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Massive Undertaking to Combat Against the Longstanding Drought Issue Affecting Lake Mead.
From: Conductix-WampflerDescription: Our motor-driven reel, cable festoon, and TrenchGuard systems power a large gantry crane that handles low-level pumping equipment. The pumping system aims to help Nevada compensate for reduced levels ...
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Rotork Actuators Used for Precise Oil and Gas Flow Control on a Brazilian FPSO Vessel
From: Rotork plcDescription: Customer Metroval specified Rotork intelligent IQ3 multi-turn electric actuators, as well as CP and GP pneumatic actuators, to control plug and butterfly valves on an FPSO, which will operate in the ...
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How Electronic Regulators Work
From: Kelly Pneumatics, Inc.Description: Electronic pressure regulators have many advantages over mechanical regulators. A mechanical regulator will maintain pressure downstream, most effectively with constant flow rates. However, downstream ...
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Best Practices for use of "First Cut" High Pressure Regulators
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: What is a "first cut" regulator, and what are some of its limitations and applications? ...
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Cv and Your Pressure Regulator
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: Engineers who are designing or implementing a valve are aware of its Cv, or otherwise known as Flow Coefficient. This value is a coefficient used to predict flow through a particular valve based on a ...
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Proportional Regulator Design for Control System Challenges
From: Kelly Pneumatics, Inc.Description: Traditional electronic pressure regulators typically employ a dual on/off valve design, with both an inlet and exhaust valve. Changes in pressure are controlled by cycling the on/off valves to open ...
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SIPART PS2 Digital Positioner
Description: A large power producer in the Northeast U.S. has a four unit power generation plant that operates on demand, based upon bid price to the area ISO. Plant efficiency and speed of response is crucial. ...
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Types of Air Pressure Regulators: Precision vs. Filter vs. General Purpose Regulators
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: In this article we will be walking through some of the characteristics and advantages of each pressure regulator category. ...
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What is a Volume Booster
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: A volume booster is a pressure regulation device that is controlled by a pilot pressure instead of a spring or adjustment thread as in an air pressure regulator. A volume booster may also be called a ...
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Why Use Proportional Control Valves?
From: Kelly Pneumatics, Inc.Description: Pneumatic flow control valves circulate air and gases throughout a larger pneumatic system by either allowing or inhibiting the flow of pressurized air. The function of proportional valves falls into ...
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Compression Fitting Pre-Swage Tool Instructions - Beswick Engineering
Description: Compression fitting ferrule assembly instructions vary depending on the fitting manufacturer because the design and components are not interchangeable in most cases. The majority of Beswick ...
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How to Install and Remove Polyurethane Tubing when using Barbed Style Fittings - Beswick Engineering
Description: This tutorial focuses on the use of polyurethane tubing with barbed style fittings, however the procedures outlined in this document work well with other tubing materials that exhibit ...
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Redundant Anti-Siphon Diagram
Description: An engineering firm recently specified two seemingly unrelated Plast-O-Matic valves to provide redundant siphon prevention in a ferric chloride piping system. ...
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ABB 2600T Pressure Transmitters Resist Hydrogen Permeation at Canadian Refinery
Description: An ABB Model 266 pressure transmitter with remote seals has successfully resisted hydrogen permeation at our customer's premises. The ABB transmitter with a H-Shield coated diaphragm replaced a ...
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What is a Pinch Valve? Technical Paper
From: GEEPLUS Inc.Description: Pinch valves facilitate opening and closing the flow of liquid through a tube without any contact between the liquid and the valve itself. The tube is pinched between a fixed and a moving bar (pinch ...
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Battery Filling
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide instantaneous, repeatable and long cycle life shutoff. ...
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Chemical Feed - pH Control
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide instantaneous volume control of corrosive chemicals ...
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Chemical Feed - Automatic Flushing System
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide reliable, bubble-tight checking against reverse flow of water and chemicals. ...
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Chemical Feed - Horticulture
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide automatic low pressure shutoff of liquid nutrient/fertilizer lines ...
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Chemical Feed - pH Control APPLICATION BULLETIN IIB-6
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide instantaneous open/close with bubble-tight sealing of corrosive chemicals ...
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Chemical Feed, Chlorination / pH Control
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide bubble-tight shut-off of corrosive chemicals under high vacuum conditions. ...
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IIB-10 Commercial Laundries Application Bulletin
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide the necessary amounts of chemicals and water for proper washing machine mixture ...
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Mining Industry
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide precise volume (9 ounces) of fluid for filling heat sealed plastic bags. ...
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Ornamental Garden Mulch
Description: REQUIREMENT:To apply high viscosity colorant during mulch production; eliminate binding / seizing inherent to metal valve ...
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Paper Mills
Description: REQUIREMENT:To prevent siphoning through pump. ...
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide vacuum relief and pressure venting during transfer operations. ...
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Piping System Safeguards: Air Release Valves & Degassing Valves
Description: Air pockets and outgassing in a liquid piping system can result in water hammer, pressure surges, pump damage, and in extreme cases, compressed air will cause catastrophic failure. Strategic use of ...
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Water Purification - Desalinization
Description: REQUIREMENT:To provide control of Feed and Discharge lines in R. O. (Reverse Osmosis) systems that convert seawater into potable water. ...
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Resolution in Proportional Control
From: ClippardDescription: Proportionally controlling the pressure or flow of gasses and fluids to perform various functions is prevalent in laboratories and manufacturing environments. Often, it is imperative to use products ...
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Digital vs. Analog Control in Proportional Applications
From: ClippardDescription: Pressure regulators are closed-loop mechanical devices that maintain a pressure setpoint in various processes within a system. They are available in mechanical or electronic versions, in digital or ...
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Rapid Pressurization Valve - Beswick Engineering
Description: Are you concerned that a fast moving pneumatic component/clamping device could damage your product or workpiece? Are you finding it difficult to control the speed of a clamping device? Ideally, you ...
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What they didn't Teach You in Engineering School - Beswick Engineering
Description: This white paper will help you to determine which miniature (barbed, push-to-connect, or compression) fitting type is suitable for your specific application. At the beginning of a new project, ...
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Selecting the Right Actuator Controls for Your Application
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: A valve actuator is a mechanism designed to open or close a valve. With many different types and styles of actuator on the market, it can be difficult to decide on which actuator would be most ...
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Application #2: Manual vs. Automatic Control of Steam Tracing Supply Using US/A or TV/SC-A Valves
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: A winterizing steam tracing system in a plant located in Philadelphia, PA consumes about 500 pounds per hour of steam. This system was manually turned on when danger of freezing temperatures ...
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Application #3: Approximate Cv Required for Freeze Protection of Uninsulated Water Lines
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: In a "Resupply System", a pressurized source replaces water. Freeze protection is provided by removing the colder water from the system, and allowing warmer resupply water to modulate the valve ...
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Application #5: Hat Valves vs. Conventional Steam Traps: Operating Cost Comparision
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: The THERM-OMEGA-TECH® HAT valves provide substantial savings when compared to the cost of operating conventional steam traps. The HAT valves sense condensate temperature and open to allow flow ...
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Thermostatic Valves vs. Solenoid Valves
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: Thermostatic valves modulate open or closed in proportion to fluid temperature without the need for an external temperature transducer and external power, whereas solenoid valves require a temperature ...
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Tube Time! Braid or Spiral Reinforcement?
Description: Let's examine the pros, cons, and key characteristics ...
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Fail-Safe Actuator Use in the Oil & Gas Industry
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: If an emergency control system fails to control flow in a critical situation, it can have devastating consequences in oil and gas applications. Electric actuators require a constant power source in ...
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Selecting Pneumatic and Electrical Actuators: Part 2
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: Today's sophisticated process-control systems require a deep understanding of the specifications of each element in the control package. Since each component will help ensure that your automated valve ...
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The Benefits of Using Automated Valves
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: Automation helps with activities and processes without the need for personnel to physically engage in carrying them out. Automating valves is particularly valuable for controlling flow in piping ...
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Quantum Case Study
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: For this specific project, a municipality operates an 11-mile pipeline, which crosses two other cities to deliver water to a treatment facility. Four pump station RTU cabinets sit along the pipeline, ...
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Five Ways Your ANSI Pump and its Seals Can Fail
Description: According to Pump Life Cycle Costs: A Guide to LCC Analysis for Pumping Systems, created by the Hydraulic Institute, Europump and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies ...
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Topsflo Reach an Agreement with a 350 years Historical Germany Cooperation
Description: The visiting clients come from a German company; they also have a branch in France, who have a long history of 350 years. Their main business products are for health care products, so the products' ...
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Kitchen Boiler Hot water pump for American Hot Water Specialist
Description: Boiler Hot water pump Hot water circulation pump ...
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High Quality Facilitates cooperation between TOPSFLO and leading Ice Drink company in China
Description: FDA Ice Drink PUMP ...
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TOPSFLO Brushless DC Pump Main Features
Description: In the past year, Topsflo successfully developed many new pumps, especially Centrifugal Brushless DC Pump. It is our continuous pursuit to provide customers with more and more high quality pumps to ...
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TOPSFLO Warm Mattress Pump with Ultra Low Noise, Established Industry Standards & Barriers
Description: Recently, a well-known Korean manufacturer of water heating mattresses requested TOPSFLO to do detail noise contrast testing of their pumps. For the warm mattress industry has very high noise ...
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Pump Working Principle
Description: Centrifugal pump ,diaphragm pump,gear pump Working Principle ...
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What is Pressure?
From: Transcat, Inc.Description: Pressure is a very important parameter in the modern world. The measurement and control of pressure influences our everyday activities. Pressure is important in many applications such as automotive, ...
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Is Your Rubber Tubing Failing? Tips to Help You Succeed
Description: Whether you use tubing for seals, connections or liquid transport the last thing you need is for your tubing to fail. The safety of your employees and customers depends on it. And, not all tubing is ...
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How Does an Electric Actuator Work?
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: Main Components of an Electric Actuator ...
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Spotted: ifm display in a sewer cleaning vehicle
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Thanks to the ifm display, the visualisation of the processes is simple and clear. One of these processes is the pumping of grease out of a grease trap. ...
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Braid Specifications
Description: Braid Specifications Options for your custom braiding project ...
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MINIMIZING PARTICLE AND METAL ION CONTAMINATION ON FLUID CONTROL COMPONENTS
Description: Original findings and report on efforts to improve mitigation of particle contamination in PVDF materials, resulting in the cleanest pressure regulators available. ...
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The Effects of Water Hammer And Pulsations
Description: By knowing how to avoid situations that will create water hammer or pulsations during the specification process, or while trouble shooting, you can eliminate a lot of problems, failed valves and ...
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How to Extend the Life of Your Wastewater Pumps
Description: Wastewater treatment plants use numerous pumps in a variety of types and sizes to move water through the process. Depending on plant configuration, they may pump influent, activated sludge, thickened ...
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IA-1 & IB-1 Deionized Water System Application Bulletin
Description: Pressure regulator provides constant feed pressure to booster pump. ...
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IA-3 Semiconductor Fabrication Application Bulletin
Description: Flow Control Valve and 3-Way Electrically Actuated Ball Valve provide proper flow to rinsing system. ...
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IA-4 Printed Circuit Board Fabrication Application Bulletin
Description: Relief Valve provide synchronous recirculation in washing system with deionized water. ...
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IA-5 Electronics Industry Applicaton Bulletin
Description: Check Valve provides positive seal on a vertical line in a reverse osmosis system. ...
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IA-6 Hospital/Lab Applications Bulletin
Description: Pressure regulators protect lab sinks from overpressure in 16 story building. ...
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Semiconductor Fabrication Application Bulletin
Description: Sight Glass and Gauge Guard provide visual verification of purity and pressure. ...
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How to Choose the Right Fuse for your Electric Actuator
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: Although safeguards are implemented numerous times over while constructing electrically automated flow systems, overcurrent can still be crippling if fuses are inaccurately rated for the application. ...
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Troubleshooting Electric Actuators Motor Failure
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: The likelihood of a motor failure without external causes is very rare. Motor failure rates from our experience are less than 1 in 10,000 motors. Based on the statistical likelihood of an actual ...
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What does SIL stand for in safety?
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: Nowadays safety systems saturate the industrial substructure, spreading protective influence all the way to an industry's end result. Modern safety structures minimize risk with effective enhancements ...
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Solving Flow Control One Valve at a Time...
Description: Throughout more than a century of working in the manufacturing industry, The Specialty Manufacturing Company has created custom valves that solve problems and bring the ideas of a diverse engineering ...
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You Might Need a Precision Regulator When...
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: A discussion of "Accuracy" and how it relates to regulator resolution, repeatability and sensitivity. Also, how this may affect your application. ...
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Top 20 Tubing and Hose Buying Tips 11-20
Description: In Part 2 of the Top 20 Tubing & Hose Buying Tips, further considerations for tubing selection are examined. Topics such as flammability, corrosion resistance and indoor/outdoor use are reviewed. ...
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Liquid Waste Handling in Clinical Diagnostics and Laboratory Equipment
From: KNF Neuberger, Inc.Description: When determining how to transfer liquid waste within an analyzer, design engineers must examine many factors. Though several methods will work, only one provides optimized system performance and ...
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NPT Pipe Thread Sizes
From: Conax TechnologiesDescription: Supplied pipe thread dimensions are reference only. Typical thread engagement is shown in parentheses.
- How to Select the Right Pump Drive for an Application
From: jbj Techniques LimitedDescription: Whether you operate an industrial plant or need the right power take-off solution for heavy machinery, plant equipment, or mobile applications, this guide will help you understand the basics of pump ...- Accelerated Wear Testing of Water Pumps
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: According to independent testing at the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, SEEPEX progressive cavity (PC) pumps with the Smart Conveying Technology (SCT) design outlast ...- Global Clean Water Infrastructure
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: SEEPEX continues to partner with Design Outreach DO to the benefit of those in need of clean water. As a result, SEEPEX has been featured in a new article titled, "Not a Drop to Drink" in the cover ...- Progressive Cavity Pumping Solves a Florida Wastewater Treatment Plant's Biosolids Cake Conveyance Problem
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: Conveyance of biosolids sludge cake from dewatering equipment to further processing or truck transport can be challenging, even under favorable design conditions. The South Florida city of Port St. ...- Air Consumption in a Pressure Regulator
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: Some of the more frequently asked questions to our applications department revolve around air pressure regulator exhaust, bleed, leakage and air consumption ...- What is a Back Pressure Regulator?
From: ControlAir LLCDescription: A blog discussing what a back pressure regulator is and how it works ...- What to Know About Ordering Stainless Steel Tubing
Description: This guide walks you through what to know when ordering stainless steel tubing and related products. The right tubing can last the lifetime of your product. ...- KC Royals Stadium
From: WattsDescription: Watts Stainless Steel ACV's Keep Iconic Fountain Running ...- Product Development Process: Energy Absorbing Aerial Refueling Hose
Description: Aerial refueling of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft provides significantly increased mission range, duration, and potential. Refueling engagement maneuvers may sometimes result in large hose ...- Pump Life Cycle Costs
Description: A Guide To LCC Analysis for Pumping Systems ...- Online Configurators Go Next Generation
From: Assured AutomationDescription: Buying complex products and services can be just that — complex. Engineers, such as David Griffiths at New York Air Brake (www.nyab.com), need to design and assemble solutions that perform under ...- What an Executive Order for Improved Chemical Facility Safety Means for Emergency Valve & Actuator Applications
From: Assured AutomationDescription: The installation of emergency block valves (EBV) on process piping and equipment is a key component of the various layers of protection. EBVs are used to shut down the system in the event of an ...- The Era of the Valve Configurator
From: Assured AutomationDescription: Today, you can go to a website, search for a valve for your application, add any variety of valve automation components, and see the quote and illustration for the configuration on your screen with ...- Pros and Cons of 3 Types of Emergency Shutdown and Emergency Isolation Valves
From: Assured AutomationDescription: The two most common methods used to trigger a thermal shutoff, eliciting a failure position in pneumatically operated Emergency Shut Down and Emergency Isolation Valves are: (1) Fusible Plugs, and (2) ...- When to Select an Electric or Pneumatic Rotary Actuator with Quarter Turn Valves
From: Assured AutomationDescription: Pneumatic and Electric Actuators each have advantages and disadvantages. The criteria in determining which is the best actuator includes the power source, on/off or modulating control valve function, ...- Emergency Isolation for Pneumatic Actuated Control Valves
From: Assured AutomationDescription: Now any pneumatic control system can be designed to automatically shutdown in a local fi re or excess heat situation. The FireChek® can be installed on most fail-safe standard pneumatically ...- A Versatile Pump for Liquids and Solids
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: The Progressive Cavity (PC) pump can offer a versatile tool in the food processing environment, providing a pumping solution that can handle a wide range of both liquid and solid food products. Food ...- API 676 Compliance of Progressive Cavity Pumps
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: Owing to their operating principle and their roots in wastewater treatment, PCPs come with typical deviations against petrochemical standard API 676. ...- Award-Winning Wastewater Facility Pumps Up Technology With Innovative Processes
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: An Indiana city finds a variety of uses for progressive cavity pumps for moving different wastewater treatment plant solids streams. ...- Macerating Blades Keep Beets Moving
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: Sanitary requirements are met-even for waste materials-in this New York facility. ...- Saving Energy With Progressive Cavity Pumps
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: Progressive cavity (PC) pumps are some of the most versatile pumps offered. They are well-accepted across numerous industries such as chemical production - especially inorganic chemicals due to their ...- Pop-up Nozzles for Aircraft Washing
From: BETE Fog Nozzle, Inc.Description: A BETE customer had a special request for a pop-up nozzle holder, which was to be cast into concrete, so that when retracted it would be perfectly flush with the ground. These nozzles were to be part ...- 10 Considerations For Better Gate Valve Operation
From: Mueller CompanyDescription: Get guidance from valve experts on how to guarantee better gate valve operation from installation and beyond. ...- Sealless Pumps Offer Reliable Service for Oil & Gas Production (PDF)
From: Wanner Engineering, Inc.Description: The technology offers a lower cost of ownership, reduced maintenance needs and a longer service life than some conventional plunger pumps. ...- Sealless Pump Offers Reliable Service for Oil & Gas Production
From: Wanner Engineering, Inc.Description: The technology offers a lower cost of ownership, reduced maintenance needs and a longer service life than some conventional plunger pumps. ...- Addressing Groundwater Flow with limited space in refineries
From: Smith & Loveless, Inc.Description: A large, Midwestern oil refinery installed two identical, 110' diameter S&L Model R OXIGEST® treatment systems to solve a groundwater treatment problem on-site. Each plant incorporates aeration, ...- How Buffalo RiverWorks brewery solved its space constraints
From: SEEPEX Inc.Description: Building inside old grain silo forces Buffalo RiverWorks to get creative in moving spent grain. ...- Vortex Tube Short Course
From: VortecDescription: This informative paper details how vortex tubes, with no moving parts, create hot and cold air streams from a compressed air source ...- Section 211100: Facility Fire-Suppression Water-Service Piping Spec
From: WattsDescription: Section includes fire-suppression water-service piping and related components outside the building [and service entrance piping through floor into the building] [and service entrance piping through ... - How to Select the Right Pump Drive for an Application