Pentad Associates will once again have an exhibitor booth at the 2015 Wyoming Oil & Gas Fair, which runs Tuesday September 15th to Thursday September 17th.
The venue has been changed this year, to The Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.
If you plan to attend WyomingðÌðs Premier Oil & Gas Fair, please visit Randall Miller in Booth #2. He will be pleased to discuss Zeeco Flare Equipment, Adwest RETOX Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers, and TMFiltration/Fluid Engineering Strainers.
Do you know the practical steps to take to get the most out of your current boiler? Do you know how to optimize your boiler’s efficiencies? Can you spot problem areas on your boiler before they harm your system? The answers to these questions are uncovered at our three-day instructional course, Boiler University.
How do you get the most out of what you have right now as it relates to your boiler operation? There are three main areas which answer that question. Boiler University takes an in-depth look at each of the three areas, so you can begin optimizing and prolonging the life of your boiler.
1) Start with what you have! – Optimize the operating efficiency of your existing equipment
Water Chemistry: Your heat transfer surfaces must be free of scale. To reduce scale, water chemistry must be a top priority.
Combustion: Combustion tuning is highly recommended twice per year, generally taking place after major seasonal changes in spring and fall. Soot that gathers on fireside surfaces must be routinely cleaned to maintain optimum heat transfer.
Pressure Control Synergy: Boiler firing rate and operating limit controls must be properly coordinated to prevent frequent cycling of the boiler. Excess boiler cycling can result in tens of thousands of dollars due to energy waste.
2) Do the right things, day in and day out! – Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual Maintenance
Daily Maintenance
Chemical hardness testing
Continuous blowdown adjustment
Bottom blowdown
Level control limit checks
Boiler room log maintenance
Weekly Maintenance
Rotate feed water pumps
Visually inspect steam system
Review chemical and boiler logs to spot inconsistencies
Monthly Maintenance
Slow or evaporation low water cutoff testing
Test flame scanner and all operating limits and interlocks
Comprehensive combustion analysis
Annual Maintenance
Open and inspect steam boilers operating over 15 psi
Inspection on hot water or low pressure steam boilers is done on alternating years
Fire boilers on backup fuels prior to heating season
Bubble leak test gas train piping and valves
Check chemicals on hot water heating systems
3) Be on the lookout! Have a detailed knowledge of the common issues that face all boiler operations
Thermal Stress: Rapid cycling and severe service conditions can result in tube and pressure vessel failure
Poor Maintenance: Lack of daily testing and routine maintenance
Mechanical Malfunctions: Every switch will eventually fail, routine testing and replacement when it’s required will keep your system running flawlessly
Chemistry: Poor water quality will result in boiler failure faster than any other cause
This is in no way a comprehensive list of what is covered at Boiler University, however at Boiler U, students take a detailed look at how to improve their boiler operations. With hands on demonstration, boiler technicians will be equipped to optimize their boiler’s performance.
For more information, email us at admin@pentadassoc.com.
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Webster Combustion announces release of its enhanced auto air density trim system.
Temp-A-Trim, Webster’s patented burner control system, is designed to deliver fuel savings of up to 3% and electrical savings of up to 30%. After years of successful installations, Temp-A-Trim is now available on new or installed commercial and industrial boiler burners of any brand.
Temp-A-Trim works by precisely correcting for air density as the combustion air temperature changes to optimize combustion efficiency automatically. A built-in variable frequency drive (VFD) adjusts the fan speed based on incoming air temperature to create a constant air flow mass for combustion, assuring that the burner is always operating at maximum efficiency, thereby burning less fuel and reducing emissions.
One of the best features about Temp-A-Trim is that it can be retrofitted on any commercial or industrial boiler burner regardless of size or brand. Temp-A-Trim installs easily with no special setup or programming required, and it is compatible with both linkage and linkageless control systems
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Temp-A-Trim also saves labor and downtime, because it reduces the need for seasonal burner tune-ups. The built-in VFD provides a soft start, producing less motor wear and reduced noise level. And finally, Temp-A-Trim’s air density control and VFD create opportunities for energy rebates, saving customers additional funds and making their return on investment even more enticing.
Call Pentad for pricing and availability on this terrific product!
Zeeco is a world leading combustion equipment design and manufacturer, specializing in next generation ultra low NOx burners, flares for onshore and offshore applications, and gas / liquids incineration systems. These specific seminars will be presented by Zeeco staff experienced in all combustion products and provide overview of how our products fit in with your business. We wish to cover specific design and performance issues that are most meaningful for your group. We will follow generally the below agenda, but welcome your questions during our presentation. We typically cover equipment selection, design criteria and resulting performance, including the following:
Burner Types, applications, design and performance, Process Heater applications, Boiler / OTSG (Once Through Steam Generators), HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generators),Environmental Regulations forthcoming
Flares Types, applications, design, smokeless performance; flare selection factors, type and design, flare system support options, pilots, monitoring and ignition options; Types of flare tips and purge reduction options; Staged / Totally Enclosed Ground Flare designs; Flare Gas Recovery including deep staging liquid seal; Environmental Regulations forthcoming
Incineration Systems, applications, design options; Gas Plants, Chemical plant, Refinery applications
We are offering to schedule a technical presentation at a convenient time for your group, and we welcome questions throughout the presentation in order to best address any specific issues and generate technical dialogue on design features with our technical staff.
Email us at admin@pentadassoc.com for more information!
Ant Man hit theaters July 17th with Paul Rudd playing hero Scott Lang. Ant Man is a character from the Marvel Universe who can shrink to the size of -you guessed it – an ant. Along with his ability to shrink, he has super human strength. He truly is the tiniest protector of the Marvel Universe. The tiny protector in the Boiler Universe is called resin.
Resin is a collection of tiny beads that are negatively charged and are located inside a water softener. Their purpose is simple: to protect your boiler. They do this by filtering the water before it enters your boiler. If these tiny protectors were not present, the minerals in the water would cause pitting and scaling in your boiler which greatly reduce heat transfer efficiency.
Resin plays a pivotal role in keeping your water clean. It is something that you typically don’t see but is at the heart of your water softener. Without it, the feedwater to your boiler would be filled with impurities that would significantly reduce the useful life of your boiler.
So how does it work?
Water enters the water softener hard. Hard is another way of saying that it is full of minerals and dissolved solids. These minerals are positively charged. When they flow through the water softener and across the negatively charged resin beads, an ION exchange occurs and the minerals attach themselves to the beads. This allows clean soft water to pass through to your boiler system.
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The GPA Rocky Mountain Chapter (GPARMC) is a Non-Profit Organization committed to serve as a forum for exchanging ideas and information regarding the Midstream Industry and provide opportunities for social interaction with others involved in the industry in the local Rocky Mountain area.
Pentad in conjunction with Adwest Technologies and GEA Heat Exchangers, will be hosting a booth at the upcoming Rocky Mountain GPA Conference on Thursday November 19th, 2015. This year’s location for the event is the Denver Marriott City Center
1701 California Street.
If you plan to attend please stop by our booth to visit Randall Miller and Brian Cannon of Adwest, and discuss Adwest’s RETOX Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) for Flameless NOx-Free VOC abatement air pollution solutions at booth #11.
For more information, email us at admin@pentadassoc.com!
If you plan to attend the Wyoming Oil & Gas Fair – please stop by Booth #2 and visit with Randall Miller.
He will be pleased to discuss Zeeco Flare Equipment, Adwest RETOX Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers, and TM Filtration Gas Filtration Equipment / Fluid Engineering Strainers.
The Oil & Gas Fair runs Tuesday September 15th thru Thursday September 17th, 2015 at the Casper Events Center
The RMAEE 16th Annual Energy Forum will be here in Colorado on October 22, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Denver Police Protective Association (PPA) Event Center. Participants will receive 6 Continuing Education Hours. Lunch and continental breakfast are included with paid admission of $65 for RMAEE members and $85 for nonmembers. This price ends at midnight October 20th. At the door registrations – the prices increase $10 each. Students with Valid ID will be admitted for free. Free parking is available in the lot across the street from the PPA venue. Continental Breakfast and Registration Opens at 7:30 AM. Conference and speakers start at 8:30 AM.
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The preliminary agenda goes as follows,
ðåð´ EPAðÌðs Clean Power Plan – William Allison (Air Pollution Control Division Director) will present on ColoradoðÌðs possible responses to the EPAðÌðs 111d Clean Power Plan rule and how to engage in that effort.
ðåð´ ESCO Case Studies Session – Key stakeholders (such as client and ESCO representatives) will present case studies that demonstrate ways of overcoming challenges and successes in using the ESCO model to implement energy efficiency projects in Colorado.
ðåð´ Net Zero Energy Projects in Army Facilities – This presentation will highlight work done by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the Army to advance net zero energy at Army facilities.
ðåð´ Colorado State University Solar PV Case Study – Carol Dollard will discuss financing, installation, and results of this solar array at CSU.
Lunch
ðåð´ Keynote – Ron Binz, former PUC chair and visionary leader towards the Grid 2.0, will discuss policy developments and new technologies impacting energy generation, consumption, and transmission.
ðåð´ Energy Efficiency in Agriculture – Sam Anderson of the Colorado Dept. of Agricultural will talk about funding sources and various programs, including small hydro, available to promote energy efficiency and energy production in the ag sector.
ðåð´ Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) – Paul Scharfenberger, CPACE Program Manager for the Colorado Energy Office (CEO), will provide an
overview of this program to provide financing for energy efficiency in ColoradoðÌðs commercial building stock.
ðåð´ Investor Confidence Project – Tracy Phillips will discuss the various ICP protocols, how they are being implemented on Colorado projects, and how these protocols may interact with initiatives such as CPACE.
ðåð´ DC Microgrids – John Phelan is the Energy Services Manager for Fort Collins Utilities, leading the team that provides energy efficiency, conservation, demand response and renewable energy services will discuss the new Utilities facility in Ft Collins including the use of a DC microgrid.
The speakers and order of presentations are subject to change.
For more information, email us at admin@pentadassoc.com.
Pentad Associates can help you save - When you are looking to replace some of your Heat Exchangers. We offer several basic Shell & Tube configurations in which these can be offered in various custom designs upon request. We offer interchangeable units to such companies as Thermal Transfer, Young Radiator, ITT, Basco, Bell & Gosset, along with others in the industries.
Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers:
Replacement Heat Exchangers to many of the major brands in today’s marketplace such as ITT, Basco, Thermal Transfer, Young Radiator, Bell & Gosset, along with others. These units are offered as direct replacements to existing units in the field. In most cases, all that would be necessary to price a unit, would be the existing model number. We also offer computer aided design to size for your particular application.
Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers:
Stainless Steel corrugated plates that are brazed together using copper at high temperatures. The result is a compact, rugged, leak tight, high efficiency heat exchanger. Channels are formed between the plates in which ports are arranged for counter-current flow. A seal is formed throughout the periphery of the unit by the brazed copper.
Plate & Frame Heat Exchanger:
Stainless Steel corrugated plates that are pressed together in an Industrial Fabricated Frame. Compact design ease of maintenance, efficient heat transfer performance. The plate & frame using stainless steel plate are compact, rugged, leak tight, and highly efficient. Channels are formed between the plates in which ports are arranged for counter-current flow. A seal is formed throughout the periphery with the use of gasketing. Units can be taken apart for cleaning and restoring unit efficiencies.
Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers:
Copper tube aluminum fin along with all aluminum plate & Bar core, offered in various designs and configurations depending on requirements. Complete units two include selected core, motor, fan, and shroud. Air Cooled units are offered for various applications such as Oil Cooling, as Cooling, & Water Cooling. Computer aided design is also offered with these units.
Replacement Tube Bundles:
Replacement shell & tube U-tube bundles. Various materials such as Cu. , Steel, Cu Ni, Stainless. Titanium, Hastelloy, as well as others. Replacements to Taco, ITT, Basco & others.
Coils:
Copper Tube Aluminum Fin and all aluminum cores built to design specification, or can be sized with dimensional information. Chilled & Hot Water, Steam, & Refrigerant cores, available in many various configurations depending on application requirements.
Shell & Coil Heat Exchangers:
Counterflow Heat Exchanger made all of 316L Stainless Steel. Helically Corrugated tubes coiled in a spiral tube bundle supply high heat transfer efficiency. Compact Design, Light weight, High Efficiency make the shell & Coil Heat Exchanger an excellent choice for many applications such as water to water, gas dryers, steam heaters, oil coolers, along with many other applications.
U-Tube Tube Heat Exchangers (ASME Code):
PW & PS design heat exchangers for liquid to liquid and liquid to steam. U-Tube Construction available in either 2 or 4 pass on the tube side. Removable Tube Bundles for convenience in cleaning and inspection. Strong durable 304 Stainless Steel tubes are standard construction with Steel Shell. Tubes are expanded into tube sheet to allow for expansion and contraction due to thermal fluctuations. Units equipped with mounting saddles/feet.
SS-Line Heat Exchangers (Pool Heaters):
All 316L Stainless Steel Construction. Corrugated Shell & Tube design that delivers excellent thermal performance even with fouled media. Very compact design all stainless construction make it an excellent choice when compared to Cu Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers.
The Neptune Series MP7100 is a mechanically-actuated diaphragm metering pump engineered from the ground up to be more robust and durable than similar mechanical diaphragm pump designs. The MP7100 pump incorporates the ruggedness of a hydraulic diaphragm metering pump, eliminates the need for intermediate fluid or hydraulic oil to actuate the diaphragm and reduces the potential for gearbox oil to contaminate the process. The result is a pump design that provides reliable and accurate dosing of a wide range of mild to aggressive chemicals, including those used in industrial and municipal water & wastewater treatment, chemical processing and agriculture. The MP7100 finned gearbox dissipates the heat created during normal operation more readily than other designs. The straight-through flow design of the MP7100 liquid end and the elimination of the contour plate result in improved flow characteristics, making the pump well-suited for pumping difficult chemicals such as viscous fluids, shear sensitive fluids and fluids with suspended solids.
For a copy of the brochure, email us at admin@pentadassoc.com!