McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour
Registration
On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine
hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control
subjects. Power webinars are free for subscribers to either
Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Environmental Upgrade
Tracking System. The
cost is $125.00
for non-subscribers.
Market Intelligence
webinars are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00
for non-subscribers.
DATE |
Non-Subscribers Cost |
SUBJECT |
Webinar Type |
February 28,
2013 |
$125.00 |
Implementation of the Utility
MACT Rule
|
Power |
March 7,
2013 |
$125.00 |
HRSG Design, Operation and
Maintenance Considerations
|
Power |
March 14, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Inlet Air Pretreatment for Gas
Turbines
|
Power |
March 21, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Industrial Boiler MACT Impact
and Control Options
|
Power |
March 28, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Mercury Measurement and Control
|
Power |
April 4, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Fabric Selection for Particulate
Control
|
Power |
April 11, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Air Pollution Control for Gas
Turbines
|
Power |
April 18, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Multi-pollutant Control
Technology
|
Power |
April 25, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Control Technologies for Fine
Particulate Matter
|
Power |
May 2, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Flyash Pond and
Wastewater Treatment
Issues
|
Power |
May 9, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Clean Coal Technologies
|
Power |
May 16, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Power Plant Automation and
Control
|
Power |
May 23, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Cooling Towers
|
Power |
May 30, 2013 |
$400.00 |
Air Pollution Control Markets
(geographic trends, regulatory
developments, competition,
technology developments)
|
Market
Intelligence |
June 6, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Report from Power-Gen Europe
(update on regulations, speaker
and exhibitor highlights)
|
Power |
June 13, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel
Feed, Metering and Combustion in
Boilers
|
Power |
June 20, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Dry Sorbent Injection and
Material Handling for APC
|
Power |
June 27, 2013 |
$400.00 |
Power Generation Forecast for
Nuclear, Fossil and Renewables
|
Market
Intelligence |
July 11, 2013 |
$125.00 |
New Developments in Power Plant
Air Pollution Control
|
Power |
July 18, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Measurement and Control of HCl
|
Power |
July 25, 2013 |
$125.00 |
GHG Compliance Strategies,
Reduction Technologies and
Measurement |
Power |
August 1,
2013 |
$125.00 |
Update on Coal Ash and CCP
Issues and Standards
|
Power |
August 8, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Improving Power Plant Efficiency
and Power Generation
|
Power |
August 15, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Control and Treatment Technology
for FGD Wastewater
|
Power |
August 22, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Status of Carbon Capture and
Storage Programs and Technology
|
Power |
August 29, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Pumps for Power Plant Cooling
Water and Water Treatment
Applications
|
Power |
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
Headlines for the February 15, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY
E-ALERT
#1112– February 15, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL - US
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
“Monitoring and Controlling Boiler Water/Steam Cycle Chemistry”
Hot Topic Hour Recording Available
An 80 minute recording of the “Hot Topic Hour” yesterday is available from
McIlvaine.
Safe, reliable and efficient operation of steam generating boilers and HRSGs
requires the maintenance of physical and chemical conditions throughout the
water/steam circuit that minimizes corrosion and deposit formation. This is
especially true in the older plants that are prevalent in our electricity
production network. Deposition of contaminants, scaling and corrosion are the
cause of many forced outages resulting in lost power generation or product
output costing billions of dollars per year. Frequent blow-downs required
because of excessive contaminants in the water/steam also contribute to lost
production. Inadequate cycle chemistry will cause boiler tube and turbine
blade/disc failures and Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) throughout the circuit.
Three presentations addressed the challenges and provide solutions.
Joe Zimmerman,
Director of Marketing and Power Industry Sales Manager
at Chemtrac, Inc., explained that the adverse effects of
particulate material in steam cycle waters are frequently seen throughout the
power generation process. Steam cycle corrosion products (transient metal
oxides) can lead to deposition and equipment failure. This presentation
introduced basic technologies used for continuous detection of insoluble
particles at very low concentrations. When such monitoring methods are utilized,
real-time corrosion product transport measurement can be implemented as a
potential parameter for controlling the power plant cycle.
Online particle monitoring in contrast to turbidity measurement provides
continuous tracking of insoluble metal oxides. The clear advantage over grab or
compiste samplers was illustrated by using a movie as an example. Rather than
one frame or a synopsis you see the whole movie with the particle monitoring
system. This provides valuable information relative to system performance and
allows immediate action when an event occurs
Greg Thomas,
Key Account Manager for Nuclear Power at Hach Ultra Analytics,
compared the long time standard amperometric technology to the new optical
technology for measurement of low level dissolved oxygen (dO2) in
steam cycle water.
Optical instruments only require maintenance once per year vs. every six months
for electrochemical. The optical instrument is not flow dependent. Both
instruments can measure accurately to 1 ppm. For certain nuclear
applications where measurements in ppb is desirable, the electrochemical method
is more accurate.
David M. Gray,
Senior Product Manager at Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc.,
introduced us to Intelligent Sensor Management. Intelligent digital sensors
incorporate the measuring circuit and make the digital conversion computation
and even include the memory and basis for predictive maintenance. Online
analytical measurements of conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, sodium and
silica, incorporate digital sensors which provide improved performance and a
wider range and predictive diagnostics. The digital conductivity sensor provides
a 33 percent improvement in system accuracy.
This recording is available at no charge to subscribers to the McIlvaine
Utility Environmental Tracking System, Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and
Air & Water Monitoring World Markets.
For more information on Utility Environmental Tracking
System
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
For more information on Power Plant Air Quality Decisions
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#44i
For more information on Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp
2014 Market for Liquid Cartridges Will Exceed $15 Billion
Non–woven, membrane, string wound and metal cartridges are used widely in
industry as well as in commercial buildings and residences. There has been
steady revenue growth worldwide. In 2014, cartridge revenues will exceed
$15 billion. This is the latest forecast in the online continuously updated
McIlvaine report, Cartridge Filters: World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Liquid Cartridges Market ($ Millions)
Industry |
2014
|
Chemical |
688 |
Commercial – Point-of-Entry |
880 |
Commercial – Point-of-Use |
2,463 |
Electronics |
485 |
Food |
527 |
Healthcare |
1,276 |
Metals |
187 |
Oil & Gas |
316 |
Other Industries |
633 |
Pharmaceutical |
2,119 |
Power |
232 |
Residential – Point-of-Entry |
797 |
Residential – Point-of-Use |
3,984 |
Wastewater |
267 |
Water |
733 |
Total |
15,587 |
Residential point-of-use will continue to be the leading segment. Carbon,
membrane and non-woven filters are used in portable water filters ice making
systems. Cartridges are also used under the sink where municipal water quality
is not acceptable. Not surprisingly there is a disproportionately high use in
countries where the quality of municipal water is below world norms.
Commercial point-of-use includes vending machines, restaurants as well as the
range of commercial buildings. The pharmaceutical industry is the biggest
purchaser of the high quality membrane filters. The cartridges are often the
heart of a product separation process. The chemical industry uses cartridges for
processing as well as water purification.
For more information on Cartridge Filters: World Market, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=71#n024
CARTRIDGE FILTER MARKET UPDATE
JANUARY 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPANY NEWS
Parker Hannifin Opens Green Field Manufacturing Facility at Chennai India
Parker Hannifin Seals Velcon Filters Purchase
Siemens Puts Water Technologies Unit Up For Sale
Graver Receives NSF Certification on High Flow Series Filters
Culligan Invests in Belarus
Adhesives Earn NSF Certification
FINANCIALS
Pall Corporation Reports First Quarter Sales Down
CLARCOR Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
NEW PRODUCTS
Sartorius Stedim Biotech Lauches Sartoguard NF Prefilter Series
Sartorius Extends arium® Lab Water Family by Three New Product Lines
Donaldson Pressure Filtration for Hydraulic Fluid
DelStar Launches New Delnet Apertured Film Product
Xanofi Launches First Commercial XanoShear Nanofiber Machine
DESALINATION NEWS
San Diego Approves Landmark Seawater Desalination Project
Sumitomo Consortium Wins IWP Contract in Oman
Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in
this Report’s Chapters.
CHEMICAL |
OIL & GAS |
FOOD |
PHARMACEUTICAL |
LNG |
SEMICONDUCTOR |
METALWORKING |
TRANSPORTATION |
|
GDP ANALYSIS |
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