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Manifold for high-pressure instrumentation New models in

wastewater range
Parker Instrumentation has many instrumentation engineers and one needle valve for
launched a 3/8 in (10 mm) currently employ ‘cone and venting, providing a standard Finish Thompson Inc has
bore double block and bleed thread’ style fittings for tubing ‘double block and bleed’ launched new models in the
manifold that will operate at up connections. These components configuration for interfacing company’s DB Series premium
to 15,000 PSI (1,034 bar) cold can be time consuming to instruments such as a pressure magnetic drive pump line. The
working pressure. install, and require an additional or temperature transmitters. new pumps, called DB6, 6H, 7,
gland component if installed The valves are integrated 8, 9 and 10, can operate at up
At these pressures, in environments subject to within a 316 stainless steel to 70% efficiency with broad
instrumentation engineers vibration. one-piece body measuring hydraulic coverage and have
typically build systems from just 9.31 in (23.6 cm) in working pressure capabilities up
discrete valve and tube fitting Parker Instrumentation’s length for the version with to 80 psi (5.5 bar), which makes
components. Compared with manifold is supplied as standard MPI tube ends. The one-piece it possible for high specific gravity
these, the new Hi-Pro 15KSI with 15,000 PSI-rated MPI body greatly reduces the fluids to be pumped safely. They
DBB manifold saves a great deal tubing ends that operate number of potential leak paths are suitable for applications
of space and weight, and can using the industry-standard compared with manifolds such as chemical transfer and
improve integrity by eliminating compression sealing technique. assembled using discrete valves wastewater treatment.
numerous potential leak paths, These can be easily assembled and fittings. The manifold
the company says. and are inherently vibration also eliminates threaded The flow rates for the models
resistant. connections, which can be a range from 15 to 95 gpm with
The Hi-Pro manifold is supplied source of problems in the field discharge head from 5 to 68 ft
with threadless connections for The Hi-Pro manifold integrates due to contamination resulting and the impeller diameters are
tubing. At 15,000 PSI pressure, two ball valves for isolation, from the use of thread sealants. evenly spaced for more precise
coverage.

Vapour recovery compressor systems The DB Series is designed

for aggressive, corrosive
environments and has hydraulic
Pump and compressor specialist compressors. “Basically, they efficiency which can significantly
Blackmer has developed can be used at any remote reduce energy consumption.
a range of portable liquid location where no electrical They are made from corrosion
transfer and vapour recovery power is available or any resistant GF polypropylene or
compressor units for remote or situation where you need to CF PVDF with multiple motor
unique LP gas railcar unloading take the unloading equipment adapters and drive magnet sets
applications. The portable to the tank site.” which enable mounting to any
compressor units are skid NEMA or IEC motor. All models
mounted and designed for The units are designed with a are CE rated, and ATEX certified
easy transportation in a pickup Blackmer’s vapour recovery traditional ‘LU’ mounting style, versions are also available.
truck or via a small trailer to the compressor systems. which includes the compressor,
destination. liquid trap, strainer, four-way
“The units […] can evacuate valve and related piping. A
The portable units employ tanks for maintenance or valve diesel, natural gas, gasoline or
Blackmer’s LB Series replacement, or to recover gas propane-powered engine is also
reciprocating gas compressors from a tank that is no longer included on the unit to drive
– Model numbers LB161, LB361 in service but can’t be moved the compressor. The engines
and LB601 – and can be built to due to the amount of product have the option of including an
meet any customer’s specific LP in the tank,” said Glenn Webb, electric start, hand crack or rope Finish Thompson’s magnetic drive
gas unloading requirements. Blackmer product specialist, ‘pull’ start. pumps.

Upgrade to pipe design software

Flow analysis specialist It also includes functionality grow as engineers realize the making it possible to break
Engineered Software, Inc. has improvements that allow power of piping system analysis up larger systems into smaller
released an upgrade of its Pipe- the user to better visualize, software,” says Ray Hardee, parts for easier analysis, or
Flo Compressible software, quickly calculate, efficiently vice president of engineering at merge multiple piping systems
which is used to design and communicate and provide access Engineered Software, Inc. into a single, larger model.
simulate the operation of steam to information. It can also size Pipe-Flo also allows users to
and gas piping systems. PIPE- flow meters and balance orifices Other new features include design custom device symbols
FLO Compressible 2007 has and insert them into a system in a viewing piping schematics for compressors, blowers and
the calculating power of the single step, as well as customize as isometric drawings with control valves in order to create
company’s existing PIPE-FLO the information displayed on the rotateable text and skewed a model of the piping system,
software along with its design piping schematic. symbols for improved spatial matching the look and feel of
and dynamic simulation awareness. Users can now the real piping system or for
features, which offer a total “The market for piping system copy all or part of a system easier exporting into a CAD
piping system view. design software continues to from one project file to another system.

10 www.worldpumps.com WORLD PUMPS October 2007