Piping tie-ins: The basics - Plant Services
Jul 18, 2006 · Peter Y. Burke. Piping tie-ins are unavoidable in plants where expansion is a current or future factor. Steam, condensate, compressed air, dust collection, vacuum and process lines are just a few types of plant piping likely to be modified by tie-ins to increase capacity. Here are a few ways to minimize costly disruption of plant operation when ...
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Using air lift pumps or eductors for fluid handling - Plant Services
Aug 14, 2002 · An empirical calculation attributed to the Ingersoll Rand Co. correlates the flow of air with that of water. Va = 0.8 L l /(C log10{(L s + 34)/34]. Where V a = volume of free air (cu. ft.) needed per gallon of water. L s = length of the submerged section (ft.). L l = length of the lift section (ft.). C = constant that depends on L l (see Table 1). Another relevant variable is …
What's causing your high motor current? | Plant Services
Feb 23, 2018 · Thomas Bishop. The most frequent concern about high current with a three-phase motor is high no-load current. But the broad issue of high no-load current isn’t the only three-phase motor issue to which plants should pay heed: High current with load and lower-than-expected no-load current are potential areas of concern, too.
15 maintenance processes to help you lay the right foundation for ...
Apr 11, 2023 · Plants or Facilities. A plant or facility is a collection of systems, or in other words, a collection of departments. When we think of a plant, it is made up of departments, like safety, quality, HR, administrative, maintenance, operations, logistics, etc.
Belt conveyor maintenance 101 - Plant Services
Feb 18, 2020 · Belt conveyor maintenance 101. How to address misalignment, mis-tracking and other reliability and operational problems in belt conveyors. Belt conveyors have been commonly used and widely employed to transfer and handle solids, bulk materials, and generally many forms of raw, semi-products, and final products in various types of plants and ...
How to maintain a reliable compressed air system: Key strategies …
Aug 28, 2024 · 1. Regular maintenance. Regular maintenance is essential for keeping a compressed air system reliable. Key maintenance tasks include: Inspecting for Leaks: Regularly check for leaks in the system, as they can waste energy and reduce system efficiency. Changing Filters: Replace filters according to the manufacturer's recommendations to ensure ...
Push the needle: How 6 companies are achieving predictive …
Oct 20, 2021 · Louisiana alumina refinery. Achievements: The Noranda Alumina plant in Gramercy, LA, realized a 60% decline in bearing changes in the second year of using a new lubrication solution, saving approximately $900,000 in bearing purchases and avoiding costly downtime. “Four hours of downtime is about $1 million dollars’ worth of lost production,” said Russell Goodwin, a reliability engineer ...
EnerSys to receive $199M award to support lithium-ion cell …
Sep 27, 2024 · EnerSys is in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to receive $199 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Grants. The company, which specializes in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, plans to use the money to build a lithium-ion cell ...
In the groove: Common myths about mechanical pipe joints
Mar 30, 2010 · Grooved mechanical pipe joining is a technique pioneered during World War I as a fast, reliable way to transport fuel and water to the Allied troops. It has become a viable joining method on utility and process piping applications when compared with welding, threading and flanging. The mechanical joint, or coupling (Figure 1), has four elements ...