Impeller valves’ rise in bulk solids
Impeller valves are (increasingly) used in bulk solid processes. These valve types are relatively easy to install in existing facilities and have several advantages compared to classical line-ups. Jamming and/or crushing of valuable bulk items does not happen with impeller valves.
First fire supercritical CO2 power plant
What if power stations would reuse CO2 and produce water instead of respectively producing and using these resources? The American company NET Power has achieved first fire of the combustor at a demonstration plant. The heart of the so-called supercritical CO2 plant has been designed using the so-called Allam cycle, effectively producing water and (partly) reusing CO2.
Valves in severe service
What is severe service? I think most would probably answer: sour service, sandy service, high velocity or cryogenic, only to mention a few. And yes, those are examples of severe service, but could low-pressure water be severe service? My answer would be, “yes it could.”
The future of offshore is digital
120 miles out at sea, 6,000-horsepower devices lift drilling equipment weighing up to 3 million pounds out of holes lying 10,000 feet beneath the water. Keeping such sea monsters in good working order, often for years at a time, is no mean feat.
Proper commissioning saves time and money
If you’d just bought a new high performance sports car, you’d likely protect your investment by following the manufacturer’s instructions for the breaking in of the engine. You’d also probably leave the spare tire in the trunk so that a flat wouldn’t leave you stranded on the side of the road.