Process Equipment White Papers

Determining Moisture or Latent Loads
Description: Moisture load provides the data to calculate the total latent load on any air conditioning or drying system. This white paper focuses on determining moisture or latent loads at different levels including outside the design level, and supports it... More
Publisher: Bry-Air Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Dryer Advancements - Introduction
Description: This white paper presents a study on a continuous fluid bed dryer/cooler machine in which an uninterrupted flow of wet granular material is dried and subsequently cooled. Highlighting the shaking movement of dryer drive unit, it details the... More
Publisher: Ventilex USA
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Drying and Curing Waterborne Industrial Coatings
Description: This paper presents an analysis of drying and curing waterborne industrial coatings, and includes market trends and developments in the overall industrial paint and coating market. It reviews different mediums for drying and curing waterborne... More
Publisher: KMI Systems, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

EIGA- An Innovative Production Method for Metal Powder from Reactive and Refractory Alloys
Description: This paper highlights the benefits of Electrode Induction Melting Gas Atomization (EIGA) as an innovative production method for metal powder from reactive and refractory alloys. In the EIGA process, pre-alloyed rods in form of an electrode are... More
Publisher: ALD Vacuum Technologies, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Elimination of Chernobyl NPP Unit 3 Power Output Limitation Associated with High Main Steam Piping Flow Induced Vibration
Description: The operational problems encountered on Chernobyl Unit 3 that led to the final closure of the plant in 2000 is the focus of this paper. It examines the nature of the problem as well as the shortcomings of the measures that proved to be futile, and... More
Publisher: GERB Vibration Control Systems, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Flash Drying
Description: Flash dryers which are used in all types of industries for drying fine graded products are the focus of this White paper. Highlighting the use of the gas stream for transferring the product, the document establishes the dependency of flash drying on... More
Publisher: Ventilex USA
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Fluid Viscous Damping as an Alternative to Base Isolation
Description: Base isolation is an effective way to protect large structures from earthquake damage. This paper asserts that viscous dampers distributed throughout an otherwise conventional structure can also achieve the same result, and at a significantly lower... More
Publisher: Taylor Devices, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

History, Design, and Applications of Fluid Dampers in Structural Engineering
Description: High capacity fluid dampers have transitioned from defense related structures to commercial applications on buildings and bridges subjected to seismic and/or wind storm inputs. Because fluid damping technology was proven thoroughly reliable and... More
Publisher: Taylor Devices, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

HVOF Process Control Using Almen and Temperature Measurement
Description: HVOF process with reduced heat effect on the substrate and minimal degradation of fatigue properties is now finding wide application in fatigue critical applications. This paper presents the dynamics of controlling the HVOF process by using methods... More
Publisher: IMR Test Labs
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Implementing B&W's Intelligent Sootblowing System at Mid American Energy Company's Louisa Energy Center Unit 1
Description: This paper deals with the mechanism of achieving optimum boiler operation and performance while generating power from bituminous sources like coal. The results achieved by installing Powerclean(TM) at MidAmerican Energy Company's Unit 1 at the... More
Publisher: Babcock & Wilcox
Release Date: 2007-03-13