Flow rate, chemical interactions and reactions, mix and fill rates are a few examples of process system elements that can be directly influenced by the transport and storage of your process chemicals. Process materials flowing through a system are transported by a combination of piping, instrumentation, valves and tanks. Material handling equipment, during transport and storage, is critical to the success of your system.
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Equipment for Material Handling Systems
Flow Measurement (Instrumentation)
Flow Measurement (Instrumentation)
- Pressure – pilot tubes, piezometers, side-wall tubes
- Temperature – thermocouples, resistive thermal directors (RTD’s)
- Velocity – pitot tubes, anemometers
- Flow Rate – manometers, pressure gauges, venturi meters, flow nozzles, orifice meters, elbow meters, area meters, mass flowmeters, weirs
- Two-phase systems – gas-solid mixtures, gas-liquid mixes, liquid-solid mixes
Pumping (Liquids & Gases)
Pumping (Liquids & Gases)
- Positive displacement pumps
- Kinetic pumps
- Open screw pumps
Process Piping
Process Piping
- Piping
- Metallic pipe – carbon steel, stainless steel
- Iron – cast iron, ductile, high-silicon iron
- Nonferrous metal piping – aluminum, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, zirconium, flexible metal hose and alloys.
- Nonmetallic pipe & lined pipe – Thermoplastic piping, asbestos cement, pressure pipe, gravity sewer, impervious graphite, cement-lined, chemical ware, vitrified-clay sewer, plastic lined, rubber lined, plastic pipe, glass piping, etc.
- Joints
- Fittings
- Valves
Storage & Process Vessels
Storage & Process Vessels
- Liquid storage
- Atmospheric tanks
- Pressure tanks
- Pond & underground storage
- Gas storage
- Gas holders
- Gas-in-liquids
- Pressure vessels/bottles/pipe liners
- Low temperature & cryogenic storage
- Pressure Vessels
- Bulk transport