What is humidification steam absorption distance, and why is it critical in humidification applications? Absorption distance is the length of duct that is required to change …
Importance of Water Quality and Type: Humidification Basics Part 9
Water quality is an important concern when it comes to humidification. Regardless of what type of humidification you’re using (isothermal or adiabatic), chances are you …
Adiabatic Humidification: Humidification Basics Part 8
Recently, we discussed isothermal humidification. Today, we’re going to talk about the other method of humidification, which is called “Adiabatic.” Adiabatic humidification puts water (not steam) …
‘Tis the Season for Condensing Boilers
We’re taking a one-week pause in our humidification series to mention condensing boilers. A physical plant operator for a school district recently called and asked …
Load Calculation using Dristeem DriCalc: Humidification Basics Part 7
The past couple of blogs used the psychrometric chart and formula to calculate the loads in humidification buildings and processes. This week we look at …
The Four Types of Heat Exchanger Failures
Knowing how to prevent heat exchanger failures can help eliminate expensive repairs down the road. Bell & Gossett Chief Product engineer, Marvin P. Schwartz detailed the four …
Steam Isothermal Humidification: Humidification Basics Part 6
In many ways, Psychrometrics is like a Rubik’s Cube. Change one thing, and you automatically change something else. But instead of shifting colored cubes around, …
Calculating Humidification Loads for Economizer Cycle Systems: Humidification Basics Part 5
Now that we’ve learned how to calculate a basic humidification load, we need to understand how to do the same when an economizer cycle is …
Calculating Natural and Mechanical Loads: Humidification Basics Part 4
How do we determine how much moisture should be added to the air for a given application? In other words, how do we calculate the …
Bell & Gossett Suction Diffuser Plus Product of the Year
Suction Diffuser Plus receives Bronze Award in annual reader’s choice program For the sixth time since 2010, Xylem Inc., a global water technology leader …