Chemical Engineering September 2020 - 20

New Products
Ekato Systems
Liquid-solids blending with
high-solids-content media
The VPT vertical process blender
(photo) is said to provide 25% less
torque demand and a discharge of
up to 98% when compared with horizontal
drum blenders, making it suitable
for mixing pasty products with
high solids content. The VPT features
a heavy-duty, top-entry agitator, combined
with a baffle system designed
for liquid and solids blending to reduce
both operation costs and batch
times. The high impeller efficiency reduces
energy input into the blend and
avoids an excessive temperature rise
during the batch cycle. Furthermore,
the blender includes no wetted seals,
which means an overall longer equipment
lifecycle. - Ekato Systems
GmbH, Schopfheim, Germany
www.ekato.com
Sundyne
Use this pump in applications
requiring low NPSHr
The recently enhanced LMV 803Lr
(photo) is a direct-drive, vertical inline
centrifugal pump designed to handle
high flowrates. Featuring a novel inducer
technology
and backswept
impeller, the pump can achieve ultralow
NPSHr (net positive suction head
required) without the risk of cavitation.
Recent enhancements to the
pump include: new throat bushing to
improve seal performance for lighthydrocarbon
applications; a new oilmist
bearing box, which reduces the
need for periodic greasing; and an
updated cryogenic design option. -
Sundyne, Arvada, Colo.
www.sundyne.com
Ross & Son
Blue-White Industries
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A high-performance mixing
and pumping skid system
This company recently designed a
new skid system (photo) capable of
mixing and pumping low to moderately
viscous products. The Model
VSL-400 system features a conical
vessel on a movable skid with a progressive-cavity
pump rated for flowrates
ranging from 10 to 30 gal/min.
A 5-hp inverter-duty motor drives
a flange-mounted turbine mixer
equipped with two axial flow impellers.
The 34-in. dia. upper blade and
18-in. dia. lower blade maintain batch
uniformity from start to finish of the
pumping sequence. Both mixer and
pump are controlled from a weatherproof
control panel, which includes
a thermal-protection system that
disengages the pump motor if a set
temperature is exceeded. - Charles
Ross & Son Co., Hauppauge, N.Y.
www.mixers.com
This metering pump precisely
doses harsh chemicals
The Chem-Pro CD1 multi-diaphragm
metering pump (photo) offers continuous
pumping for gas-forming
chemicals, such as peracetic acid or
sodium hypochlorite. The CD1's drive
technology is self-priming and will not
vapor lock. The CD1 features a patented
ultra-durable diaphragm, called
DiaFlex, which has been designed to
last the life of the pump. A brushless
variable-speed motor helps achieve a
large turndown ratio, promoting high
accuracy. The CD1 has a feedrate
of up to 7.20 gal/h (27.26 L/h), and
features built-in leak detection and fittings
for multiple configuration types.
- Blue-White Industries, Huntington
Beach, Calif.
www.blue-white.com
New software release
for P&ID design
Last month, this company released
Visio P&ID Process Designer 2020
(VPID 2020), a software platform
envisioned to create smart piping
and instrumentation diagrams
(P&IDs) and process-flow diagrams
(PFDs). VPID 2020 is equipped with
enhanced functionalities on a Visiobased
platform and object-oriented
technology fused with intelligent and
automatic features for improving the
productivity of process designers.
VPID 2020 is an upgraded version
of Visio P&ID Process Designer and
is compatible with all Microsoft Visio
platforms. - ITandFactory GmbH,
Bad Soden, Germany
www.itandfactory.com
Analog and digital interface in
a single sensor
Due to Dual Channel functionality -
which enables sensor operation to be
analog, digital or both simultaneously
- this company's process sensors, including
the CombiLyz AFI conductivity
ChemiCal engineering www.Chemengonline.Com September 2020
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