Featured Articles
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Air/Gas Flow Measurement For Turbomachinery: What You Don’t Know Can Be Frustrating
6/27/2019
The accurate, repeatable flow measurement of air and gases is critical to the safe, efficient and cost-effective operation of turbomachinery and related equipment in the electric power generation, oil/gas production/refining and other industries. Choosing the wrong air/gas flow meter sensing technology can have significant consequences.
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Reliable Thermal Switch Ensures Safe Operation Of Loading Arms At Marine Terminal To Prevent Spills
6/26/2019
A leading European-based marine terminal operator with locations on every major continent is responsible for the managing, handling, storing and distribution of large quantities of oil and gas, as well as refined petrochemicals, which serve industries and consumers around the globe. The company’s thousands of employees are highly trained and are focused on the safe, reliable and efficient storage of large quantities of bulk products at each of its locations.
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How To Comply With NFPA Code 30 Requirements For Level And Flow Detection
6/24/2019
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)® Code 30 defines safeguards to reduce the hazards associated with the storage, handling, and use of flammable and combustible liquids. In the USA, NFPA codes are recognized and enforceable under OSHA and many state and local regulations.
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Aeration Air Flow On PROFIBUS Communications-Based DCS In Wastewater Treatment Plant
6/24/2019
A major municipal wastewater treatment plant in Scandinavia was incrementally upgrading and converting the plant’s control system from a traditional analog-based system (e.g. 4-20 mA) to PROFIBUS-based digital bus communications. The plant was very successful using, and has installed, FCI constant power technology thermal flow meters, Models AF88 and ST98, in the aeration lines for many years. Can FCI help them convert and upgrade the aeration flow control to PROFIBUS utilizing the same constant power technology thermal flow meters?
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Chlorine Gas Flow Meter In Chlorinator System
6/23/2019
Chlorinators are a frequently used system for water disinfection in municipal and industrial water treatment processes.
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Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration System Air Flow Measurement
6/22/2019
The air flow into the aeration basins at a major wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located in Northeastern USA were continuously running at maximum flow resulting in significant, and excessive, energy cost and excess wear and tear on the aeration blowers.
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Sewage Lift Station Pumping System
6/20/2019
Lack of sufficient straight pipe run made it impossible to successfully apply the preferred magnetic flow meter (magmeter) to accurately measure the flow of raw sewage.
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Avoiding The High Costs Of Aeration Inefficiency
4/30/2019
Knowing that aeration requirements consume 50 to 60 percent of a wastewater treatment plant's (WWTP) energy bill is one thing. Knowing exactly how and when to tweak aeration output to optimize activated sludge process efficiency with minimal energy waste is an entirely different story. Here are several key considerations on using precise air-flow measurement to reach that sweet spot with greater consistency and cost-efficiency.
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Monitoring WTP Ozone Use With Maximum Cost-Efficiency
4/29/2019
The value of ozone as a disinfection agent is well understood in water treatment plants (WTPs). So too, is its cost. Getting maximum value from an ozone investment requires accurate measurement to assure proper disinfection levels without wasteful overuse of the precious gas. Here are multiple ways thermal dispersion mass flow meters deliver precise readings with lower installation and maintenance costs.
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A Space-Saving Approach To Lift Station Flow Accuracy
4/28/2019
Part of the challenge in wastewater metering accuracy has as much to do with the flow profile of wastewater running through the meter as it does with the composition of the wastewater itself. Here is how installing a simple static device in the tight confines of a lift/pump station can alleviate the twists and swirls of pipeline turbulence in as little space as three pipe diameters (3d).