Operations involving heat transfer with phase change present challenges to the engineer, but successful results can provide economic and environmental benefits.

Manufacturing applications are constantly being modified to improve efficiency and quality. As process improvements are redefined, so is the equipment that is used. For example, one of the more commonly used tools in manufacturing is the electric air heater.

Bühler appointed Mark Macus its CFO, effective September 1, to succeed Andreas Herzog, who is retiring. Herzog has served as CFO for the family-owned company for 17 years. Macus is returning to Bühler to take on the position.

Here is a handy index of the year in Process Heating, 2018.

Few perfect things are perfect in this world — though a baby’s smile, beachfront sunsets and a pitcher who retires 27 consecutive batters come to mind. Unfortunately, for those who operate industrial facilities, hot-water heating, process loops or closed-loop cooling-water recirculation systems are not among them.

Line of electric circulation heaters provides heat for manufacturing and processing operations. The heaters can be used to heat thermal fluid that heats other plant equipment, or they can be used to directly heat liquid or gas products (chemicals, oil, water, air, nitrogen and steam) that flow through the heater.

Ecodry 3DK can be configured to match specific requirements and uses heat exchangers and an adiabatic chamber to cool water circulated to it from process machines. 

Ecodry 3DK can be configured to match specific requirements and uses heat exchangers and an adiabatic chamber to cool water circulated to it from process machines.

The partially hydrogenated, terphenyl-based heat transfer fluid is formulated for closed-loop liquid-phase heating.

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