Safe Handling of Toxic Fluid Mixtures with No Environmental Impact

By Rainer Sonnenfroh, Lewa  The sales market for plasticizers is enormous. In 2018, their global volume was 7.6 million metric tons according to the Ceresena...

Mechanical Seal Energy Audits and Their Value: Part 1 of 4

Energy Management is critical to operational efficiency. Reviewing energy use in each link of the supply chain of a business can produce significant benefits....

A New Control Valve Testing Process

Proportional smart control valves play critical roles in process industries. Accurately assessing valve performance, however, can be a cumbersome routine that often involves substantial...

Meeting the challenge of transferring dangerous liquids

Moving industrial fluids from one point to another is essential to the health of the worldwide economy. There are a variety of methods to...

Dry Seal Testing for Progressive Cavity Pumps

The following report will study the effects of loss of liquid in the wet well during operation of the KPCG-21 progressive cavity grinder pump...

Seven Rules for Using Vespel® CR-6100

For the past two decades, pump users have had remarkable success upgrading critically important process pumps with Vespel®, a composite material made with Teflon...

Dry Gas Seals for LNG Compressors

With the discoveries of large new natural gas deposits, including shale formations, competition is intensifying for LNG supply contracts, making it imperative that LNG...

How to Cost-justify Bearing Housing Protector Seals – Part 2 of...

In the first of this four-part article, we pointed out the importance of keeping contaminants away from lube oil in pump bearing housings. We...

Meeting Demanding Material Requirements in Life Sciences Applications

By Ray Daugherty and Mathew Griffin, Greene Tweed A wide range of materials can be found in life sciences applications such as the manufacturing of...

Gas Turbine Power Generation Gets a Boost

In recent years, the demand for clean and affordable energy has increased the popularity of gas turbine power generation in industrial and commercial co-...