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Campaign continues to reduce emissions
New seal division for Utex North American company Utex
Industries has announced the creation of a Sealing Technology division. This new division will be responsible for the production and sales of its mechanical seal's range, as well as many of the company's other industrial products. Mr Jack Fountain has been appointed vice president and general manager of the new sealing division. Mr Fountain has been in the sealing industry for many years. He joins Utex from Burgmann Seals America, where he was president. I IIIl'[
Dupont updates web site Dupont Dow Elastomer's web site at www.dupont-dow.com has been redesigned, with a streamlined navigation system, greater visual impact and a number of interactive features. According to the company, the new web site is aimed at addressing the needs of specific users. Therefore, it is easier for visitors to access detailed information, regardless of whether it is an engineer looking
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D0w ehsto~m
for perfbrmance properties or a compounder seeking process information. The site comprises extensively illustrated product and polymer selection sections, as well as company information and the industries it serves. The company claims that the new navigation system enables visitors to reach their desired page in only three clicks. Alternatively, they can use the in-built search engine.
Turbomachinery meeting The programme for the 28 ,h Turbomachinery Symposium, which is being held in Houston, 12 - 16 September, has now been published. This five day meeting, organised by the Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University is aimed at users concerned with maintenance, performance, troubleshooting, operation and purchase of turbomachinery. It comprises a similar format to previous years i.e. short courses, lectures, tutorials, discussion groups and a major exhibition of related products and services. However, for the first time a "user case study" section has been included. The objective of this, is to provide users of turbomachinery and reciprocating compressors with an informal setting to present their success stories/lesson learned.
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Of particular interest is a lecture entitled "Use of metal bellows noncontacting seals and guidelines for steam applications" and short course five entitled "Machinery installation and installation design API standard 686" Discussion Group five covers the subject of "Fluid film bearings and fluid film seals" and the topics under discussion will be • • • •
field problems and experiences; failure analysis; retrofit experience; maximum temperature limitations; • Damper bearings; • seal materials; • and applications. Discussion group six is entitled "Dry gas seals," and will cover the subjects of • dry gas seal operating characteristics; • field problems and experiences; • effects of gas contamination; • shutdown problems; • control systems; • tandem versus single; • and application. Two of the user case studies of particular interest are "A new sealing system to assist in containing fugitive emissions" and "Indentification of the interminttent synchronous instability in a high performance steam turbine rotor due to deteriorated labyrinth
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Impregnation- no longer
Campaign
a cover-up
continues to
reduce emissions
Patents A rotary seal geometry that resists twisting within seal
Continuing with its Factory Watch campaign, the environmental pressure group, Friend of the Earth (FOE), along with a
British
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l'echnology
Feature
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Bi-directional seal for gaseous
For further information on the meeting contact:TurbomachineryLaboratory, TexasA&M University,CollegeStation, TX 77843-3254, USA.Tel: +I 409 845 7417; fax: +I 409 845 1835; [email protected].
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UK. Heading the table for carcinogens was Associated Octel, which 'released over 4000 tonnes into the air last year. In the dioxins table, British Steel led the way with over 13 000 rag, while Elementis Chromium was top of the toxic waste table, with the release of over 96 000 tonnes. Finally, the acid rain gases table was led by National Power, which released 122 0010 tonnes of SO2 and 65 000 of NOx in 1998. The Factory Watch campaign, which aims to reduce industrial pollution through this naming and shaming tactic, has not always gone according to plan. All the figures featured in the league tables were based on and verified by the Environment Agency. However, FOE was informed that the ICI plant that was supposed to have released 290 tonnes of the known carcinogen, trichloroethylene, which made it ninth in the table, had actually only released 290 kg.
seals."
polymer selection
I
published 1998 league tables of top 25 polluting factories in the
newspaper,
recently
groove Reusable slow pressure seal for nuclear reactors
SealingTechnology No. 67
Industries has announced the creation of a Sealing Technology division. This new division will be responsible for the production and sales of its mechanical seal's range, as well as many of the company's other industrial products. Mr Jack Fountain has been appointed vice president and general manager of the new sealing division. Mr Fountain has been in the sealing industry for many years. He joins Utex from Burgmann Seals America, where he was president. I IIIl'[
Dupont updates web site Dupont Dow Elastomer's web site at www.dupont-dow.com has been redesigned, with a streamlined navigation system, greater visual impact and a number of interactive features. According to the company, the new web site is aimed at addressing the needs of specific users. Therefore, it is easier for visitors to access detailed information, regardless of whether it is an engineer looking
;~!h,
[D~tPont
D0w ehsto~m
for perfbrmance properties or a compounder seeking process information. The site comprises extensively illustrated product and polymer selection sections, as well as company information and the industries it serves. The company claims that the new navigation system enables visitors to reach their desired page in only three clicks. Alternatively, they can use the in-built search engine.
Turbomachinery meeting The programme for the 28 ,h Turbomachinery Symposium, which is being held in Houston, 12 - 16 September, has now been published. This five day meeting, organised by the Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University is aimed at users concerned with maintenance, performance, troubleshooting, operation and purchase of turbomachinery. It comprises a similar format to previous years i.e. short courses, lectures, tutorials, discussion groups and a major exhibition of related products and services. However, for the first time a "user case study" section has been included. The objective of this, is to provide users of turbomachinery and reciprocating compressors with an informal setting to present their success stories/lesson learned.
]
I~II~M I~w ela~tnmers
an~lhi~er
[~uPontDow's~oad rar'~eof sc~¢ia~ e = s ~ , ~ L~ng~us~y ~xperion~ ,nnovaI*ve~ tecnno~g~she~pyou r~ac~ a~d go fu~ll~r
Of particular interest is a lecture entitled "Use of metal bellows noncontacting seals and guidelines for steam applications" and short course five entitled "Machinery installation and installation design API standard 686" Discussion Group five covers the subject of "Fluid film bearings and fluid film seals" and the topics under discussion will be • • • •
field problems and experiences; failure analysis; retrofit experience; maximum temperature limitations; • Damper bearings; • seal materials; • and applications. Discussion group six is entitled "Dry gas seals," and will cover the subjects of • dry gas seal operating characteristics; • field problems and experiences; • effects of gas contamination; • shutdown problems; • control systems; • tandem versus single; • and application. Two of the user case studies of particular interest are "A new sealing system to assist in containing fugitive emissions" and "Indentification of the interminttent synchronous instability in a high performance steam turbine rotor due to deteriorated labyrinth
industries
ssibilities
......i
a b o u t us
Next
Month News
Flowserve Corporations appoints new president and COO
media
In-brief
p o l y m e r seiection ~l~ A conven,ent tool to help ) you determine which DuPont Dow products are best suded for your needs
~ news & events ~ See what's n~_ at DuPont Dow 1 Elastorners ,:,,,
h=,,,
Impregnation- no longer
Campaign
a cover-up
continues to
reduce emissions
Patents A rotary seal geometry that resists twisting within seal
Continuing with its Factory Watch campaign, the environmental pressure group, Friend of the Earth (FOE), along with a
British
(~
l'echnology
Feature
what's n e w
200~
l
Bi-directional seal for gaseous
For further information on the meeting contact:TurbomachineryLaboratory, TexasA&M University,CollegeStation, TX 77843-3254, USA.Tel: +I 409 845 7417; fax: +I 409 845 1835; [email protected].
products
ye=r
UK. Heading the table for carcinogens was Associated Octel, which 'released over 4000 tonnes into the air last year. In the dioxins table, British Steel led the way with over 13 000 rag, while Elementis Chromium was top of the toxic waste table, with the release of over 96 000 tonnes. Finally, the acid rain gases table was led by National Power, which released 122 0010 tonnes of SO2 and 65 000 of NOx in 1998. The Factory Watch campaign, which aims to reduce industrial pollution through this naming and shaming tactic, has not always gone according to plan. All the figures featured in the league tables were based on and verified by the Environment Agency. However, FOE was informed that the ICI plant that was supposed to have released 290 tonnes of the known carcinogen, trichloroethylene, which made it ninth in the table, had actually only released 290 kg.
seals."
polymer selection
I
published 1998 league tables of top 25 polluting factories in the
newspaper,
recently
groove Reusable slow pressure seal for nuclear reactors
SealingTechnology No. 67