Process Heating Magazine

Process Heating November 2019

2019 November

Check out the November 2019 edition of Process Heating: Installing heat tracing, IIoT, boilers, reducing cross contamination in pharmaceutical applications, optimizing your steam-injection heating application and much more!

Features

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IIoT Based Applications
IIoT

IIoT-Based Applications for Sensing Temperature with Optical Fiber

The use of optical fiber for temperature sensing is expanding beyond safety applications. Optical sensors are replacing spot sampling in implementations that require accurate heat measurement and control.
Toru Fukuzawa, Yokogawa Electric Corp.
October 17, 2019
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The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) begins with obtaining data from field-located sensors. The reason is simple: These devices supply the information required for taking corrective action.


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Feedwater tank design and operation
Boilers

4 Common Issues in Feedwater Tank Design and Operation

Boiler water treatment is critical to ensuring your boiler is operating as efficiently as possible, and no proper water treatment program is complete without a thorough understanding of the feedwater setup. A crucial step in preparing the feedwater for the boiler is preheating and deaerating the water in a separate vessel directly upstream of the boiler.
Peter Miller, DuBois, Eldon Water
November 6, 2019
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Feedwater tanks are heated storage tanks that do not have a specific deaerating section and operate at atmospheric pressure. In addition to being a feedwater reservoir, these tanks also act as condensate receivers, cold-water makeup locations and as a point for chemical injection.


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cross contamination reduction
Heat Exchangers

Reducing Cross Contamination in Pharmaceutical Applications

Heat exchangers specifically designed for pharmaceutical applications help prevent potential contamination and provide leak detection.
Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers
November 4, 2019
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Cross contamination in the pharmaceutical industry is not just an issue for those working in it, but for the wider public as a whole. As general awareness of the potential issues has increased, more questions are being asked of manufacturers and health professionals about the safety, integrity and potential side effects of a range of products and medicines.


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direct steam-injection system
Heat Exchangers

10 Tips to Optimize Your Steam-Injection Heating Application

These recommendations will help you design a safe, reliable heating system.
Tom Podwell, ProSonix LLC
October 1, 2019
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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. 


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Departments

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Linda Becker

Looking Back to Look Forward

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Linda Becker
November 27, 2019
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One of my favorite things to do near the end of the year is review the most popular content on our site — in the last year and overall. It helps me recognize topics that may warrant more coverage, and it can prompt me to revisit still-popular topics I may have missed in 2019.


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Gasbarre

Places & Faces: November 2019

November 27, 2019
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Gasbarre, Plymouth, Mich., hired Tom Spicer as a field service technician for Gasbarre Industrial Furnace Systems, the OEM of J.L. Becker brand equipment. Spicer has more than 20 years’ experience with field service for industrial thermal processing.


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News

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Industrial News

Manufacturer Orders Belt Annealing Furnace

October 9, 2019
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Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems commissioned a 48” belt annealing furnace for a global manufacturer. The furnace is equipped with three heating zones that can heat up to 1200°F (650°C). The company required a target belt speed of 10 in/in and 2,000 lb/hr, which were achieved.


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Industrial News

B&W Refurbishing Recovery Boiler

October 9, 2019
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A $12 million contract to refurbish a recovery boiler for a U.S. manufacturing facility was awarded to Babcock & Wilcox. B&W’s scope includes the design and manufacture of a steam drum, furnace, superheater, generating bank, air system, economizer and other components.


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Industrial News

Cleanroom Oven Cures Optical Lenses

September 25, 2019
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A cleanroom oven will be used for final cure of hard-coated optical lenses. Designed and shipped by Grieve Corp., the 350°F (177°C) electric oven has 60 kW installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular heating elements.


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Industrial News

Canadian University Expands Boiler Room

September 25, 2019
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Superior Boiler received a contract for a major boiler-room expansion at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Hutchinson, Kan.-based company will supply two watertube boilers with a square furnace. Each boiler is designed to deliver up to 85,000 lb/hr of steam capability.


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Industrial News

Reciprocating Compressor Components Maker to Open Validation Laboratory

September 25, 2019
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Dover Precision Components, a provider of performance-critical solutions for rotating and reciprocating machinery, broke ground on a new laboratory. Dubbed the “Innovation Lab, the nearly 12,000 ft2 building is being built north of the company’s Pearland operations in Houston, Texas. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2020.


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Industrial News

Fuel System Provider Upgrades Controls, Automation

September 25, 2019
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United Process Controls upgraded the vacuum furnace controls and automation platform for Woodward Inc., a Fort Collins, Colo.-based provider of fuel and control systems for aircraft engines. The new controls will be used to provide streamlined reporting for Nadcap compliance and integrate with the company’s enterprise-planning system.


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Products

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New Products
Industrial Heating Products

Cubic Block Heat Exchangers

November 21, 2019
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Graphite cubic block heat exchangers have a small footprint with a high amount of heat transfer surface area. Heat exchangers in excess of 400 ft2 of surface area can be supplied.


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Horizontal, convection drying and curing ovens from Dave Weisman LLC.
Industrial Heating Products

Horizontal, Convection Drying and Curing Ovens

December 13, 2019
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The horizontal, conveyorized gas-fired and electrically heated convection drying and curing systems are intended for applications to dry off water or cure liquid and powder coatings on products processed horizontally. 


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Compact heat exchanger from Spirax Sarco.
Industrial Heating Products

Compact Heat Exchanger

December 5, 2019
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The SpiraHeat provides instantaneous output of hot water at a constant temperature. The compact heat exchanger’s coil design allows the core unit to consume as little as 39 ft2 of floor space.


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Heating mantles from BriskHeat.
Industrial Heating Products

Heating Mantles with Magnetic Stirring

November 29, 2019
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The metal-housed heating mantles have built-in temperature controllers and magnetic stirrers. The magnetic stirred heating mantles are designed to uniformly heat round-bottom flasks while stirring the contents.


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Gas-fired walk-in oven from Grieve Corp.
Industrial Heating Products

Gas-Fired Walk-In Oven Suited for Curing Rubber Parts

November 26, 2019
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The 500°F (260°C) gas-fired oven is supplied with a shelf truck and equipped with shelf supports on 3.5” centers. A modulating natural gas burner provides 175,000 BTU/hr, and a 2,000-cfm, 2-hp recirculating blower motor provides horizontal airflow from a top-mounted heat chamber.


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