Minimizing Leaks and Environmental Hazards for Fluid Transfer
Transporting and securing hazardous material while also minimizing its exposure are the twin goals of any processing engineer. Many of the fluids transferred during...
Generating Renewable Energy from Wastewater
As industrial customers seek greater water reuse and repurpose, while facing more stringent discharge limits, creating new designs and applications becomes critical to meet...
Achieving Full Containment with Dangerous Chemicals: Part 2 of 2
In the previous article, we introduced how one type of pumping technology—positive displacement (PD) solid-body plastic air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps—possesses the design and construction...
Achieving Full Containment with Dangerous Chemicals Part 1 of 2
There’s an old adage, usually credited to the first chancellor of Germany, Otto Von Bismarck, that “Laws are like sausages, it is better not...
Safe Conveyance of Sour Crude Oil Despite Demanding Process Conditions
Sour crude oil contains a high amount of impure sulfur. To convert sour crude oil into valuable and refined fuel the impurities occurring as...
Plant Reduces Cooling Tower Chemical Usage by One-Third
Docupak LLC, a full service marketing company headquartered in Alabaster, Alabama, has reduced chemical usage by a third and removed all scale from its...
Offshore Opportunities Continue for Pumping Professionals
Trained pipefitters and welders come across opportunities to work on offshore oilrigs across U.S. waters and around the globe. They are responsible for ensuring...
Using Coriolis Mass Flow Meters with Positive Displacement ...
In part one of this article, we offered a detailed look at the theory of operation for Coriolis flow meters, also known as mass...
Using Coriolis Mass Flow Meters with Positive Displacement ...
Positive displacement flow meters have long been the technology of choice for applications requiring very precise delivery of high-value liquid product. Recently, mass flow...
High-precision Ingredient Metering for Spreadable Butter
Spreadable butter is one of the primary products of the Danish/Swedish dairy company Arla. At their facility in Götene Arla is producing the brand...