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Water technology company Xylem’s Wedeco LBX 850e and LBX 1500e ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems have received acceptance in the US from the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water.
The closed-vessel UV systems are now validated and approved for unrestricted reuse applications to meet the stringent water disinfection standards as required by…
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Following an extensive, multi-year test programme of Shell’s Ormen Lange Pilot, GE Oil & Gas has successfully completed system testing of the world’s first subsea gas compression system with a full subsea power supply, transmission and distribution system.
The system further advances the development of hydrocarbon processing on the seabed.
The Ormen Lange Pilot was a first of its…
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Veolia has been awarded a contract to supply Actiflo Turbo technology for primary clarification at Northumbrian Water’s Horsley water treatment works (WTW) in the UK.
Veolia’s Actiflo was selected following on-site pilot trials between February and May 2012, which demonstrated the ability of the process to operate at water temperatures down to 1°C whilst still achieving tight…
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Flowmeters
Fluid Components International (FCI) has expanded its compact thermal flowmeter line with a new electronics design that features the addition of HART, Version 7, digital bus communication.
The new models ST51A, ST75A, and ST75AV provide users with an economical yet rugged solution to measuring gases or air in demanding industrial process and plant applications.
The meters combine all new…
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Solids pumping specialist P&M Pumps has secured an order for 12 Vaughan vertical pedestal pumps destined for a major pharmaceutical company at its Biomedical Campus site in Cambridge, UK.
The pumps will be vertical pedestal, high-specification Vaughan STPE3P6 models in all 316 stainless steel and CD4 (Duplex stainless steel) construction, driven by 7.5Kw motors.
The installation is part of a…
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Valves
The Badger Meter Company, represented in the UK by Pump Engineering, was recently challenged to manufacture 1" valves which could handle ethylene glycol at flows up to 2 lit/min at 700 bar.
These valves were successfully deployed in deep water oilfields in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico where pressures are relatively high and temperatures relatively low and therefore the risk of hydrates forming is…
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Sulzer has been awarded a contract for the delivery of main feedwater pumps and start-up feedwater pumps for two nuclear reactors in China
Sulzer received the order in May 2016 and will complete the delivery of the equipment by the end of 2019 for the Hualong No. 1 reactors owned by China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. (CNPEC).
Sulzer will deliver six high-efficiency main feedwater pumps (HPTd),…
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The lotus effect, also known as superhydrophobicity, is a term that refers to extremely water repellent and self-cleaning properties in leaves and plants. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has succeeded in mirroring these characteristics to its seals without changing the sealing material or coating the seal.
The key is in the manufacturing tool, which leaves tiny protrusions on the surface of…
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Flowmeters
Measuring technology manufacturer Krohne’s ultrasonic flowmeter Optisonic 3400 is now available with heat meter approval according to MID 2014/32/EU Annex VI MI-004 (and harmonised CEN EN1434, OIML R75) in accuracy classes 1, 2, and 3.
Target applications include district heating networks, commercial and industrial heat metering applications, as well as energy and utility applications in…
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Metso will supply altogether about one thousand valves for Stora Enso's consumer board machine project in Guangxi, China. To guarantee effective services for the new mill, Metso will also strengthen its service presence in the Guangxi area. The consumer board machine is part of Stora Enso's integrated mill project being implemented in two phases in China.
The value of the order has not been…
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Minnesota, US-based Wanner Engineering has unveiled its new Hydra-Cell Q155 Series quintuplex seal-less pumps (low pressure models) designed for a variety of water-based applications.
The pump is well-suited for duties including reverse osmosis in water and wastewater treatment, mine dewatering, saltwater disposal, saltwater injection, bulk transfer, hydraulic lift, and steam generation.
The Q155…
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JDV Equipment has signed an exclusive technology licensing agreement with Global Biofuels Technology (GBT) to deploy its patented process mixing wastewater treatment technology on an exclusive basis in North America.
Based in Dover, New Jersey, JDV Equipment designs, manufactures and services water and wastewater treatment equipment.
A key process in treating wastewater is anaerobic digestion…
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Flomatic Corp. has introduced the new Model 54-4MJ Flo-E-Centric plug valves with mechanical joint (MJ) connections suitable for water and wastewater service.
The Flo-E-Centric plug valves are round-port eccentric plug valves designed in compliance with ANSI/AWWA C517-09 available from 6”-24” with standard gear box with a 2” operating nut for buried service.
The valve body,…
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Bonomi North America has introduced unique new low-torque three-way, four-seated brass ball valves with spring return handles that provide “deadman” mixing or diversion operations in either L-port or T-port configurations.
The Bonomi 355NSRL (T-Port) and 365NSRL (L-Port) valves change flow paths with a quarter turn of the spring-loaded handle and return to the original flow path…
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Beka associates have introduced third generation rate totalisers, which provide an easy-to-read display of rate and total flow in the same or different engineering units from almost any pulse output flowmeter.
They devices feature two inputs, linearisation, small enclosures for applications where panel space is limited, and larger digits in the 144x72mm models.
A rugged 316 stainless steel model…
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ISS, an industry expert in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fluidic technology, is launching the next-generation MassSense liquid and gas density meters (LDM & GDM 6500) and liquid flowmeter (LFM 5000).
The meters are the first in a suite of products that ISS is scheduled to launch in 2017, including high-performance gas flowmeters (GFM 6500).
MassSense liquid flowmeter (LFM…
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Computing software developer MathWorks has added new capabilities for modelling fluid systems within its Simscape physical modelling product family.
Introduced as part of Release 2016a, Simscape Fluids now provides component libraries for modeling and simulating thermal liquid systems, such as heat exchangers, pipes, valves, and other components.
The new options enable engineers to…
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Pump and compressor manufacturer Sundyne has introduced a new series of fit-for-purpose centrifugal gas compressors for applications associated with the power generation market.
An ever-increasing demand for clean energy leads to widespread use of gas turbine power generation in industrial and commercial power plants.
Many such facilities now require reliable centrifugal compression to boost fuel…
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