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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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

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 Practical Steam Engine (PSE) is a breakthrough technology that allows efficient power

generation using pressures and quantities of steam where there are currently no economical solutions.

The proprietary, high-efficiency reciprocating steam engine can be installed in parallel to PRVs in sub-

megawatt applications for which existing steam turbine generators are too expensive and inefficient. The

PSE may also be used in condensing applications, appropriate for efficient power generation in

applications such as waste steam recovery, waste heat recovery, gasification, and biomass, whether integrated

into an existing system or functioning as a power island.

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A unique feature of the PSE is its use of repurposed automobile engines. The platform for the

PSE is the Chevrolet big block. These common engines serve as a great base to the PSE, allowing use of

off-the-shelf parts and simple maintenance procedures. Proprietary cylinder heads and valvetrain are

what differentiate the PSE from the Chevrolet platform. The proprietary components are the key to

producing a high speed, high-efficiency steam engine.

For a copy of the brochure, or the powerpoint, email us at news@pentadassoc.com!

Ware’s newest Boiling Point features Ritchie Ware and Glyn Lockhart discussing one of the most vital systems of a boiler, the boiler tubes! Glyn tells us abou common lengths, the cutting process, and gives us a demo too. for more information, visit their youtube channel and watch their video.

Here is the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ratZJFly4Ds

Enjoy!