If you are designing a piping system using sanitary fittings (Tri-Clover clamps for example) is it best to specify A270 sanitary tube or A312 SMLS SS Sch 5 or 10 pipe with mechanically polished finishes? I only need 32 Ra microinch finish at moderate P & T food service.
My concern is that...
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1. If you do not have a steam flow meter on the boiler output I would install one with a totalizer. I do not know of a way to accurately estimate steam production. Steam demand can very significantly in the course of a day. Vortex or orifice meters are fairly inexpensive.
There...
Here is an older guide from the Dept of Energy with rule of thumb calculations that can be put into a spreadsheet. I believe it talks about mass transfer coefficients but does not have actual values (may be a manufacturer's proprietary information).
Leeper, Stephen A. "Wet Cooling Towers Rule...
I use it a lot to refresh me on the fundamentals and as a starting point for some 'established' technologies or equipment. However, if you need to know about the latest or developing technologies, I feel the latest edition is still 5 years behind the times.
Your process sounds similar to one I worked on. It fermented bateria to produce an amino acid. After fermentation, we sent the solution to a series of decanting/washing tanks to let the cell bodies settle out.
The decanted liquid was evaporated to increase the acid concentration before...
My company is looking to purchase more of the Atlas Copco MD Series "Heat of Compression" dryer with any new oil-free air compressors. We already have a few installed (1 to 3 years old) with mixed results but mostly favorable. I wanted to get feedback from others experience to address some...