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Howden American Fan
steam generators in combined-cycle
installations. Direct-drive fans, including
the popular industry-standard AF
line of cast aluminum medium-pressure
blowers, nine types of backwardly
inclined fans, and turbo pressure
blowers and industrial exhausters.
Also available are dual skid-mounted
fan assemblies (photo), including two
fans connected to a common diverter
damper mounted on a common unitary
channel sub-base. This design
provides one fan for everyday operation
and one fan to serve as a standby
unit, says the company. Non-standard
packages can be customized to meet
the site-specific needs of the application.
- Howden American Fan Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.americanfan.com
Emerson Industrial Automation
This compressed-air system is
energy efficient and quiet
The Boge C 16 F(D) is a new oilinjection,
cooled-screw compressor
that claims to have the highest volume
of free-air delivery in the 11-kW compressor
range. With the addition of a
high-end IE3 motor, a virtually noisefree
intake filter, and a robust cast-iron
casing, this product is both energy
efficient and quiet. This allows users
to install it in close proximity to work
spaces. It has integrated frequencyconverter
features that help users
meet a wide range of compressed-air
demands. - Boge America, Powder
Spring, Ga.
www.usa.boge.com
CD-adapco
Kaeser Kompressoren
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High-power modular drives
improve reliability, cut costs
This company has recently extended
its range of high-power modular
drives. Both its Unidrive M and Powerdrive
F300 variable-speed drives
are now available in the larger frame
size 11, providing a flexible method
of building compact, reliable highpower
solutions, says the company.
Unidrive M (photo) can control asynchronous
and permanent-magnet motors
in systems up to 2.8 MW (4,200
hp). The new frame 11 is a 250-kW
(400 hp) module that allows system
builders to create high-power solutions
with the smallest number of components,
keeping both footprint and cost
to a minimum, says the manufacturer.
Compared to competitor products,
Unidrive M differentiates itself with extremely
fast current-control algorithms
and high switching frequencies, as well
as unparalleled torque precision and
power quality, says the manufacturer.
The company also offers a range of
high-powered drive products for compressors,
fans and pumps from 90 kW
to 2.8 MW. - Emerson Industrial Automation,
Control Techniques Ltd.,
Newtown, U.K.
www.emersonindustrial.com
Simulation software enables
critical design decisions
STAR-CCM+ V11.04 (photo) is part
of the Siemens Simcenter Porfolio, a
comprehensive suite of simulation and
test solutions for predictive engineering
analytics. The purpose of the Simcenter
portfolio is to help users develop
" digital twins " that can predict realworld
behavior of products and address
complex engineering challenges.
The latest STAR-CCM+ software provides
enhanced modeling capabilities
(including expanded multiphase simulation
capabilities), improved simulation
workflows,
and reductions in
overall time-to-solution (thanks in part
to increased accuracy, automatic timestep
adjustment for transient runs, and
improved steady-state fluid-film simulations),
in engineering applications as
varied as turbomachinery, oil-and-gas,
aerospace, electric machines, transformers
and plasma devices and more,
says the company. - CD-adapco,
Houston
www.cd-adapco.com
Portable electric compressors
produce zero emissions
As an alternative to diesel units, this
company has recently added electricpowered
portable compressors (photo)
to its family of M27, M31 and M50
compressors. These portable units are
powered by motors rated at 15-25 kW,
and provide flowrates ranging from 2
to 5 m3/min for pressures from 7 to 14
bars. For any site that has an available
power hookup, these machines make
economic sense, says the company,
because electricity is
generally
less
costly than diesel fuel. An advanced
Sigma Control Smart controller and the
company's patented Anti-Frost Control
system ease setup and operation
and provide protection from frost and
corrosion. Both mobile and stationary
versions are available. - Kaeser Kompressoren
SE, Coburg, Germany
www.kaeser.com
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