Pump-and-feed systems

Steam pressure regulator for sulfur melter, sulfur pumps, and feeding system to furnace... 

A distillation process uses a complex arrangement of systems that includes a cooling-tower system, pump-and-feed system, preheat system, product storage system, compressed-air system, steam-generation system, and complex instrument control system. (See Figure 10-3.) Each of these stand-alone systems is designed to support a specific part of the distillation process. Each... 

The one-pass system consists of a feed tank, filter, pump, and membrane system (Fig. 6). The feed tank contains whiskey at approximately 100° proof. It is filtered through a cellulose filter and then pumped into the membrane system where the separation takes place. Dupont B-10 A ram id hoUow fiber membranes are used in series or parallel and are able to withstand the high pressures, 689—1034 kPa (6.8—10 atm), necessary to achieve separation. 

The combustion test program of synthetic liquid fuels is being conducted in a 20-horsepower (hp) firetube boiler and associated equipment. The system consists of a 20-hp, Johnston, three-pass, firetube boiler designed to transfer roughly 670,000 Btu/hr to the water side a water treatment and feed system a fuel holding tank and transfer pump and a stack exhaust duct equipped with numerous sample ports for gaseous and particulate emissions testing. 

DSS Feed System. The DSS feed system consisted of an agitated, 55-gallon polyethylene supply tank for the sewage sludge and standard piping and pumps. The feed system supplied two air-sparged tubes located 25 cm and 46 cm above the distributor plate in the EHE. Each tube contained six, 2.36 mm diameter holes drilled horizontally (3 on each side) through which DSS and air were fed. Because the clay and lime additives used in the study had a tendency to settle out in the supply tank, a recirculation line was also installed. 

In the plant, the type of pump and piping system used to feed the filter are often of great importance, as time spent on crystallization and improving crystal size and particle size distributions can be quickly undone through particle damage. Recirculation loops and pumps for slurry uniformity may not always be necessary. 

Clean and calibrate all sensors Instruments must be calibrated on a regular basis. Improper sensor readings will lead to inaccurate normalization and present a false picture as to how the RO system is functioning. Calibrate chemical feed pumps Chemical feed systems should be calibrated on a regular basis to make sure the required dosage of chemical is being fed. 

Volume reduction of concentrated evaporator bottoms, which may include boric acid wastes, laundry wastes, chemical wastes, and other floor drain wastes, is accomplished in the radwaste volume reduction system. The major components of the system are the crystallizer chamber and recirculation system, condenser, and vacuum pump system. The crystallizer chamber consists of a conical tank and an inner circular baffle to separate solid crystals from a clear recycle stream. Combustible wastes such as clothing, filter cartridges, and wood are volume-reduced in the radwaste incinerator. Solidification of volume-reduced wastes and other low-level radioactive wastes, such as spent resins and contaminated tools, is performed in the cement solidification system. The major components of the cement solidification system include the high shear radwaste mixer, waste dispensing system, flush water recycle steam, cement storage and feed system, and the container handling system. 

Many water treatment operators consider liquid chemicals easy to feed and handle. Chemical suppliers deliver the chemicals in sealed containers, and the feed and delivery systems are contained. Accurate feed is assured when using properly sized, calibrated, and maintained chemical metering pumps and control systems. Liquids also mix easily into the process water stream. Table 7-1 hsts some of the more common liquid chemicals used in water treatment. In addition to these, there are many liquid polyelectrolytes sometimes used in coagulation and filtration. They are not listed in the table because their properties vary depending on the specific product. 

Feed systems utilizing gravity are rarely used. Line pressure is usuaHy adequate for smaH systems. AuxHiary pumps are required in larger systems to assure proper flow through aH units and to avoid uneven flow should line pressure decrease as other demands for water or the process stream occur elsewhere in the facHity. 

The cost of the filter station includes not only the installed cost of the filter itself but also that of all the accessories dedicated to the filtration operation. Examples are feed pumps and storage facihties, precoat tanks, vacuum systems (often a major cost factor for a vacuum filter station), and compressed-air systems. The dehvered cost of the accessories plus the cost of installation of filter and accessories generally is of the same order of magnitude as the dehvered filter cost and commonly is several times as large. Installation costs, of course, must be estimated with reference to local labor costs and site-specific considerations. 

These applications have considerably more stringent performance requirements than any other application. Circulating water pumps, boiler feed pumps, forced-draught (FD) and induced-draught (ID) fans, pulverizers (ball mills) and condensate pumps are components in a thermal power station that may require extra safety in a standard motor to make it able to fulfil these requirements and withstand abnormal service conditions and system disturbances. Abnormal operating conditions may be one or more of the following ... 

A typical lubrication oil system is shown in Figure 15-1. Oil is stored in a reservoir to feed the pumps and is then cooled, filtered, distributed to the end users, and returned to the reservoir. The reservoir can be heated for startup purposes and is provided with local temperature indication, a high-tempera-ture alarm and high/low level alarm in the control room, a sight glass, and a controlled dry nitrogen purge blanket to minimize moisture intake. 

When solution must be pumped, consideration should be given to use of holding tanks between the dry feed system and feed pumps, and the solution water supply should be controlled to prevent excessive dilution. The dry feeders may be started and stopped by tank level probes. Variable-control metering pumps can then transfer the alum stock solution to the point of application without further dilution. Means should be provided for calibration of the chemical feeders. Volumetric feeders may be mounted on platform scales. Belt feeders should include a sample chute and box to catch samples for checking actual delivery with set delivery. Gravimetric feeders are usually furnished with totalizers only. Remote instrumentation is frequently used with gravimetric equipment, but seldom used with volumetric equipment. 

The task of synthesizing an optimal RON can be stated as follows For a given feed flowrate, Qf. and a feed concentration, Cp. it is desired to synthesize a minimum cost system of reverse osmosis modules, booster pumps and energy-recovery turbines Chat can separate the feed into two streams an environmentally acceptable permeate and a retentate (reject) stream in which the undesired species is concentrated. The permeate stream must meet two requirements ... 

The de-alkalized and degassed water has a pH of 4-5 and (having just passed through an air-blown tower) is laden with oxygen and extremely corrosive. Normal practice is to dose NaOH into the degasser tower sump, at a level sufficient to approach to desired boiler water pH. If this dosing fails, severe corrosion in the degassed water pump, the softener and the feed system will result. 

The circulatory systems used in association with machine tools are generally conventional in nature, although occasionally their exceptional size creates special problems. The normal installation comprises a storage tank or reservoir, a pump and filter, suitable sprays, jets or other distribution devices, and return piping. The most recent designs tend to eliminate wick feeds and siphon lubrication. 

Clean water treatment feed pumps, check-valves, and control system... 

STABREX is easier and simpler to use compared to any other oxidant available for industrial water treatment. The product is pumped directly from returnable transporters (PortaFeed Systems)17 with standard chemical feed equipment. Previously, the only practical ways to apply bromine were to oxidize bromide solutions on-site with chlorine in dual liquid feed systems, or with one of the solid organically-stabilized bromine products applied from sidestream erosion feeders. The former is cumbersome and complex, and the latter is prone to dusting and difficult to control. Other oxidants require complex handling and feed of toxic volatile gases, unstable liquids, multiple-component products, or reactive solids. Simplicity in use results in reduced risk to workers and to the environment. 

A typical evaporative recovery system consists of an evaporator, a feed pump, and a heat exchanger. Plating solution or rinsewater containing dilute plating chemicals is circulated through the evaporator. The water evaporates and concentrates the plating chemicals for reuse. In open evaporator systems, the water evaporates and mixes with air and is released to the atmosphere. It may be necessary to vent the contaminated airstream to a ventilation/scrubber treatment system prior to release. In enclosed evaporators the water is condensed from the air and can be reused in rinses, which further increases savings. Water reuse is preferred whenever possible. 

Like evaporators, RO works on most plating baths and rinse tanks. Most RO systems consist of a housing that contains a membrane and feed pump. There are four basic membrane designs plate-and-frame, spiral-wound, tubular, and hollow-fiber. The most common types of membrane materials are cellulose acetate, polyether/amide, and polysulfones.29... 

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