Pumping systems in a power plant use a significant percentage of a facility's energy. To save money, improve efficiency, and prolong the machines' lifetime, a power station should constantly monitor the flow, pressure, and temperature in industrial pumping systems. …
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How to Monitor and Maintain a Hydroelectric Plant for Optimum Efficiency
| Ravi Jethra | ApplicationsA hydroelectric power plant requires constant monitoring for it to operate safely and efficiently. Another essential is regular maintenance, which reduces unplanned downtime and lengthens a facility's lifespan. WIKA has a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality …
WIKA USA’s Commitment to California’s Proposition 65 Compliance
| Hardy Orzikowski | Know-howCalifornia’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, also known as Proposition 65 (Prop 65), requires the state to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list, which must be updated at least once a …
Diaphragm Seals Improve Reliability in Bioethanol Production
| Ravi Jethra | Know-howIn bioethanol production processes, engineers must closely monitor pressure, temperature, level, and flow in order to ensure safe and efficient operations. Diaphragm seals in these applications do double duty: protect pressure measurement instruments from the medium, …
WIKA’s Venturi Tubes Face the Challenges of the Desert
| Nicholas Steele | FlowFlow measurements in gas exploitation: For its gas fields in the Saudi Arabia desert, oil company Saudi Aramco trusts WIKA’s Venturi tubes. A global specialist in flow measurement, WIKA delivered another 600 instruments to Saudi Aramco by the end of 2017 for a …