Many refinery complexes in Texas are aging: At sites across the region, it is not uncommon to find boilers that are more than 50 years old. As a result, these facilities can be hit with costly unplanned outages as well as being subject to higher fuel costs due to inefficiency. 

Many companies have a need for the heating of fluids in their facilities. These can include heating of fluids to improve chemical reaction, slurries for production needs, wastewater processing, hot water for equipment washdown and parts cleaning, and many other fluid-heating requirements. 

Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. ordered three intelligent waste-heat recovery systems. Designed and supplied by Tenova, a Techint Group company, the iRecovery system is designed for use with electric steelmaking production, among other processes.

In food processing, dairy, beverage, chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical facilities, maintaining a clean environment is critical. High temperature washdown equipment is used to efficiently clean and sanitize equipment in place to keep production running on time.

With today’s competitive international market, all plants need to reduce operating costs, and lowering energy consumption can have a positive impact on the bottom line. A plant’s steam and condensate systems cannot afford to vent any utility steam, blowthrough steam or flash steam to the atmosphere. An additional benefit of not venting steam is a significant reduction in emissions in the boiler operation.

In processes that require steam, the boiler is the heart of the operation, and if it fails, production can come to a grinding halt. So, if your industrial process uses steam, it is critical that the boiler and any of its auxiliary parts are in good working order, allowing the system to run most safely, effectively and efficiently.

With the rise in demand for heating and temperature control in industrial processing, many facilities are looking to thermal fluid for its ability to meet the needs of process heating. 

Intended for isolation purposes, the PV4 and PV6 piston valves are available in NPT and SW versions, in sizes from 0.5 to 2”, in either forged carbon steel or forged stainless steel. 

For many years, the advantages of ultra-low water content, on-demand, high pressure industrial steam boilers have been touted. Features such as a reduced footprint, quick startup and on-demand responsive performance allowed multiple steam boilers to be successfully operated in a modular arrangement. 

The CSB confirmed that the vessel that launched into the Faultless Linen building, killing four people, was a vertical condensate storage tank, technically referred to as the SCR or semi-closed receiver.