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Welcome to Chemical Engineering Progress
The Spring National Meetng comes to a close. Check out who the photo montage on page 60-61. Also in this issue, Herman Purutyan, Brian Pittenger and Gabriel Tardos share their insights on how to prevent caking during solids handling (p. 22).
May 2005 Vol. 101, No. 5
In This Issue
Solids Handling
Prevent Caking During Solids Handling
Use these guidelines to avoid potential caking problems. The key steps are to select a material characterization method, identify the factors that can be feasibly controlled and conduct tests to confirm that process/handling changes yield the desired results.
Herman Purutyan - Brian H. Pittenger - Gabriel I. Tardos
Heat Transfer
Ensure Proper Distribution in Cooling Towers
Follow these guidelines to achieve thorough mixing of the air and water in the tower.
James L. Willa
Plant Design
Specifying Laser Scanning Services
Increasingly, project managers are called upon to employ laser scanning technology. However, little information available to aid with its specification. This article discusses the basics of laser scanning and the parameters that should be included when specifying these services.
Eric Hoffman
Environmental Management
Destroying Organic Wastes: Thermal Oxidizer Basics
This article describes the types of oxidizers, outlines the parameters that affect oxidizer choice, and provides guidance on specifying a thermal oxidizer system.
Yehuda Goldshmid
Career Catalyst
Use TRIZ in Reverse to Analyze Failures
Asking “how could I make this fail?” can help you to identify potential problems that you might not otherwise have considered.
Jack Hipple