Extracting Nutrients, Saving Resources through Livestock Water Recycling
Giant livestock farms, which can house thousands of pigs, chickens or cows, produce vast amounts of manure—they can generate the waste equivalent of a small city.
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Wireless Solutions Keep Close Watch on Valves
The number of valves and valve types that go into modern process plants today to precisely control operations is huge.
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Reducing Compression Packing Friction in Valves
Compression packing is found in applications ranging from transmission of natural gas and water to caustics and high-temperature steam.
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Recycling Fracking Wastewater
America is the largest consumer of energy in the world—energy production is pivotal to the economy, balance of trade, deficits and domestic stability.
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Actuator Commissioning Made Simpler
There is something about opening a box labeled “some assembly required” that causes one of two reactions—the joy of the challenge or dread.
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A Chilling Effect on Renewable Energy
To use the renewable energy of this cold water, Enwave Energy Corporation created Deep Lake Water Cooling, the world’s largest lake-source cooling system.
#water-wastewater #automation
And the Top 10 Highest-Dollar U.S. Project Starts in 2013 are…
The 10 highest-value project starts from January through July 2013 span a diverse range of industrial sectors.
The Boom of Hydrogen Service
Hydrogen is very reactive and highly explosive, and it is composed of the smallest molecules known to man.
#maintenance-repair #controls #valvehistory
Issues in Leak Detection
To pinpoint leak location and isolate areas of a pipeline for leak repair, utilities managers must know valve locations, how valves operate and the condition of those valves.
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The Future of Nuclear: Small Scale Nuclear Reactors?
The first nuclear power plant in the world was in Russia.