Feb 21, 2019
Large UK leak to receive long-awaited repairs
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Feb 21, 2019
Pipelines
A 90-tonne bung of congealed fat is to be dug out by hand from a Liverpool sewer, according to UK water provider United Utilities, who’s sewer engineers will be digging out the fatberg with pickaxes and shovels.
80 metres long, the blockage of congealed fats, oils and other substances was found underneath Birchall Street and couldn’t be moved with conventional... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2019
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Researchers from Illinois-based Northwestern University have developed a new coating strategy for metal that self-heals within seconds when scratched, scraped or cracked.
Pipeline structures can often rupture due to hard-to-detect corrosion in tiny cracks, scratches and dents.
“Localized corrosion is extremely dangerous,” said Jiaxing Huang, professor of materials... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2019
Pipelines
According to ABC News the Keystone pipeline in Missouri is now repaired after a segment was shut down in early February when a leak was detected.
ABC News states that Terry Cunha of pipeline operator TransCanda says that the segment from Steele City, Nebraska, to Patoka, Illinois, was restarted last week.
The leak was first detected on February 6 near the St. Louis suburb... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2019
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Yorkshire Water has awarded their mechanical fittings framework contracts Lot 1, up to 300mm and Lot 2, above 350mm to Viking Johnson for another five years.
Viking Johnson will be supplying the water company with a range of fittings that includes couplings, flange adaptors, under pressure tees and repair clamps. All fittings will be for different pipe materials including... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2019
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US valve manufacturer Mueller Water Products (Mueller) president and CEO Scott Hall released a statement regarding the ‘tragic’ shooting that resulted in five deaths at the company’s Henry Pratt facility in Aurora, Illinois.
Victims Josh Pinkard, Russ Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clay Parks and Trevor Wehner were all employed at the facility, ranging from an... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2019
Pipelines
Global energy company Gazprom has announced that it has had a meeting with Wang Yilin, chairman of the board of directors of CNPC, to discuss the ongoing preparations of gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline.
Alexey Millar, Gazprom’s chairman of the company’s management committee met with Yilin and discussed a range of issues related to... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2019
Valves
Jon Kestner, Product Manager, Regulators and Valves, Swagelok Company on Why the Flow Coefficient Isn’t Very Helpful
A regulator’s main purpose is to maintain steady pressure in a fluid system application – preferably across the application’s full range of anticipated flow rates. To help confirm that your regulator is sized appropriately, consult... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2019
Pipelines
Reuters reports that Ethiopia and Djibouti have signed a deal to build a pipeline to transport Ethiopian gas to an export terminal in the Red Sea state.
According to Reuters, Ethiopia and Djibouti’s agreement comes over a year after POLY-GCL signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Djibouti to invest $4 billion (€3.5 billion) to build the natural gas... [Read More]
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Feb 13, 2019
Pumps
Germany headquartered Wangen pumps is set acquire the entire hygienic progressing cavity pumps division of Knoll Maschinenbau. The acquisition is set to take effect on 1 April, and will see Wangen expand its hygienic operations.
“We are adding the leading hygienic progressing cavity pump to our strong hygienic twin screw pump range, offering customers in future a... [Read More]
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Feb 12, 2019
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Owner of leading water and wastewater treatment technologies, Modern Water has submitted an application for planning permission to build Gibraltar’s first ever wastewater treatment plant.
Modern Water has said that according to the planning application, the estimated cost of the plant will be £25 million (€28.5 million).
Preliminary works that included... [Read More]
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Feb 12, 2019
Pipelines
According to Reuters, European Union nations backed a plan to regulate Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline last week, a move that will likely slow but not rule out its construction.
Germany and France have pushed to amend the draft agreement that ensures the Nord 2 pipeline carries Russian gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea complies with EU law, so that Berlin has a... [Read More]
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Feb 12, 2019
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Germany-based flow control and applicators firm Sulzer provided distillation equipment to Indian steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal for a steel production plant in Gent, Belgium.
The equipment will be used to convert waste gases into 80 million litres of bioethanol annually.
Sulzer announced that the project is the result of a partnership with LanzaTech, a developer of a... [Read More]
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Feb 8, 2019
Flowmeters
UK-based flow measurement firm Titan Enterprises announced that it will be replacing its 800 Series Displaying Turbine Flowmeter (800D) with a combination package of an 800 series turbine flowmeter and a Pulsite Solo display unit.
According to Titan, the combination package provides users with more versatility and the possibility of remote display reading when your flowmeter... [Read More]
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Feb 6, 2019
Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Lancaster University.
According to a statement, the agreement covers a range of ‘collaborative ideas and opportunities.’ In particular, it aims to develop improved skills and technology understanding across the pump sector.
At the heart of the new agreement will... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2019
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Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) have outlined a study into the science behind transitioning old oil rigs into permanent reefs, Phys.org reports.
The group of researchers published an extensive study into the history, ecology and pragmatics of rigs-to-reefs projects in the academic journal Ocean and Coastal Management.
In... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2019
Pumps
High-end precision fabrication specialist LTi Metaltech has announced new machinery that is expected to provide further expansion and boost business.
LTi Metaltech is adding a new-state-of-the-art Ridder waterjet cutting machine and installing it at the company’s Abingdon factory. The new waterjet machine provides extra capacity to serve newer growth areas of LTi’s... [Read More]
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