The mechanical design and material science of pH-sensor technology have evolved dramatically over the last century. Current-day uses include a wide range of applications from high-purity pharmaceutical processing to wastewater treatment. Some of these applications pose high challenges to pH…
When it comes to managing regulatory documents such as product labels, bills of lading, and certificates of analysis (COA), virtually all manufacturers in the chemical process industries (CPI) face the same challenge — getting the right information into the right…
Siemens’ technology to be used for IGCC project in the U.S. July 19, 2010 — Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com) has been awarded a front-end engineering design contract by Summit Texas Clean Energy LLC to provide coal gasification and power…
Nakata Hertle Moncrief Stefano Glaser Masaaki Nakata joins Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, U.K.) as regional sales manager for process systems for Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. Engineering and environmental consulting firm GHD (Sydney, Australia) promotes Chris Hertle to global market…
To unearth the fundamental causes of vibration-related pump troubles, pump end-users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) typically have relied on a concise array of vibration field-test parameters. Conventional trial-and-error vibration troubleshooting methods often fail to achieve the longterm, trouble-free pump…
Speake Hale Foose Reda Speed Graham Speake joins Yokogawa Corp. of America (Newnan, Ga.) as principal systems architect for the company’s IA Global Strategic Marketing Center in Dallas. Clark Hale joins Brooks Instrument (Hatfield, Pa.) as president and chief operating…
Pinch analysis emerged as a systematic design tool during the energy crisis of the late 1970s, particularly for the optimization of heat-exchanger networks and other heat-recovery systems [ 1 ]. Since then, ongoing breakthroughs in the use of pinch analysis…
Acoustic coupling in industrial furnaces is an issue that appears to have become more prevalent as designs increase the volumetric heat density of furnaces, and burner technology is required to meet more-stringent emission requirements. The problems associated with acoustic coupling…
Relief systems are the last line of defense for chemical process facilities. Verifying their capability to safeguard equipment integrity becomes important as process plants age, increase their capacities to adjust to new market requirements, undergo revamps or face new environmental…
PLANT WATCH U.A.E. to become home of world’s largest CSP plant June 10, 2010 — Masdar (Abu Dhabi; www.masdar.ae) has appointed the bidding consortium of Total (Paris, France; www.total.com) and Abengoa Solar (Seville, Spain; www.abengoasolar.com) to own, build and operate…