LITERATURE tions. Dept. IEC, V. D. Anderson Co., 1935 West 96th St., Cleveland 2, Ohio.
46 Pumps. Descriptive a n d engineer ing d a t a o n r o t a r y d i s p l a c e m e n t p u m p s designed for corrosive a n d h a z a r d o u s fluids is contained in technical folder. {Bull. AC-56) Dept. IEC, Eco Engineering Co., 12 New York Ave., Newark, N. J. 47 Pumps. S t a n d a r d a n d special p u m p s for varied liquid transfer installations are described in a 4-page b r o c h u r e , stressing a study of the p u m p , cost per gallon p u m p e d , a n d m a i n t e n a n c e needs before final selection to assure efficiency. (Form 1323) Dept. IEC, Pump Engineering Co., 2011 South Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles 21, Calif. 48 Radioisotopes. Bulletin describes n e w e r isotopes, including some offered for the first t i m e to industrial a n d scientific laboratories. Of p a r t i c u l a r interest is long-lived Al 26 w i t h a halflife of 10 5 years. (Bull. 381) Dept. IEC, Nuclear Science & Engineering Corp., P.O. Box 10901, Pittsburgh 36, Pa. 49 Tubing. 6-page technical folder dis cusses properties a n d costs of elec trical resistance welded c a r b o n steel t u b i n g in h e a t transfer applications. C h a r t outlining the hydrostatic test pressures r e q u i r e d for various t u b e sizes is i n c l u d e d . (Bull. TB-412) Dept. IEC, Babcock & Wilcox Co., Beaver Falls, Pa. 50 V a l v e s , Safety. 6-page bulletin describes the use of safety cleano u t valves o n b u r i e d t a n k installa tions for storage of volatile, inflam m a b l e liquids. Construction a n d o p e r a t i o n are detailed. Dept. IEC, Petrometer Corp., 43-22 Tenth St., Long Island City 1, Ν. Y. 51 Vinyl Extrusion Compound. Prop erties, uses, a n d processing conditions of rigid vinyl extrusion c o m p o u n d s a r e c o n t a i n e d in this 12-page booklet with lists of chemical resistance a n d a g i n g qualities. Dept. IEC, General Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. 52 Water Conditioning. T h e value of p r o p e r w a t e r conditioning to prevent soap a n d scum problems, a n d p r e cipitation of soaps, oils, finishes, a n d dyes in the textile industry is high lighted in this 16-page booklet. Dept. IEC, Calgon, Inc., Hagan Bldg., Pittsburgh 30, Pa. 53
In this t y p i c a l s e t u p h a n d l i n g slurry, a P e a b o d y scrubber s e r v e s a d o u b l e p u r p o s e . It r e c o v e r s ( 1 ) w a s t e h e a t a n d ( 2 ) finely d i v i d e d product from v e n t g a s e s . G a s e s from a s p r a y dryer a r e v e n t e d to the scrubber w h e r e s u p e r h e a t in the g a s e s is u s e d to e v a p o r a t e moisture from the slurry. S o l i d s from the v e n t s t r e a m a r e r e c o v e r e d a n d returned to the s y s t e m . A s a result, v a l u a b l e s o l i d s a r e r e c o v e r e d , the c a p a c i t y of the s p r a y dryer is i n c r e a s e d a n d c l e a n g a s is d i s c h a r g e d to the a t m o s p h e r e . T h e c o m p a c t P e a b o d y d e s i g n p r o v i d e s both h e a t transfer a n d product r e c o v e r y . It i s a p p l i c a b l e to a w i d e r a n g e of p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s . The f u n d a m e n t a l i m p i n g e m e n t d e s i g n is u s e d in all P e a b o d y s c r u b b e r s , but a r r a n g e m e n t , n u m b e r a n d t y p e s of t r a y s a r e v a r i e d d e p e n d i n g u p o n the application. When you have a problem involving
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Peabody.
PEABODY ENGINEERING CORPORATION 232 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 16, Ν. Υ. OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES PEABODY LIMITED · LONDON, S.W. I , ENGLAND For further information, circle number 123 A on Readers' Service Card, paie 119 A VOL. 48, NO. 8 · AUGUST 1956
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