Read Part 1 here. Often companies consider lubricants to be commodity supplies and opt for lower cost products without stopping to think about what this...

When an electric utility in the Southeastern United States sought to protect above ground natural gas pipeline against corrosion, the goal was to cost...

By Eric Nielson and Valerie Nielsen, Q.E.D. Environmental Systems When the temperatures at a landfill drop well below freezing levels, frozen condensation on wellheads and...

By Marianne Hojby, Alfa Laval Drain valves comprise up to 20 percent of all valves in a typical processing plant. But cleaning them is costly,...

The plumbing profession is all about trust—using tried and true methods that have stood the test of time to ensure that pipe connections will...

In modern biomethane production plants, the screw compressor is used as the primary compression stage because of its efficiency, reliability, and ability to treat...

In this final part of the four-part series, we will examine face-seal options for bearing protection and provide an example cost justification tabulated for...

By Walt Prentice, Applied Flow Technology  No longer is over-engineering, or designing from heuristics, as necessary as it once was. Why? Because engineers can build...

Tanks and the substances they hold are a critical part of many business processes with downtime an unacceptable risk if levels run low or,...

In theory, modern heat exchangers can be made from a wide range of materials, including copper, copper/nickel, aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel. In...