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smartGAS Mikrosensorik
ditional CO sensors of the first generation
will be replaced successively
by the EVO technology. All sensors
have an ASCII modbus and remoteterminal-unit
(RTU) interface with
automatic recognition of the communication
settings. The communication
speed is up to 38,400 baud.
- smartGAS Mikrosensorik GmbH,
Heilbronn, Germany
www.smartgas.eu
Aalborg Instruments
A range of rotameters with
corrosion resistance
Instruments in this company's PTFE/
PFA Model L range of rotameters
(photo) are constructed of rigid
frames and inert wetted parts. Made
of perfluoroalkoxy alkanes (PFA),
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and
polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE),
the meters are resistant to ambient
corrosive media. Constructed with
or without built-in needle valves,
L Meters are easily mountable via
panel nuts. Units are individually leak
tested. For personnel safety, each L
Meter is supplied with a safety shield.
Overlapping flow ranges are available
for water from 5 mL/min to 45 L/min.
The maximum operating pressure is
6.7 bars, and the maximum operating
temperature is 250°F. - Aalborg
Instruments, Orange, N.Y.
www.aalborg.com
Howden American Fan
Versatile turbo blowers
for many applications
This company's line of turbo pressure
blowers (photo) is designed for pressures
to 80-in. static pressure water
gage (SPWG), with capacities up to
8,000 ft3/min. The fans are available with
a wide variety of materials, wheel types,
fan arrangements and sensors, making
them suitable for higher pressure systems
in combustion, air-pollution control,
textile fiber stripping and recycling
applications, as well as in numerous
other chemical, pulp-and-paper, glass
and food-processing applications. Application-specific
features are added as
necessary, including stainless-steel (or
other alloy)
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tant materials and coatings, high-temperature
or spark-resistant construction,
companion flanges to match ductwork
and pressure gages. The blowers feature
heavy-gage, continuously welded
housings that are reversible and rotatable.
Three inlet types are available
- stub pipe, flanged or venturi (standard).
- Howden American Fan Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.americanfan.com
Corrosion management via
sensors and cloud analytics
Predictive Corrosion Management
(PCM) is a new ATEX-certified digital
inspection tool that uses embedded
sensors to provide continuous ins
pection data and cloud-based analytics
of pipe conditions to help operators
manage risk, improve uptime and
minimize total cost of operation. PCM
uses a combination of this company's
Rightrax installed ultrasonic sensors
with the Predix cloud-based operating
system and advisory services to
continuously collect and analyze realtime
performance data and monitor
corrosion-related risk, so facilities
can proactively make effective decisions.
PCM can identify corrosion
before it becomes a problem and can
improve the reliability of inspection
data, remove manual inconsistencies
and enable users to model and
predict piping failures due to corrosion
and erosion. - GE Oil & Gas,
London, U.K.
www.geoilandgas.com
This compact compressor can
handle raw biogas
The TRZ 1000 (photo) is a completely
oil-free, two-stage compressor suitable
for use with raw biogas, as well
as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen
and all common process and toxic
gases. The lean, vertical design of the
crosshead piston compressor allows
it to achieve volumetric flowrates up
to 600 m3/h. The water-cooled compressor
operates at a suction pressure
of up to 2 bars and a discharge
pressure of up to 26 bars. The low
overall height and low dynamic mass
also ensure an operation with lower
vibrations, says the manufacturer. All
relevant operating parameters, such
as temperatures and pressures, are
displayed on a panel. The machine is
suitable for both belt and direct drive.
- Mehrer Compression GmbH,
Balingen, Germany
www.mehrer.de
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