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  1. ChiefMark

    Frozen coal in railcars

    I feel your pain. Several years ago I used a calcium chloride solution sprayed on the top of the coal car. Allow to soak for a couple hours and unload with a car shaker. Even if the solution re-freezes in the car, the strengh of the ice is substantially reduced. The calcium chloride doesn't...
  2. ChiefMark

    Gas readings

    Gas companies usually read the meters on a monthly basis. We do however have plants that have telemetry for daily monitoring because the plant balances there gas transportation on a daily basis through the interstate pipeline - but this is unusual. As far as how often to read the meter...
  3. ChiefMark

    ESTIMATING SAVINGS TO JUSTIFY A VSD

    I agree with dpc. Most of the manufacturer "tools" that I've seen are too generous when calculating the potential savings. The formula that you have is just a simplification of the affinity law for a centrifugal fan or pump that the power varies as the cube of the speed. In order to...
  4. ChiefMark

    Excel chart color fill question

    I agree with pmover that you'll probably need to add a series to calulate whether you've had 3 consecutive days that meet the criteria. Howeverr, once that is done, you can use conditional formating to automatically color the appropriate cells that meet the criteria you define. Just go to...
  5. ChiefMark

    Compressed Air Cost Analysis

    I agree with one of the prior responses that it's important to understand your present costs. In addition to that, depending on your goal, you can look at the non-production air loads. Depending on your industry, this will give you an idea of your leak load and/or non-productive load. Another...
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