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Recent Operating Experience with Dry Running Vacuum Pumps on Vacuum Degassing and Vacuum Oxygen Decarburising Systems

From Edwards Vacuum
 

 

Investment in steel vacuum degassing processes, both in new plant and upgrades of existing plant, is continuing as steel companies see the opportunity to increase the value added component of their products by improving quality and supplying more speciality grade steels.

Product Announcements
Terra Universal, Inc. - Vacuum Chambers
Terra's versatile Vacuum Chambers meet a host of needs in industries from plastics to pharmaceuticals to microelectronics. They are ideal for degassing operations, biological tests, and other... (read more)
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum USA Inc. - ScrewLine SP630
Export, PA, Summer 2004 - Leybold Vacuum USA has developed the ScrewLine SP 630 Dry Compression Vacuum Pump, the first model in a series of oil-free compression vacuum pumps that provides an... (read more)
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum USA Inc. - ScrewLine SP250
Export, PA, Spring 2006 – Leybold Vacuum USA has introduced the ScrewLine SP250, the next model in a line of oil-free gas compression screw type vacuum pumps for use in industrial processes. The... (read more)
Membrana - Liqui-Cel®
Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors remove from or add gasses to liquids. They are widely used for O2 removal from water as well as CO2 removal from water. Membrane Contactors have displaced vacuum towers,... (read more)
Scherzinger Pump Technology Inc. - Dialysis Feed Pumps
(Dialysis = Greek dissolution, separation). cleaning the blood with the aid of an "artificial kidney". The substances containing urea compounds are removed from the blood outside the body. The... (read more)
Consarc - An Inductotherm Group Company - Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM)
The Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) Process, initially used to meet alloy requirements of specialized industries, is becoming more and more essential in the production of high performance materials for... (read more)
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum USA Inc. - Service Unozawa Chemical Duty Dry Vacuum Pumps
COLOGNE, Germany — Octobter 24, 2008 — Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, a leading supplier of advanced vacuum systems for use in manufacturing and analytical processes, is expanding its service... (read more)
KNF Neuberger, Inc. - LABOPORT® Filtration Pump Series
This inexpensive line of diaphragm vacuum pumps are designed by KNF to provide effective vacuum for a variety of filtration jobs including bottle top and manifold filtration, also vacuum degassing and... (read more)
Topics of Interest
Investment in steel vacuum degassing processes, both in new plant and upgrades of existing plant, is continuing as steel companies see the opportunity to increase the value added component of their... (Read More)
Vacuum degassing (VD) and vacuum oxygen decarburisation (VOD) are the main processes in secondary steel making. The large volumes of dissolved contaminant gases arising and the generation of metallic... (Read More)
As the use of vacuum-based equipment in industrial applications continues to grow, vacuum pump system life cycle costs are increasingly scrutinised. Andrew Chew of Edwards, outlines the factors that... (Read More)
Proper treatment of boiler feed water is an important component of a boiler system. As steam is produced, dissolved solids become concentrated and deposit inside the boiler. This leads to poor heat... (Read More)
The success in converting biomass feedstock to financially viable products is down to combining good ideas and optimising resources such as vacuum. Safety, pollution prevention and control, energy... (Read More)