October 14, 2009
From the Print Issue - Smart Wireless THUM Adapter
From the Print Issue Differential-pressure (DP) flowmeters rely on what is commonly called a 'primary element' to foster the conditions for flow measurement. Primary elements place a constriction in the flowstream that causes a drop in line pressure. A DP flowmeter uses the pressure differential created between the upstream and downstream pressure to compute the flowrate.
Top Technologies of 2009
Flow Control Innovation Awards Winners The Flow Control Innovation Awards program is an annual competition designed to recognize the year's most compelling advances in fluid handling technology. Finalists for the 2009 Flow Control Innovation Awards were announced in the June issue of Flow Control magazine, at which time this year's nominees were offered up for open voting. All told, the 2009 Flow Control Innovation Awards program generated 1,300 votes, the most in the 12-year history of the Flow Control Innovation Awards program. Here we provide a brief overview of each of the winning technologies, with select voter comments. Latest Headlines
Flowmeter Specification Strategy
Flowmeter selection can be quirky. Sometimes you have already seen the application before and have the benefit of having previously evaluated it. In this case, you might select a flowmeter with reasonable confidence that you have made a good selection.
QUIZ CORNER: Variable-Speed Variables
Which of the following statements is true about using variable-speed drives to operate equipment in a process plant? Variable speed drives ...
Online Access to HI/ANSI Pump Standards
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) is offering a new service called 'Standards by Subscription,' a Web-based subscription that provides company-wide access to the ANSI/HI pump standards packages.
Survey Says Mfgs Are Seeking New Markets
GlobalSpec published its Eighth Annual Industrial Indicator Survey, highlighting the scope of the economic downturn in the industrial sector in 2009. The survey, which focused on GlobalSpec's user base of engineering, technical, manufacturing and industrial professionals, asked respondents to identify current and projected financial performance, purchasing plans, and other business initiatives in their companies.
ISA100.11a Wireless Std. Deployed & Tested
The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute has deployed, tested and approved ISA100.11a standard devices in a multi-vendor installation of technology at an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. The objective of the installation is to demonstrate interoperability among multiple vendor devices using the ISA100.11a technology.
EPA Proposes GHG Regs for Large Facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal requiring large industrial facilities that emit at least 25,000 tons of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) a year to obtain construction and operating permits covering such emissions.
Online Shopping for Mechanical Seal Faces
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened an 'E-Shop' for mechanical face seals. The shop is located at www.face-seals.com and provides users the ability to choose from a selection of mechanical face seals made from roller bearing steel and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR).
Are You Smarter than Your Technology?
Last month at the Emerson Global Users Exchange in Orlando, one of the core themes of this annual conference and expo was usability.
New Products ABB Instrumentation's WaterMaster electromagnetic flowmeters are specifically designed for water and wastewater applications. Part of ABB's new FlowMaster range of flowmeters, the meters are available in flowmeter sizes from 1.5' to 12 inches.
Rotating Vane Thermo-Anemometer
Handheld for Airflow & Temp. Measurement Omega Engineering's HHF143 thermo-anemometer provides accurate air velocity and temperature measurements in harsh environments.
VFD Cabling
2000 Volt Design for High-Power AC Drives Belden's 2000 Volt VFD cable designs feature oversized XLPE insulation to provide the lowest capacitance available in a VFD cable. Dual-shielding provides the lowest resistance to ground path, which improves common mode current containment.
Vortex-Shedding Flowmeters
With an Integrated Temperature Transmitter Universal Flow Monitors' CoolPoint Flow/Temperature Series vortex-shedding flowmeters are designed for measuring and monitoring both flow and temperature in processing water, water with chemicals added, water/glycol coolant and corrosive fluids.
Smart Wireless THUM Adapter
For Existing HART Field Instruments Emerson Process Management's Smart Wireless THUM Adapter is designed for installation on existing HART field instruments to free up diagnostics and process information that had previously been inaccessible in wired legacy system installations.
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