Achieving true ultra-fine grit removal: Part 2 of 2

Read part 1 here. In the first part of this series, we explored some of the factors creating the rising demand for high-efficiency grit removal...

Choosing the Best Alternatives in Industrial Analytics: Part 2 of 2

Read Part 1 here. We began this series reminding readers that OSIsoft would be retiring its popular data visualization tool kit, ProcessBook.  Since ProcessBook’s introduction...

New electric valve makes the system safer

Chlorine gas plays a key role in the disinfection of drinking and industrial water. However, handling the chemical can pose considerable health risks–from irritation...

Improving Power Plant Performance With a Modern Calibration Process: Part 2...

Last month, we began this series by describing some of the most common reasons to implement a modern calibration process in power plants and...

Proper Equipment Calibration Essential to Accurate Gas Sample Analysis

Gas sampling equipment is one of the most widely used tools in medical, food processing, brewing and landfill gas (LFG) monitoring applications. Units range...

Breaking The Cycle of Pump Repairs: Part 3 of 4

METHODS OF OIL APPLICATION The traditional oil sump was depicted, in figure 5 (see earlier Part 2 of this series, “Insist on Better Pumps,” Modern...

Performance Evaluation for Rotary Vacuum Filters

Tristar, Ltd. is a manufacturer of fabricated components and equipment, including remanufactured filtration systems. The Encoded Digital Guidance (EDG) system is designed to improve...

How Does a Centrifugal Compressor Work?

Figure 1 During the first century of centrifugal compressor design, changes were evolutionary. A centrifugal compressor from 1900 looks very much like a centrifugal compressor...

Benefits of Installing Anti-stagnation Valves

By Peter Sucharda, Devine & Associates, and Mark Gimson, Cla-Val Company Determining the optimal run time of the stagnation valve depends on a few parameters...

Precise Dimensioning of Pump Piping Systems: Part 2 of 2

Synchronization of several pumps is an effective way to reduce pressure pulsations and vibrations in the pipelines. In part 1 of this series, we...