Process Equipment White Papers

Breathers Assist in Quick-Change Act (Transportation)
Description: This white paper describes the drum breather kit provided by Y2K Fluid Power, Inc., St. Paul, to help a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it needs a change of hydraulic fluid. It lists the components of the kit, and states the use of the kit in... More
Publisher: Beach Filter Products, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-09-10

Sta-Dri Keeps It Sweet and Dry (Food Service)
Description: A powdered sweetener manufacturer was in of a solution to counter the moisture problems during peak summer, when moisture was getting in their powder drums causing the product to harden. This white paper examines the use of Beach Filters' supplied... More
Publisher: Beach Filter Products, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-09-10

Application Considerations for Propellers Used in Fluid Mixing
Description: Highlighting the effectiveness of propeller mixers in blending, dispersion, solids suspension and heat transfer applications, this paper examines the various application considerations for propellers used in fluid mixing, along with a comparison of... More
Publisher: Prop-R-Mix
Release Date: 2007-08-29

How to Improve Cutting Quality in Float Glass
Description: The glass coming out of a float line is not completely stress-free and excessive stresses can cause difficulties in cutting and may reduce production yields. Improving the cutting quality in floating glass through a simple quality assurance... More
Publisher: Strainoptics, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-08-29

DCS Integration for Intelligent Sootblowing
Description: The paper presents automatic closed loop control of sootblowing in power plant boilers using the DCS integration. The paper lists the existing installations where individual components are in operation for data monitoring/acquisition, and describes... More
Publisher: Clyde Bergemann, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-17

Steam Saving in Recovery Boilers
Description: In a recovery boiler under the normal sootblower operating conditions, the emerging steam jet is severely underexpanded. This results in a shock wave being set up downstream of the nozzle which deprives the jet of valuable mechanical energy for ash... More
Publisher: Clyde Bergemann, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-17

Attenuation of Transmission of Vibrations and Ground-Borne Noise by Means of Steel Spring Supported Low-Tuned Floating Trackbeds
Description: In congested areas, the close vicinity of rail tracks to buildings, structures and people or sensitive facilities often leads to conflict in respect of the transmission of vibrations. Reviewing various vibration attenuation measures, this whitepaper... More
Publisher: GERB Vibration Control Systems, Inc.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Boiler Performance Improvement Due to Intelligent Sootblowing Utilizing Real-Time Boiler Modeling on UP® Boilers
Description: Achieving greater efficiency and performance from their boilers while producing power is the biggest challenge faced by power plant operators. This white paper presents the approach adopted by Babcock & Wilcox Company in developing Powerclean(TM), a... More
Publisher: Babcock & Wilcox Co.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Bubbling Fluid Bed Boiler Emissions Firing Bark & Sludge
Description: This paper summarizes bubbling fluid bed boiler emissions firing bark and sludge, and analyzes trends related to mill-generated bark, and alternate fuel supplies to co-fire with the bark and sludge, such as Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) or coal. A brief... More
Publisher: Babcock & Wilcox Co.
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Control of Steam-Heated Multi-Zone Kilns Processing Southern Pine
Description: Offering insights into how zoning a kiln reduces the MC standard deviation and consequently reduces degrade, this paper highlights the need for controlled drying and lists some of the variables that a kiln control system must be able to handle.... More
Publisher: Total Solution Dryer/Moisture Control System
Release Date: 2007-03-13