I have written a great deal about the minimum flow rate requirement in centrifugal pumps. We recently received an email from an engineer who was …
Lync by Watts Reverse Osmosis (RO) Systems
We often receive requests for larger commercial reverse osmosis (RO) water systems. RO systems are advantageous in humidification systems where water quality is challenging. We …
Steam Humidification and DriSteem Models
The last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes outlined some water quality decisions when using steam for humidification. Which humidifier should you select based on …
Water Quality and Commercial Steam Humidification
Utility, process or heating boiler steam (S), clean steam (CS), and chemical-free steam (CFS) are all options in the steam humidification world. The search often …
Commercial Plumbing System Leak Detection
Often engineers will voice concern about failure of an underground pump and the possibility of water damage. The key to reducing any damage is the …
Free Cooling Heat Exchangers (Part One)
The ASHRAE young engineers heard about the free cooling system in the recent tour of the DTE Vantage Dearborn Central Energy Plant. The free cooling …
Disc Steam Traps for Higher Pressures
The ASHRAE young engineers saw a lot of steam in the recent tour of the DTE Vantage Dearborn Central Energy Plant. The plant manager pointed …
Tour of the DTE Vantage Dearborn Central Energy Plant
I recently enjoyed an ASHRAE young engineers (YEAH!) tour to a DTE cogeneration facility. This appears, to me, to be a state-of-the-art facility which provides …
Lync by Watts – Packaged Water Heater LC-Q
Lync LC-Q, A Quick Answer to Quality Water Heating Lync by Watts has created quality packaged water heater solutions in their “LC” series. The LC-Q …
Packaged Domestic Hot Water Heating System Advantages
What Does the Packaged Hot Water System Look Like? The packaged hot water system can include everything needed to turn cold water into hot water …