Extruded Aluminum Frame Bag Filter
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Advanced Filtration Concepts has introduced the new Soft Pocket Filter manufactured by Engineered Filtration Systems (EFS). EFS Soft Pocket Filters have an extruded aluminum frame for increased stability, reduced corrosion and greater filter life. The specially designed media consists of non-shedding fibers and resists moisture and chemicals to defend against bacterial growth. The rugged construction of the extruded aluminum frame and pocket supports promotes even loading and eliminates bending or collapsing, even in turbulent operating environments. EFS Soft Pocket Filters provide are appropriate for applications that require medium to high efficiencies. EFS Soft Pocket Filters are currently available in ASHRAE rated efficiencies of 40 percent to 45 percent.
Rack Mount UPS
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Staco Energy Products Co. recently introduced the UniStar IIILA Series single-phase, online, rack mount Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). This UPS features protection over a wide input voltage range. Its constant clean, steady sinewave (provided by the double-conversion technology) protects downstream equipment even without going to battery mode. With unity input power factor that meets industry standards for energy savings and low reflected harmonics, the UniStar IIILA is ideal for servers and networks, telecommunications equipment, industrial equipment or any sensitive electronic devices. Available with capacities of 1 kVA, 2kVA and 3kVA, the Unistar IIILA is easy to install and monitor. Each size offers remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities through the Web, networks or an SNMP adaptor. Standard software is compatible with most operating systems including Novell Netware, Windows, Linux and Free BSD. Each UniStar IIILA features high overload handling without transfer to the bypass, and protection against short circuit and over-temperature conditions. The unique Smart Battery Management System continuously monitors battery status and recharges whenever necessary.
Electrical Safety Test Instrument
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The Seaward Group, a supplier of safety test instruments, has introduced the ERT-S electrical safety checker from its Seaward Electronic Ltd. division. Designed specifically for earth resistance measurements, the ERT-S is powered by a microprocessor. The tool offers extended versatility, with the capability of either two- or three-point method earth resistance measurement. An internal memory allows it to store up to 1,000 test results and the download to a conventional PC for storing and analyzing. It comes equipped with all the necessary leads and test spikes for thorough soil resistant measurement and is ideal for Earth Resistance Utility method measurement with the use of a special current clamp. The ERT-S is compact and portable and offers a 3½ digit LCD display. At a resolution of 1,000 in specific earth resistance, the instrument has a measuring range of 100K to 1999K and a measuring frequency of 125 Hz ±1 Hz. It is designed in accordance with the EN61557 standard. Optional equipment includes a hard multi-unit carry bag, earth clamps and spikes, and a variety of accessories.
Digital Multimeters
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Fluke Corp. recently announced a new family of digital multimeters including the Fluke 117 Electricians’ Multimeter with non-contact voltage detection and the Fluke 116 HVAC Multimeter with temperature and microamps capability. The family of true-rms meters comprises four models, each designed to meet the requirements of specific application areas. The Fluke 117 Electrician’s Multimeter is suited for use in commercial settings and includes integrated VoltAlert non-contact voltage detection, a technology designed to quickly sense the presence of ac voltage - eliminating the need to carry another tool - and to determine proper grounding with a visual indicator. It also features Auto-V automatic volts detection that eliminates guesswork by automatically determining ac/dc voltage and a new low impedance input function, which helps prevent false readings due to ghost voltage. The Fluke 116 HVAC Multimeter has a built-in thermometer and microamps measurement capability; functionality designed to help professionals quickly troubleshoot problems with HVAC equipment and flame sensors. The meter includes the LoZ function, and other features for performing a wide range of tests. For a complete solution, the Fluke 117 and 116 are available in combo kits.
Also available is the Fluke 115 Multimeter for field service technicians and the Fluke 114 Multimeter for electrical troubleshooting. All four models are CAT III 600 V safety rated, and feature large white LED backlit displays and compact design for one-handed operation.
Oil Cleaning System Digital Control Panel
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United Air Specialists (UAS)/Kleentek has introduced a new, easy-to-read digital control panel on its line of electrostatic oil cleaning systems. This new feature allows an operator to monitor the operation of the UAS/Kleentek system and effectively troubleshoot oil filtration problems. The UAS/Kleentek system works electrostatically to draw contaminants of all particle sizes out of hydraulic oil. The new UAS/Kleentek control panel features a text display that shows key operating conditions like motor amperage and oil dwell time. An optional oil temperature monitor helps protect the UAS/Kleentek system components from potential damage due to sustained high oil temperatures. The new panel also notifies the operator of an error by displaying the cause of the error in text, rather than numeric code, and activating a flashing alarm on top of the UAS/Kleentek enclosure. For units installed in remote or hard-to-access areas, the control unit can be connected to a PLC controller to relay the alarm signal.
Networked Data Logger
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Logic Beach Inc. has introduced the first in a series of network connected data acquisition and alarming products using HyperWare-II, an icon-based, drop n’ drag programming environment. The IntelliLogger portable data logging system is a self-contained instrument that provides Network enabled methods of data collection and retrieval for remote monitoring applications. The IntelliLogger adds a complete set of networked features to stand-alone data logging systems allowing for the real-time integration into networked systems. With built-in Ethernet and Web serving capabilities, the new IntelliLogger allows the monitoring of equipment and the presentation of logger acquired information via a Web browser. Automated wide spread dissemination of collected data is easily accomplished as a result of IntelliLogger features allowing for Web presented data and control, data FTP actions, e-mail of alarms and data, standard and custom Web pages. The IntelliLogger, with HyperWare-II software, creates simple to in-depth programs by connecting a series of graphical Program Icons to create the desired data manipulation. In addition to Input and Output Icons, HyperWare-II includes more than 40 Process Icons for conditional and intelligent logging scenarios, mathematics and statistics. New icons added in HyperWare II include e-mail, FTP, messaging functions, and user-created custom graphic Web pages.
Self-Cleaning Mass Flow Meter
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Fluid Components International (FCI) has introduced the Model GF90 Flow Meter with a self-cleaning purge port that maintains optimum flow measurement performance while reducing maintenance costs in rugged industry applications where dirt, grit and grime are present in the fluid. The insertion style GF90 Mass Flow Meter’s self-cleaning purge ports minimize maintenance requirements and costs in dirty gas applications. By connecting the GF90’s purge ports to compressed air, inert gas or solvent purge lines, contaminants can be removed regularly and without un-installing the flow sensor element from the pipe to ensure continuous high accuracy measurement and significantly reduce maintenance activity. The GF90 uses a thermal mass gas flow sensing element designed with 316 stainless steel and nickel-braze construction. It also can be specified with corrosion and abrasion-resistant alloys, including Hastelloy, Monel and tantalum, and with all-welded construction for service in the harshest environments. It is available for service in a broad range of fluid temperature applications, from -100 F to 850 F and pressure applications to 1,000 psig.
Mobile Generators
Ingersoll Rand has introduced PowerSource, a line of mobile generators ranging in output from 10 kVA to 570 kVA. All PowerSource units feature alternators with AREP excitation and control panel-mounted voltage selector switch (VSS) for easy setup of required voltage. All units are equipped with a host of environmentally conscious features, including 110 percent environmental containment to prevent any spillage of fuel, oil or coolant and EPA-certified engines. Units include a common, simple-to-use operator interface with advanced engine controllers that monitor unit startup and a host of functions to protect the generator system against faults, enabling connection to automatic transfer switches and other remote starting switches. The heavy-duty mobile system is integrated with the generator frame, providing a platform to withstand jobsite conditions.
Boiler Fan Actuator
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MEA Inc. offers a boiler fan damper actuator that performs at high speeds with stability. The Damper Control Dual HPU with digital control and hydraulic servo control responds at a minimum frequency of 3Hz and boiler draft pressure is controlled within +/-0.1 W.C. The boiler fan actuator promises full stroke 90 degrees in five seconds or less, and torque up to 25,000 foot pounds-standard under 100 percent duty cycle and modulating control.
Aero Derivative Gas Turbine
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Rolls Royce has introduced to the U.S. market an aero derivative gas turbine that delivers up to 58 MW of electricity in simple cycle service at 42 percent efficiency. The Trent 60 is available with dry low emissions (DLE) and wet low emissions (WLE). The DLE version uses an eight canular staged combustion system that allows the engine to be operated in part load while still maintaining NOX and CO compliance. The engine is designed to produce 52 MW at ISO conditions and is flat rated at 58 MW at temperatures below approximately 2 C. The Trent 60 WLE uses the annular combustor system from the Trent aero engine with the introduction of water to reduce emissions and boost performance. The Trent 60 WLE engine uses water only in the combustion chamber, keeping water usage to a minimum. At temperatures below 19 C, the engine is flat rated at 58 MW. An online monitoring system allows for the reduction of water usage due to changes in power demand and ambient conditions while still maintaining compliant emission levels. The Trent 60 engines are suitable for baseload, peaking or spinning reserve applications.
Fuel Crusher
Pennsylvania Crusher offers the FBR Hammermill to meet the needs of utility and cogeneration plants for crushers. It is designed to crush fuel and limestone in fluidized bed boiler applications. The crushing chamber is symmetrical and the rotor assembly-consisting of rotor shaft, suspension discs and hammers-is reversible, to make use of two distinct crushing chambers. Regular reversal of the rotor produces uniform wear on the hammers, keeping their edges fresh and producing a consistent output size. The hammers are forged steel, differentially heat treated to a BHN of 500, making them abrasion resistant from the start, dispensing with the need for work-hardening common to manganese steel hammers provided by others. Pennsylvania Crusher has experience with fluidized bed boiler applications and can determine the arrangement and size that will satisfy plant requirements.
Power Monitor
Rockwell Automation has introduced a new high-performance, low-cost power monitoring device that profiles a plant’s energy consumption and utilization data while providing the information needed to better control and optimize energy costs. The Allen-Bradley Powermonitor 1000 is ideal for basic power monitoring applications, such as load profiling and cost allocation and has flexibility to be scaled to provide advanced capabilities, including wiring diagnostics, historical trending and advanced networking. The Powermonitor 1000 can be applied independently as a replacement for analog meters for collecting and charting energy information, and it can be integrated into existing energy monitoring systems. The device communicates seamlessly with Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley controllers (PLC-5, SLC, and ControlLogix families) allowing efficient sharing of energy data among a plant’s varied control systems. The Powermonitor 1000 is available in five models-two transducers (TR1 and TR2) and three energy-monitors (EM1, EM2 and EM3)-with features and price points addressing a wide range of application requirements.
Flow Meter
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The Wafer-Cone Flow Meter from McCrometer offers accuracy and is now approved by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use in coal-bed methane gas applications. The Wafer-Cone is an easy to install space-saving flow meter that requires almost no maintenance. The flow meter is designed for liquid or gas service in line sizes from 0.5 to 6 inches. The advanced Wafer-Cone Flow Meter relies on differential pressure sensing technology and includes a DP flow sensor designed with built-in flow conditioning to achieve an accuracy of ±0.5 percent, with a repeatability of ±0.1 percent. It operates over a flow range of 10 to 1.
Heat Balance Software
GE Energy’s optimization and control business has announced GateCycle 6.0 is now available to enhance the flexibility of its heat balance software for design and simulation of thermal power plants. The new software features an enhanced graphical user interface and program database as well as extended modeling capabilities. It also includes software functionality similar to Windows, such as easy renaming of models and equipment, copy/paste functionality of single equipment or groups of equipment and the ability to work with and across multiple models simultaneously. GateCycle 6.0 is being sold as a stand-alone engineering software to engineering companies, utilities and OEMs, but also has a large GE internal user base, especially in systems design and departments for GE Energy’s F- and H- technology gas turbines. For the optimization and control business, GateCycle constitutes the thermodynamic calculation engine for its EfficiencyMap online performance monitoring system that is fully integrated with the System1 optimization and diagnostic platform. EfficiencyMap uses GateCycle’s capability to model a plant “as built” under off-design conditions to benchmark overall plant and individual equipment performance.
Fuel Gas Cleaning System
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The Gaumer Co. has introduced the ElectroClean Fuel Gas Cleaning System, which provides gas-turbine-quality fuel-gas from pipeline-quality fuel-gas. ElectroClean consists of an electric pre-heater, pressure reducer, coalescer, heat exchanger and an electric super heater in one ASME pressure vessel. The ElectroClean Fuel Gas Cleaning System is a single, consistent piece of equipment that provides dry, clean gas to any dry low NOX gas turbine. The only other equipment needed is the optional filter/coalescer located on the gas turbine for fine removal of entrained oils and filtration of rust. The ElectroClean Fuel Gas Cleaning System can be placed between any pipeline source of fuel gas and the gas turbine. A single ElectroClean Fuel Gas Cleaning System will protect one or several gas turbines.
Portable QC Cart
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Waters Equipment’s Portable QC Cart allows on-line verification of analytical instruments throughout the plant. When used with a conditioned sample, the Portable QC Cart eliminates sampling problems such as contamination, delays and temperature as well as phase changes in the sample within the transfer tubing. The QC Cart can be used to measure on-line specific or cation conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH and TOC. The unit is constructed of high-purity 316SS and plastic wetted parts and requires little maintenance. A data acquisition and recording module is an available option.
Self-Cleaning Water Filter
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Miller-Leaman Inc. has introduced self-cleaning Turbo-Disc Filter side-stream skid systems designed to remove particulate and other contaminants from cooling water, complementing the water treatment program by keeping heat transfer surfaces clean, resulting in lower energy costs for the facility. The filters are designed for HVAC and industrial cooling tower and chilled water applications. Available in multiple micron sizes, the lightweight three-dimensional polypropylene disc media uses a fraction of the backwash water used by conventional sand media filters, resulting in substantial water savings and minimizing the amount of dirty water and water treatment chemicals. All models come with a 2-inch backwash line, eliminating the need for large flush line piping and floor drains. The filters come complete with a pump on a stainless steel skid. An onboard controller monitors the differential pressure across the system, triggering an automatic backwash when dirty.
Pipeline Inspection Equipment
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Envirosight has introduced the SuperVision 140 video inspection crawler for pipeline inspection. It travels as far as 1,640 feet through pipelines 6 inches and larger, evaluating condition and identifying maintenance needs. The SuperVision 140 emphasizes maneuverability and includes several desigh features, including short wheelbase, steerable six-wheel drive and an array of traction options. However, it also presents several new features specifically designed to boost operator productivity: a remote-operated camera lift that adjusts view height to center the camera in a variety of line sizes; a monochrome rear-viewing camera with infrared illumination to help prevent flips and cable snags during reverse travel; and PipeBus network control architecture, which allows concurrent control of multiple functions, supports the attachment of auxiliary sensors and end-effectors, performs onboard diagnostics, and allows the use of lighter-weight cable for extended travel range. The SuperVision 140’s remote-operated camera lift adjusts the height of both forward- and rear-viewing cameras from 3 inches to 10 inches. The forward-viewing camera pans infinitely, tilts ±135 degrees, and zooms 40 to 1. Its LED light ring casts shadowless, full-spectrum illumination, and its lasers project a measurement reference to help size pipe defects. The rear-viewing camera combines a black-and-white imager with infrared lamps for maximum light sensitivity.
Progressing Cavity Pump
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Moyno Inc. now offers the Moyno 2000 Progressing Cavity Pump. This versatile, high-performance pump is designed to handle a wide range of applications from shear-sensitive chemicals to difficult-to-process slurries and sludges. It features the crowned gear universal joint drive train configuration to provide exceptional torque and thrust control. Patented joint seals effectively protect the gear joints from pumpage contamination. The Moyno 2000 pump line offers capacities of 2 gpm to 2500 gpm and pressure capabilities to 1,000 psi. Numerous models are available in a variety of construction materials with many different options, allowing customization to specific needs.