773.774.2800Archive for June 2018
Getting the Most, part 3 – Plate Heat Exchangers
Last time, we talked about pressure drop limitations and how they affect the sizing of a plate heat exchanger. Today we will discuss a couple of other key considerations. First: approach temperatures. Approach is the difference between the outlet temp of one fluid to the inlet temp of the other. Generally speaking for a given…
Read MoreB&G Centrifugal Pump Motor Speed Facts
Understanding electric motor speed is a vital part of the proper selection and application of B&G Centrifugal Pumps. The following is an explanation of how motors are designed to operate at a certain speed and how motors speed varies when installed to drive a centrifugal pump. “No Load” Motor RPM Every AC Induction motor has…
Read MoreGetting the Most – Part 2
Last time, we talked about the Bornquist IDEA (Integrated Design Engineering Assistance) team and the overall concept of using the equipment output capacities of some components, such as cooling towers, to reduce the sizes of other equipment. Since the most likely component to be affected would be a plate heat exchanger, let’s spend a little…
Read MoreGetting the Most: Part 1
[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″ column_style=”light”][fsn_text] In the world of heat transfer, with close approach temperatures a little change can mean a lot of savings to the cost of equipment. Approach temperatures are critical to the sizing and selection of heat exchangers, cooling towers and other passive heat transfer equipment. Simply stated, the approach temperature is the difference…
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