Chemical Engineering April 2021 - 21

New Products
FRS reduces downtime with
automated CIP processes
The new No Intervention fines-return
system (FRS; photo) allows dairy- and
food-powder producers to automate
the clean-in-place (CIP) processes of
their spray-dryer FRS, leading to reduced
downtime, improved working
conditions and guaranteed product
safety. Explicitly designed for food and
dairy spray dryers, the No Intervention
FRS uses patented valves to create
a smoother and fully automated CIP
process, which negates disassembly
before and after cleaning. All connections
within the FRS remain closed,
and once cleaned, can directly be
used for production. The valves were
developed to comply with hygienic
design criteria of the European Hygienic
Engineering and Design Group
(EHEDG) and have been proven to reduce
the risk of CIP liquid leakage and
overall contamination. - GEA Group
AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
www.gea.com
A new frame design extends
the life of this pump
The new GD 2500Q Heavy Duty
Frame (HDF) quintuplex pump (photo)
is designed to extend pump service life
through an optimized power-end frame
design. The frame upgrade has been
developed to increase component
thickness and allow for larger, stronger
welds to boost structural integrity. The
updates include: top and bottom skin
plates increased in thickness, offering
more structural support for noseplate
loads; main bearing plates with
increased thickness that protrude between
skin plates with larger, stronger
welds, reducing overall frame and weld
stress; stronger nose-plate support
structure to reduce deflection around
welds; and significant size increases
in nose-plate welds, which reduces
stress in critical joints by more than
20%. - Gardner Denver High Pressure
Solutions (HPS), Houston
www.gardnerdenverpumps.com
Next-generation WESP allows for
faster installation times
This company recently released a new
wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP)
that controls air pollution by removing
fine particulate matter, acid mists and
aerosols from industrial gas streams. In
designing the new system, strong focus
was placed on the system's high-intensity,
offline automatic cleaning features,
which reduce maintenance efforts,
eliminate carryover of entrained matter
during washing and provide better operational
performance during cleaning.
System components are also now easily
accessible for maintenance inspections.
Efficient contaminant capture is
achieved through increased operating
voltage, which requires less collection
surface area. Additionally, the gasdistribution
system can optimize flow
through the system, and various tube
shapes and electrodes were tested to
improve overall performance. WESPs
can remove up to 98% of particulate
matter in a single stage, depending on
the characteristics of the gas stream.
Standardized modules are used in the
new design, reducing installation time
and streamlining fabrication. Tube bundles
come pre-assembled, and electrodes
are pre-loaded and pre-aligned.
- Dürr Megtec, De Pere, Wis.
www.durr-megtec.com
Introducing vacuum-fused
wear plates for fans
ColWear Plates (photo) are used in the
manufacture and repair of industrial
fans to avoid costly downtime and replacement.
They protect fans against
aggressive industrial environments
where fans may encounter a combination
of abrasion, particle erosion,
pitting/dusting corrosion, surface oxidation
and intergranular corrosion at
high temperatures. Intense abrasion is
a significant issue, because particles in
the airstream cause the fan surface to
wear away due to friction. This is particularly
problematic in the fan blades
and scroll housing. ColWear Plates are
said to be lighter and more uniform
than traditional wear-resistant construction
materials. This can make the
fan far more energy efficient and more
balanced, which is particularly important
for the impellers, as it reduces
the amount of adjustment required.
ColWear Plates can be manufactured
with both mild and stainless-steel
base materials, as well as highergrade
nickel alloys. - Wall Colmonoy,
Pontardawe, Swansea, Wales
www.wallcolmonoy.co.uk
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