Bell & Gossett is pleased to announce that our Suction Diffuser Plus product has been nominated by Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE) magazine as a 2016 Product …
New Pump Efficiency Standards Part 1: They’re Here, Now What?
Heat pumps have them. Air conditioners have them. Even light bulbs have them. And now, for the first time in history, clean water pumps have …
Two Secrets for Bell and Gossett GPX Plate Heat Exchangers
Our recent R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (MMM) articles have introduced a number of velocity considerations in gasketed plate heat exchangers. This week I’ll share two …
Velocity Limits in Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers – Part 4
Plate exchangers such as the Bell and Gossett GPX series have significantly higher velocity limits than shell and tube heat exchangers, but there are still …
Bell & Gosssett Centrifugal Pumps Switch to Polyurea-Based Grease
In December 2014, Bell & Gossett completed their transition to polyurea-based grease. This change from lithium-based grease increases the maximum normal bearing housing temperature from 180 …
Minimum Velocity for Heat Exchangers with Glycol – Part 3
In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we discussed maximum and minimum heated water velocities in Bell & Gossett SU heat exchangers with standard …
Announcing Bock Water Heaters new optiTHERM® models OT199, OT150 and OT125
R.L. Deppmann is pleased to announce the following product from Bock Water Heaters. Bock Water Heaters proudly announces a new family of 99-gallon optiTHERM® water …
Minimum Velocity in Heat Exchangers – Part 2
Shell and Tube heat exchangers are often used in institutional steam-to-water heating applications. This week’s Monday Morning Minutes post looks at minimum velocities in Bell & Gossett …
Maximum Velocities in Heat Exchangers – Part 1
Shell and Tube heat exchangers are often used in institutional steam-to-water heating applications. We recently received a call from a consulting engineer asking what the …
Heat Exchanger Fouling Factors
One of the most misunderstood items in the heat exchanger schedule is the fouling factor. This week’s Monday Morning Minutes post explores heat exchanger fouling factors …