Web Table of Contents for November 2006

    Nov. 1, 2006

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    Plant Services magazine extras

    Continuous monitoring empowers PdM

    Wireless: Ready or not
    A lively discussion of the current and potential role of wireless in online condition monitoring based on comments from Allied Reliability, Azima, CommTest, General Electric, Rockwell Automation, Sensicast and SKF Reliability Systems.

    A critical look at variable-speed-drive air compressors

    CA as a process variable - Treat compressed air as a process variable
    Speed-regulated drives     - Drive down the cost of compressed airControl systems - Control options in rotary screw compressorsCondensate - What does Mother Nature say about compressor condensate rates?
    Flow monitoring and zoning - Building a case for better air

    Destined to fail

    Powertrain PdM - Avoid the rolling thunder
    Synchronous belts - Synchronous belts versus V-belts
    Gear MOC     - The Barkhausen effect
    Clutches/brakes - Troubleshooting and maintaining electromechanical clutches and brakes

    10 tenets for reliable valves

    Scrap vs. repair - To scrap or to fix: That is the question
    Selecting control valves - Resisting the static quo
    Dezincification - Zinc

    Second time around

    Heat recovery - Air compressor heat recovery is a hot topicRO for waste water - Water treatment and reuse
    Burning used oil - Liquid gold
    Burning hazmat - Are you still incinerating waste materials?
    Disposing of scrap materials - Spinning garbage into gold
    Filtering HTF - Think about filtering your heat transfer fluid
    Scrap vs. repair - To scrap or to fix: That is the question

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