)(investment of Enmax Corp. in wind power plant construction)
June 1, 2007... Those skeptical of wind power can cite plenty of reasons, from the capital cost of wind turbines compared to comparable capital costs from "more conventional" power sources to the fact that they can only produce annual capacity factors in the...

Coal and water make cheap juice.(Startup)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Coal and water mix well to make low-cost power. At least that would appear to be the case after looking at the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report showing that in 2006, Idaho households paid 6.12 cents/kWh, the lowest...

Black & Veatch has been selected by Gulf Power Company to provide detailed engineering, procurement and construction support for the addition of a CT-121 wet flue gas desulfurization system at Plant Crist Station in Pensacola, Fla.(Construction & Contracts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Black & Veatch has been selected by Gulf Power Company to provide detailed engineering, procurement and construction support for the addition of a CT-121 wet flue gas desulfurization system at Plant Crist Station in Pensacola, Fla. Black &...

Babcock & Brown has agreed to buy 118 Mitsubishi 2.4 MW MWT95/2.4 wind turbines for delivery in 2008.(Construction & Contracts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Babcock & Brown has agreed to buy 118 Mitsubishi 2.4 MW MWT95/2.4 wind turbines for delivery in 2008. The units will be installed at Babcock & Brown projects in the southwest United States.

Southwestern Electric Power Co. awarded The Shaw Group Inc.(Construction & Contracts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Southwestern Electric Power Co. awarded The Shaw Group Inc. a $700 million engineering, procurement and construction contract to build the $1.3 billion John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant, a 600 MW coal-fueled station at Fulton, Ark. SWEPCO is...

Babcock & Wilcox (B & W) has received a contract at Allegheny Energy's Fort Martin Power Station near Maidsville, W. Va.(Construction & Contracts)
June 1, 2007... Babcock & Wilcox (B & W) has received a contract for engineering, materials, construction, start-up and commissioning of environmental equipment at Allegheny Energy's Fort Martin Power Station near Maidsville, W. Va. For its share of the...

Southern Co. said it has decided not to partner with Duke Energy Corp. on the proposed Lee Nuclear Plant near Cherokee.(Construction & Contracts)
June 1, 2007... Southern Co. said it has decided not to partner with Duke Energy Corp. on the proposed Lee Nuclear Plant near Cherokee, S.C. Duke plans to buy Southern's 500 MW share of the 2,200 MW plant. A purchase price was not immediately disclosed. Duke...

Sargent & Lundy has been chosen by NRG Energy.(Construction & Contracts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Sargent & Lundy has been chosen by NRG Energy to engineer expansion of the South Texas Nuclear Project that would add two additional units producing 2,700 MW.

Babcock Power Inc. subsidiary Babcock Power Environmental Inc. and CH2M Hill will team up.(Construction & Contracts)
June 1, 2007... Babcock Power Inc. subsidiary Babcock Power Environmental Inc. and CH2M Hill will team up for the engineering, procurement, construction and startup of a new emissions control system for the Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Unit #2...

URS Corp. and Washington Group International Inc. have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Washington Group by URS in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion.(Mergers & Acquisitions)
June 1, 2007... URS Corp. and Washington Group International Inc. have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Washington Group by URS in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion. The transaction will combine two global...

Columbus Southern Power completed the purchase of the Darby Electric Generating Station from DPL Energy, LLC, a DPL Inc. unit, for $102 million, or $212/kW.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Columbus Southern Power completed the purchase of the Darby Electric Generating Station from DPL Energy, LLC, a DPL Inc. unit, for $102 million, or $212/kW. The plant is a natural-gas, simple-cycle facility with a nominal generating capacity of...

Wisconsin Power and Light.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Wisconsin Power and Light said it plans to pay $94 million to buy the Neenah Generating Facility, a seven-year-old, 300 MW simple cycle gas-fired electric generating facility to replace output currently under a purchased power agreement with...

NorthWestern Corporation.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... NorthWestern Corporation, which does business as NorthWestern Energy, said that the Montana Public Service Commission has unanimously directed its staff to prepare a draft order denying NorthWestern's sale to Babcock & Brown Infrastructure...

GE Energy Financial Services has purchased a 20 percent interest in The ERORA Group LLC.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... GE Energy Financial Services has purchased a 20 percent interest in The ERORA Group LLC, a privately owned Louisville, Ky., company that is developing a 630 net MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant in Henderson County....

BP Solar said it won a bid to develop 4.3 MW of solar energy systems for seven Wal-Mart stores in California.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(BP Solar International L.L.C.)(milliwatt)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... BP Solar said it won a bid to develop 4.3 MW of solar energy systems for seven Wal-Mart stores in California. BP Solar will sell all of the energy produced by the solar modules, as well as operate and maintain the systems. Wal-Mart will receive...

Hill & Associates.(Mergers & Acquisitions)
June 1, 2007... Energy sector consultancy Hill & Associates has acquired Wood Mackenzie in a merger that adds 25 coal professionals to Wood Mackenzie.

GE Energy Financial Services.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... GE Energy Financial Services said it will buy the 517 MW Shady Hills power plant, near Tampa, Fla., from LS Power Equity Partners. Financial details were not disclosed.

Chevron said it would sell its stake in electricity producer Dynegy Inc. for about $940 million.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Chevron said it would sell its stake in electricity producer Dynegy Inc. for about $940 million. The oil giant hired Goldman Sachs & Co to sell its 96.9 million Dynegy shares in an underwritten offering. Chevron owned its stake in Dynegy since...

Atlas Energy Resources LLC said it reached an agreement to buy DTE Gas & Oil Co. for $1.225 billion in cash.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Atlas Energy Resources LLC said it reached an agreement to buy DTE Gas & Oil Co. for $1.225 billion in cash. DTE Gas & Oil is a unit of DTE Energy Company based in Traverse City, Mich.

Duke Energy Corp.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Duke Energy Corp. CEO James Rogers said the utility will move forward with plans to build a single coal-fired generator at its Cliffside power plant in western North Carolina. Duke sought a permit for two new 800 MW coal-fired units at its...

AmerenUE signed an agreement with UniStar Nuclear.(Business Briefs)(UniStar Nuclear Development L.L.C.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... AmerenUE signed an agreement with UniStar Nuclear to help prepare a combined construction and operating license application (COLA) for filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. AmerenUE and UniStar Nuclear need to submit the COLA to the...

The American Wind Energy Association.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2007... The American Wind Energy Association said in its first quarter market report that the U.S. wind energy industry is on track to install over 3,000 MW of wind power generating capacity nationwide in 2007. Over 100 MW have newly come online in the...

UniStar Nuclear.(Business Briefs)(UniStar Nuclear Development L.L.C.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... UniStar Nuclear, a jointly developed enterprise between Constellation Energy and AREVA Inc., told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that a location adjacent to Constellation Energy's existing Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby,...

TXU Corp.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... TXU Corp. said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it would take a $713 million pretax charge in the first quarter for stopping development of eight coal-fired power plants. The first-quarter charge will total $463...

Twenty months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast causing severe damage to the electric and gas infrastructure, bankruptcy Judge Jerry Brown approved Entergy New Orleans' plan of reorganization.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2007... Twenty months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast causing severe damage to the electric and gas infrastructure, bankruptcy Judge Jerry Brown approved Entergy New Orleans' plan of reorganization. Under the plan, all creditors will be...

Entergy Nuclear received from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission an early site permit for a possible new nuclear unit at its Grand Gulf site in Mississippi.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Entergy Nuclear received from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission an early site permit for a possible new nuclear unit at its Grand Gulf site in Mississippi. The commissioners on March 27 authorized the NRC's Office of New Reactors to write and...

The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association released a report assessing progress in worldwide geothermal development since 2005.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association released a report assessing progress in worldwide geothermal development since 2005. The report, titled "Update on World Geothermal Development," said total geothermal capacity online could increase over...

DPL Inc.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... DPL Inc. has settled its lawsuit with three former executives, who will give up $134 million in deferred compensation. The settlement ends an almost three-year legal battle between the company and the former executives, who were accused of...

American Electric Power.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... American Electric Power is among 20 companies nationwide recognized in the June edition of Working Mother magazine as ranking among the "best companies for multicultural women." AEP is the only electric utility to be named. Earlier this spring,...

Entergy Corporation.(Personnel & Promotions)(Nathan Langston retired)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Entergy Corporation Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Nathan Langston will retire in August. Theodore Bunting, Jr. will succeed Langston. Bunting served as vice president and chief financial officer of both Entergy's utility...

Public Service Enterprise Group.(Personnel & Promotions)(Richard P. Lopriore appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Public Service Enterprise Group elected Richard P. Lopriore as president of PSEG Fossil. For the last eight years, he worked at Exelon Corporation, serving most recently as Exelon Nuclear's senior vice president for mid-Atlantic operations....

Westar Energy, Inc.(Personnel & Promotions)(William Moore appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Westar Energy, Inc. said that William Moore will succeed Chief Executive Officer James Haines. Moore will also become a member of the board. He currently is president and chief operating officer. Haines announced his retirement as CEO effective...

Puget Energy and its utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy.(Personnel & Promotions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Puget Energy and its utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy, announced the elections of Eric M. Markell to executive vice president and chief financial officer, Bertrand A. Valdman to executive vice president and chief operating officer and...

Sierra Pacific Resources.(Personnel & Promotions)(Michael W. Yackira appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Sierra Pacific Resources said its board of directors elected Michael W. Yackira chief executive officer, effective August 1. Walter M. Higgins, the current CEO, is retiring as of July 31. He will continue as a member of and chairman of the...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.(Personnel & Promotions)(John T. Conway appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Pacific Gas and Electric Co. named John T. Conway as site vice president of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. He most recently was site vice president of the Monticello Nuclear Plant and spent 24 years at Nine Mile Point Station. Conway holds a...

Pramac Group.(Personnel & Promotions)
June 1, 2007... Pramac Group named Ricardo Navarro as President of the company's America's operations. He previously served as Corporate Sales & Marketing Executive in the company's headquarters.

UniStar Nuclear.(Personnel & Promotions)(Michael McGough appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Michael McGough has been named vice president of sales and marketing for UniStar Nuclear, a joint venture between Constellation Energy and AREVA to build new nuclear plants in the U.S.

El Paso Electric.(Personnel & Promotions)
June 1, 2007... Ershel Redd has been named president and CEO of El Paso Electric, succeeding Gary Hedrick.

Westar Energy.(Personnel & Promotions)
June 1, 2007... William Moore has succeeded James Haines as CEO of Westar Energy. Haines retired at the end of June.

Reliant Energy and Brian Landrum.(Personnel & Promotions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Mark Jacobs has assumed the role of president and CEO of Reliant Energy and Brian Landrum is COO. Joel Staff has retired as president and remains non-executive chairman of the board.

Public Service Enterprise Group.(Personnel & Promotions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Public Service Enterprise Group elected William Levis as president and chief operating officer of PSEG Power, its wholesale energy business, effective June 20. He will succeed Frank Cassidy, who is retiring as head of the subsidiary, which...

Global Nuclear Field Services for Westinghouse Electric Co.(Personnel & Promotions)(Jim Ferland appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Jim Ferland, who most recently served as vice president of Global Nuclear Field Services for Westinghouse Electric Co., will serve as PNM Resources' senior vice president of Energy Resources. Ferland replaces Hugh Smith, who will help lead the...

Constellation Energy.(Personnel & Promotions)(E. Follin Smith retired from Constellation Energy Group Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Constellation Energy said that E. Follin Smith, currently executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, is stepping down to spend more time with her family. The company said that John R. Collins, currently...

Could IGCC swing: rather than playing solo, gasification plants--including full-fledged IGCC's--might swing to a double beat.(integrated gasification combined cycles)
June 1, 2007... Gasifying coal and petroleum coke to make chemicals is nothing new. Yet only recently has the power sector begun considering gasifying coal to make electricity, notably by pairing gasifiers with combined cycle power blocks. The idea of forming...

Sequestration: isolating the issues; A Q & A session digs deep into one of the nation's largest C[O.sub.2] sequestration research programs.(Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership)(Interview)
June 1, 2007... No topic so dominates coal plant construction today as carbon emissions, specifically the production of C[O.sub.2], the largest single anthropomorphic (man-made) greenhouse gas associated with global warming. Coal plants account for about 37...

Clearing the air in the Twin Cities: Xcel Energy is spending nearly $1 billion to rehabilitate and retrofit three power plants in Minnesota to reduce emissions and increase generating capacity.
June 1, 2007... The air in the Minnesota Twin Cities will soon be cleaner thanks to a visionary plan proposed by Xcel Energy, parent company of Northern States Power (NSP), just more than five years ago. Xcel Energy proposed to the Minnesota Public Utility...

Reduce generating costs and eliminate brownouts: measurement best practices for primary frequency support.
June 1, 2007... Today's coal-fired power plants are safer, more efficient, more reliable and more environmentally friendly than ever before. A key challenge remains load maneuverability--how quickly can the plant increase output when demand increases to...

Selling capital projects to management: the four key elements you need to know to effectively state the case for your capital project.(Column)
June 1, 2007... There was an excellent article in the March 19, 2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal under the "Theory & Practice" column by Phred Dvorak. The article was titled "How Understanding the 'Why' of Decisions Matters." It essentially provided...

Can fuel cells keep air traffic moving? Fuel cells' inherent reliability means they can readily offer backup for critical loads, including air traffic control.(fuel cell system in Federal Aviation Administration communications facility)
June 1, 2007... Increasingly over-stressed infrastructure of all kinds is causing concern in the U.S., particularly within the transportation sector. That extends to airports and the crowded skies above them. Unprecedented air space crowding coupled with an...

Efficient and low emission stoker-fired biomass boiler technology in today's marketplace.
June 1, 2007... There is a need for today's power plants to meet the growing demand for electricity while, at the same time, achieving efficient combustion, low emissions and no net C[O.sub.2] releases into the environment. Biomass boilers equipped with new...

Materials considerations for maintaining FGD infrastructure.(flue gas desulphurization)
June 1, 2007... Power plants' flue gas desulphurization (FGD) systems require chemically resistant materials to protect them from corrosion. Whether it's the scrubber module, ductwork, stacks or associated equipment and tankage, maintenance costs can be high....

Steam generator efficiency: the impact of condenser performance, feedwater heating and steam reheat.
June 1, 2007... The word "thermodynamics" conjures up visions of complex mathematics to many people, even some with technical backgrounds. Yet, relatively simple formulas from thermodynamics can be used explain much about steam generator fundamentals. ...

24/7 operations centers: using real-time information in advanced windpower operations centers.
June 1, 2007... The benefits of windpower in reducing dependence on fossil fuels and supplementing the portfolio of energy and utility companies across the globe are no longer speculative. From California to China and the far reaches of the North Sea, wind...

Project spec sheet.(DG Update)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Ritz-Carlton Hotel, San Francisco Project Managers: UTC Power, Carrier Corp. Project Funding: U.S. Department of Energy, PG & E Corp. Electrical Engineer: Randall Lamb Mechanical Engineer: Carrier Corp. PROJECT PLAN:...

Modular stationary power system.(DG Update)
June 1, 2007... Imagine disributed generation system that provides back up power, demand reduction, alternative power, and utility infracface. A small unit is available that does just that. The core technology of the modular stationary power system (MSPS),...

Licensing underway for air-hybrid generator engine.(DG Update)
June 1, 2007... A Massachusetts company has begun licensing the rights to a first ever hybrid power generator technology that could be used for residential power backup and in industrial power plant settings. Recent studies show that the unique air hybrid...

Greasless bearings will aid power generation in world's biggest dam.(Field Notes)
June 1, 2007... The Three Gorges hydropower plant in China has been under construction since 1994 and is still about two years away from completion. The Three Gorges is China's biggest construction project since the Great Wall. A gravity type dam, it will...

Fly ash system technology improves opacity.(Field Notes)
June 1, 2007... PacifiCorp Energy is one of the lowest-cost producers of electricity in the United States, serving 1.6 million residential and business customers with a total power generation capacity of 10,400 MW. The Dave Johnston Power Plant, located beside...

Coal cleaning technology.(Products)
June 1, 2007... MobotecUSA and EXPORTech Co. Inc., have formed a joint venture, MagMill Co. LLC, to commercialize the MagMill technology. The MagMill is a technology for cleaning coal prior to combustion in a coal-fired power plant. This product combines the...

Wastewater Flow Meter.(Products)
June 1, 2007... The Ultra Mag Wastewater Flow Meter from McCrometer provides measurement accuracy in effluent applications. It operates in treated water or even sludge or slurries, requires minimal maintenance and offers a long-life service at a low life-cycle...

High-Temperature Remote Viewing System.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Lenox Instrument Co.'s FireSight High-Temperature Remote Viewing System speeds light off and reduces N[O.sub.X] emissions by permitting color video monitoring of combustion and process control in boilers, furnaces, kilns and incinerators....

Filter Bags.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Eaton's SENTINEL Filter Bags meet the requirements of liquid filtration applications that have a zero tolerance for filtration by-pass. These bags are manufactured using a fabric welding technology, instead of sewing. Because they are not sewn,...

Portable leak detector.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Alcatel Vacuum Products Inc. has introduced the H2000 Plus portable leak detector for the power industry. Small, compact and sensitive (5x10-7 cc/sec detection limit), the H2000 Plus is suited for applications where small leaks of hydrogen need...

Volumetric titrator.(Products)
June 1, 2007... JM Science has announced the AQUACOUNTER Volumetric Karl Fischer Titrator (AQV-300). This titrator measures moisture content from low to high concentrations quickly and accurately. The AQV-300 has six built-in calculation modes to accommodate...

Humidifier.(Products)
June 1, 2007... RASIRC has introduced the RainMaker Humidifier, a device that controls the transfer and purification of water vapor directly into a carrier gas stream. With the RainMaker, controlled and purified vapor can be delivered into most carrier...

Diesel Generator.(Products)
June 1, 2007... The new P6000 Diesel Generator from PRAMAC Industries is designed for a lifetime of supplying power. The P6000 has low noise, extended running time, silenced enclosure and easy access for maintenance. It has a max power of 5.87 kW, a cont....

Air-operated valve line.(Products)
June 1, 2007... High Pressure Equipment Co. has added to its extra heavy duty Hippo Piston Air Operated valve line with new orifice sizes, maximum operating pressures and air pressures. These piston air operators provide remote automatic on/off valve operation...

Single-casing steam turbine.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Dresser-Rand's Steam Turbine Strategic Business Unit recently completed production and testing of the largest single-casing steam turbine ever produced by the company. The unit is a 69-MW steam turbine measuring 24 feet in length. When coupled...

Auxiliary camera.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Envirosight LLC has introduced the BackEye auxiliary camera, which allows a ROVVER operator see behind the crawler in order to steer around obstacles and prevent cable tangles during reverse travel. The accessory also includes three...

Vibration transmitter.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Wilcoxon Research has announced the introduction of its iT230 vibration transmitter with displacement output. Ideal for online machinery case vibration monitoring, it eliminates the need for a separate proximity probe. The iT230 converts...

Mechanical Seal line.(Products)
June 1, 2007... Garlock Klozure, a Division of Garlock Sealing Technologies, announced that it has acquired the Syntron RP Mechanical Seal line from FMC Technologies, Inc. The Syntron RP seal is a small, cartridge-type, double seal used to seal fluids and...

Self-cleaning water filter.(Products)
June 1, 2007... The ORG Series of automatic self-cleaning filters now comes in sizes from 11/2 inches to 8 inches. They are built to conserve water during the self-cleaning cycle while still handling flow rates up to 1,320 gpm for a single unit. They are...

Gas turbine boundary control solution.(Products)
June 1, 2007... GE Energy has introduced OpFlex Wide Wobbe, which provides customers the ability to operate continuously across a range of natural gas-derived fuels of varying compositions while maintaining performance, reliability and operating flexibility....