Plant & Facility Equipment White Papers

Acoustics
Description: This paper highlights the use of polyurethane foam to reduce unwanted sound, and explains with an example of a tuning fork, the creation of sound, the requirements that make sound quiet or loud, definition of loud sound, unit of measure of sound,... More
Publisher: Foamex
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Activated Carbons and Manufactured Gas Plants
Description: There are many technologies used to remediate MGP (manufactured gas plants) sites. However, the excavation and hauling technique commonly referred to as "hog and haul" is still a core tool and is used alone or in conjunction with other technologies.... More
Publisher: TIGG Corporation
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Airflow Performance and Speed at a Glance
Description: Airflow performance, speed, fan curves, and optimum operating points of fans are reviewed in this report along with an analysis of the function and definition of characteristic curve of the fan, description of whole airflow operation for cooling,... More
Publisher: EBM - Papst, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Are You Concerned about Activated Carbon Quality?
Description: In the environmental management field, granular carbon is used to remove dissolved organic compounds and volatile organic emissions. But carbon products vary in their abilities to remove these unwanted substances based on their adsorption capacity.... More
Publisher: Carbtrol Corporation
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Army Hospital Maintains Firestop Integrity
Description: This white paper details the construction of Madigan Medical Complex in conformity with the latest life safety standards including automatic sprinklers and compartmentalized fire rated construction. It details a brief description about the... More
Publisher: 3M Specialty Materials Div.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

AT&T Stresses Fire Protection Standards at the University of Maryland
Description: This white paper explains how AT&T executed the installation of fire protection material as specified in the university documentation of the construction project at the University of Maryland. It lists the firestop products, their properties and... More
Publisher: 3M Specialty Materials Div.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Benefits and Advantages of Using Advanced Catalytic Oxidizers versus Thermal Incinerators Alone
Description: Catalytic oxidation and thermal incineration systems are the two methods used in the reduction of VOC emissions. This paper attempts to establish that catalytic oxidation offers many advantages over stand alone thermal incineration systems by... More
Publisher: Applied Ceramics, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Brushless DC Blowers: The Real & Hidden Advantages
Description: This paper attempts to understand the real and hidden advantages of brushless dc blowers in the light of the fact that the emergence of brushless dc tubeaxial (box) fans coupled with benefits of brushless dc blowers is creating more interest for... More
Publisher: EBM - Papst, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Building Code Requirements for Fireblocks
Description: Fireblocking is the remedial measure for the spread of fire, and involves the use of field-installed building materials to prevent the movement of undetected flames and gases to other areas. This paper presents building code requirements for... More
Publisher: 3M Specialty Materials Div.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Case History: Retrofit of Coal Mill Exhaust Fan - Study of Fan Performance and Erosion
Description: This paper analyzes the case history of retrofit of coal mill exhaust fan including fan performance and erosion, and describes high efficiency, backward curved, centrifugal exhauster fan as well as the application of advanced computational fluid... More
Publisher: Robinson Industries, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13