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Leadership Focus: Mixing
Mixing abounds at most chemical plants. Problems can arise that undermine processing. Identifying and addressing such issues are essential to remain competitive.

Traci Purdum, senior digital editor, talks to Dave Dickey, senior consultant, MixTech Inc., to unearth mixing best practices.

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Take the Pressure Off Loading
Readers suggest how to avoid risks during upsets.

Particles From Piping Pose Pump Problems
Magnetic separators remove black powder to improve performance.

Avoid a Bad Turn
Centrifugal pump selection demands attention to details.

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White Papers: In Depth Research

Spray Gas Quench Design Considerations
Author: Bete Fog
Posted: 09/16/2009
The use of spray nozzles to rapidly cool or quench gas streams is an essential application in many industrial processes, such as chemical reaction vessels, incineration, and power plant absorber gas inlet. An optimized spray quench design requires engineering analysis of the operating environment, spray nozzle performance and process reliability. This technical paper describes the design considerations for spray gas quench systems such as nozzle selection, process control, system configuration and reliability. Application of this knowledge can result in a gas quench system that operates efficiently and reliably with reduced vessel size, reduced atomization energy consumption, and minimized downtime, to achieve capital and operational cost savings for your process.

Peristaltic Pumps: A Simple Solution for Abrasive and Corrosive Chemicals
Author: Watson-Marlow Pumps Group
Posted: 05/07/2009
Finding the right pump for metering abrasive and aggressive chemicals can be challenging. The pump of choice needs to withstand harsh chemicals, accurately meter, and be simple to maintain and operate. More and more process engineers are turning to peristaltic pumps to solve their pumping problems, reducing life cycle costs and driving gains in process efficiency.

Special Report -- Control With Flow
Author: Micro Motion
Posted: 03/30/2009
With changes in temperature, pressure, density and viscosity all affecting volumetric flowmeter measurement, how can continuous processors accurately measure the flow of fluids? Download this Special Report to find out how Coriolis flowmeters provide a direct mass measurement that is unaffected by changing process fluid characteristics – improving both accuracy and optimizing operations at your plant.

Closed System Technology Drives the Trend Toward Safer, More Cost-Efficient Chemical Dispensing
Author: Colder Products Company
Posted: 02/13/2009
In dozens of industries and in millions of applications around the world, dangerous chemicals are transferred from their original shipping containers into smaller jugs or buckets or applied to other end-use processes. Historically, the predominant dispensing method in many of these applications has been through an open system where the liquid is poured out of the container. With a poured system, the container is often flipped on its side and the liquid is poured into a secondary container. The user then just carries the bucket to wherever it needs to go. A mental image of this technique quickly reveals its potential dangers and inefficiencies.

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