Network at Filtration 13 in Four Important Application Areas

If you are exhibiting or attending  Filtration 13 and are interested in gas turbine intake filters, coal-fired boiler dust collectors, HVAC or oil and gas filtration,  then we would like your input prior to the show and your networking participation during the show.

INDA’s Filtration International Conference and Exposition, is returning to Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, from November 12-14, 2013.  It will include 130 exhibits many of which will display filtration media.  The media is the heart of every filtration application.  For the end users and the system suppliers, it will be very important to find the best media for the specific application.

McIlvaine will have a stand at the show.  It has selected four application areas and will aid visitors in selecting the stands with the relevant information in each area. It will also facilitate networking among visitors as well as exhibitors.

We need input from exhibitors and visitors as to media options for each of the following applications:

·         Gas turbine intake filters

·         Coal-fired power plant fabric filters

·         HVAC air filtration

·         Oil and gas filtration

 

We have listed the exhibitors who we believe are involved in each of these applications in the linked document posted in our Global Decisions Orchard.  We have also added some insights as to which media is most applicable.  We will be adding to this list up to and through the show.

Here is the coverage: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/Decision_Tree/subscriber/Tree/DescriptionTextLinks/Filtration%202013.htm

To offer your comments or interest in networking on these four applications at the show, just respond to this e-mail and indicate this interest.

 

Network at Power-Gen on the Most Important Issues

If you are a utility with questions or a supplier/consultant with answers on solutions for MATS, CCR, ELG, gas turbine air treatment or power plant drives, you will want to participate in a unique new service at Power-Gen.  All we need from you is your expression of interest, e-mail and mobile numbers and we will make sure you are included.

With the air toxics, coal combustion residue and wastewater ELGs utilities are faced with difficult decisions. McIlvaine is introducing free decision systems to help make the best choices.  One aspect is the creation of route maps from one decision tree to another.  These route maps are being utilized at Power-Gen so that utilities can network, visit exhibit stands and attend speeches most efficiently.  There are four route maps already underway:Top of ForBottom of Form

·         Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your CCR and Effluent Guidelines Decisions

 

These route maps are being constantly updated. When we receive your input, it will be posted within the day.  We will be updating and coordinating up to and through the show.

 

Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your CCR and Effluent Guidelines Decisions

There is a good panel discussion on this important subject which deals with how the utilities should tackle the upcoming ash and effluent regulations.  United Conveyor and Clyde Bergemann are among the exhibitors with hardware solutions.  Dennis Fink of CH2M Hill will be a speaker on the subject and will be available throughout the show through mobile phone and at the CH2M Hill stand. Bryan Hansen of Burns & McDonnell will be speaking on the FGD wastewater implications and will be available throughout the three days.

There are a number of other consultants listed but without the specific contacts/schedules. We need these.  Gordon Maller of URS gave a presentation in one of our webinars on this subject and re-introduced the very promising approach of mixing gypsum, lime and flyash and permanently fixing the waste.  If Gordon is going to be on hand or if one of the other URS people can address this option, we should be provided with the appropriate schedule information.

There are a number of speakers from Sargent & Lundy one of whom recently presented on CCR in a McIlvaine webinar. So hopefully there will be someone available to network on the subject.

Look over the route map and, if it is applicable, send us your e-mail, mobile # and schedule. If you are an exhibitor and we missed your involvement, we can rectify it based on your input.

Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your Drive Selection Decisions

Improving the efficiency power plant drives is one of the best ways to improve profits and reduce pollutants per kWh.  The optimum integration of the motor selection with the rest of the drive train is one of the opportunities.  There are numerous variable speed, geared and direct combinations which may best fit a conveyor, fan, pump or rotary heat exchanger. Here is your opportunity to tap the wisdom of the system suppliers, consultants and the drive suppliers.

There is really only one applicable speech (direct drives for cooling towers by ABB). However a number of suppliers of motors, inverters and complete drives will be exhibitors.

We have identified thirteen decision trees among fans/compressors, material handling and size reduction.  Exhibitors for each are identified. We are still working on a number of decision trees for pumps and will add this to the above linked document in the next few days.

Each of these equipment exhibitors has extensive drive expertise. We are seeking contacts at the stands who can address the drive questions. The same is true of the consultants. In the route map, we have excerpted from a Sargent & Lundy/CPS paper on variable speed drives for sorbent injection.

Through mobile communication we expect to improve the networking. David Jackson of Siemens will be roving and focused on impromptu discussions.

To make sure you are included, send us your area of interest, contact information and schedule during the show.

 

Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your Gas Turbine Air Treatment Decisions

The selection of intake air filter influences your selection of catalyst.  If you use a more efficient filter, you can use a narrower pitch catalyst.  This is just one reason to integrate all your decisions about gas turbine air treatment from the inlet weather protector through the exhaust stack.

There some good speeches relative to air intake filters (Camfill Farr and GE) and other components. Alstom is giving a speech on fogging. There are no speeches on catalysts, but there is one on an alternative.

There are many exhibitors offering filters, conditioning, catalysts, SCR, silencers and duct burners.  There are likely to be many consultants with knowledge. Last year we organized one good networking event. We met at the Pneumafil booth and a consultant explained how a highly efficient inlet filter is necessary in many areas just to meet the emission limits. If the air entering the intake is dirtier than the quality required in the discharge, then removal is needed.  This year we want to expand such conversations.

 

Check out all the decision stops in this GDPS and let us know where you want to participate.

 

Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your MATS Decisions

The MATS decisions loom large on the agenda for most power plants.  Decisions on how to reduce mercury, HCl and toxic metals impact decisions relative to soil and water. The potential expense is high enough to generate considerations of plant retirement, so there is a very complicated decision route map.

The good news and bad news is that there are a number of new and potentially cost-effective options for meeting the limits.  The bad news is that lots of investigation and analysis is needed to make the right decisions.

There are lots of good speeches and exhibits on the subject at Power-Gen.  Sargent & Lundy has a number of presentations. CH2M Hill is also a presenter.  All of these speakers will be there for the full conference and are available.

There are exhibitors representing each of the decision trees. Some have novel solutions. For example, Neumann can recover and reuse the sodium used in DSI.

 

McIlvaine created a similar route map for the air quality conference a few weeks ago.

 

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/Decision_Tree/airqualityIXOctober21-23.htm

 

By comparing these two route maps you have a good insight into the available technology. Some of the most important decisions hinge on sorbent efficiency. As a result, we would like schedules of the representatives of the lime companies who are roving.

 

Send us your area of interest, contact information and schedule

 

If you would like to network on any of these subjects at Power-Gen, just send us the contact and schedule information.  You can just reply to this e-mail or send the information to:  rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com

 

$4.7 Billion 2014 Desalination Market for Pumps, Valves, Filters and Chemicals 

The market for pumps, valves, filters and chemicals for use in desalination will exceed $4.7 billion in 2014. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in aggregating forecasts in a number of its reports.

Product

2014 Revenue

($ Millions)

Water Treatment Chemicals

700

Pumps

500

Valves

350

Liquid Macrofiltration

90

Cartridges

60

Sedimentation and Centrifugation

50

Cross-flow Membrane Equipment and Replacement Modules

3,000

Total

4,750

 

Treatment chemical cost averages 0.03 $/m3 of capacity in seawater, reverse osmosis (RO) systems and 0.02/ $/m3 in thermal systems. There is substantial use of scale inhibitors in thermal systems. Acids and antifoams are used in MSF systems. Cleaning chemicals are a substantial investment where RO is employed.

The amount of water being pumped in desalination systems is presently only about one percent of the amount being pumped for all the world’s drinking supplies. On the other hand, the high pressure pumps needed for reverse osmosis are an order of magnitude more expensive than those used for drinking water transport.

Thermal systems require pumps for a number of processes:

·         Seawater intake pumps

·         Brine recirculation pumps

·         Brine blow-down pumps

·         Distillate extraction pumps

·         Condensate extraction pumps

·         Product forwarding pumps

Thermal systems require substantial numbers of valves.  The high pressure membrane desalination systems require expensive valves to deal with the corrosive conditions as well as the pressures.

Pre-filtration for the reverse osmosis systems and initial purification of water which will be evaporated in thermal systems is accomplished with liquid macrofiltration and cartridges. Automatic backwash filters and sand filters are frequently used.  Liquid wastes are dewatered in filter presses.

Cartridges are used to remove particles which are too small to be captured in liquid macrofiltration equipment, but too large and plentiful to be handled by cross-flow membranes. There has been a high replacement frequency on cartridges.

An alternative to liquid macrofiltration is sedimentation.  Clarifiers and dissolved air flotation systems are selected for a number of systems. The desalting takes place in either thermal systems where the water is evaporated or by separation with cross-flow membranes. Reverse osmosis (RO) does the final separation. Macro or ultrafilters are often used to pre-filter and protect the RO membranes.

Desalination systems are utilized for industrial purposes as well as for drinking water. Doosan Heavy Industries just received an order to build a desalination plant for the Escondida Mine, the world’s largest copper mine in Chile, at US$130 million.

For more information, click on:  

Cartridge Filters: World Market   http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/117-n024

 

Industrial Valves: World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/115-n028

 

Liquid Filtration and Media World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/118-n006

 

Pumps World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/116-n019

 

RO, UF, MF World Market:   
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/120-n020

 

Sedimentation/Centrifugation World Markets: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/119-n005

 

Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals

In order to achieve such large capacity, the plant needs equally large centrifugal pumps taking water directly from the sea and through the various processes in the evaporator. Such applications are:

·         Seawater intake pumps

·         Brine recirculation pumps

·         Brine blow-down pumps

·         Distillate extraction pumps

·         Condensate extraction pumps

·         Product forwarding pumps

Headlines for the October 25, 2013 – Utility E-Alert      

UTILITY E-ALERT   

#1148– October 25, 2013

 

Table of Contents 

COAL – US

 

  • NRG to acquire Edison Mission Energy for $2.6 Billion
  • Presque Isle Cannot Close
  • Sherburne County Unit 3 returns to Service after Nearly Two Years
  • Groups sue EPA to Clean up Seven Coal-fired Power Plants in Pennsylvania
  • Rocky Mountain Power’s 188 MW Carbon Power Plant to retire in 2014
  • Dairyland Power Alma to retire by 2015
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions from US Power Plants fell between 2010 and 2012

 

COAL – WORLD

 

  • African Energy Resources, ACWA Power submit EOI for 300 MW Power Plant in Botswana
  • India Cabinet Committee on Investment to discuss Five Stalled Power Projects
  • Mudajaya Group wants to bid for 4,000 MW Power Projects in India
  • Lambton Power Plant in Ontario, Canada is Retired
  • DMCI considering Biomass Co-firing for Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines Power Project
  • Delay in Commissioning Norochcholai Unit 2 (Sri Lanka)
  • Doosan to Construct 2x1000 MW Sinboryeong 1, 2 in Korea
  • Kepco to build 200 MW Cadiz Power Project in Indonesia
  • Malaysia to build Tajikistan Coal-fired 300 MW Power Station

 

GAS/OIL – US

 

  • LEPA to build 64 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Morgan City
  • Duke Energy files Environmental Permit for Potential 750 MW Combined Cycle Lee Power Plant

 

GAS/OIL – WORLD

 

  • Wärtsilä to supply 184 MW Peaking Power Plant in Indonesia
  • Tata Steel wants to build 110 MW Power Plant at Port Talbot Works

 

NUCLEAR

 

  • Duke Energy Levy County Nuclear Power Plant Cancelled
  • Iran to construct Nuclear Power Plant on the Persian Gulf Coast
  • UK signs Deal with EDF for Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant
  • Vietnam embarking on Nuclear Power Plant Building Program
  • Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (Maharashtra, India) Delayed

 

BUSINESS

 

  • TVA working on Integrated Resource Plan
  • APR, GE form Strategic Alliance on Mobile Gas Turbines
  • $13 Billion Market for Gas Turbine Air Treatment In 2014
  • Tanzania signs Contracts with Chinese Companies for Power Projects

 

AIR QUALITY IX  

 

§  130 Presenters updated Attendees on the Latest Air Pollution Developments

 

POWER-GEN PRE-INSIGHTS

 

  • MATS, CCR, Effluent Guidelines, Gas Turbine Air Treatment and Power Plant Drives Coordination at Power-Gen

 

HOT TOPIC HOUR

 

  • "Chinese FGD and SCR Program and Impact on the World" will be Hot Topic Next Week

§  Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

 

For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei

 

McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for non-subscribers.

 DATE

Non-Subscribers Cost

SUBJECT

 Webinar Type

November 21, 2013

$125.00

Wet vs Dry ESP      

 Power

December 5, 2013

$125.00

Update on Gasification Projects and Technology      

 Power

December 12, 2013

$125.00

Selecting FGD Scrubber Components      

 Power

December 19, 2013

$125.00

Application of U.S. Mercury Control Technology in Other Countries      

 Power

January 9, 2014

$125.00

Improving ESP Performance      

 Power

January 16, 2014

$125.00

Corrosion Issues and Materials for APC Systems      

 Power

January 23, 2014

$125.00

Co-Firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass and Municipal Waste      

 Power

January 30, 2014

$125.00

Impact of Ambient Air Quality Rules on Fossil Fueled Boilers and Gas Turbines      

 Power

February 6, 2014

$125.00

Review of EUEC      

 Power

February 13, 2014

$125.00

NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3      

 Power

February 20, 2014

$125.00

CFB Technology and Clean Coal (Update on CFB Reactor Technology)      

 Power

February 27, 2014

$125.00

Dry FGD: Spray Dry vs. CFB vs. DSI      

 Power

March 6, 2014

$125.00

Update on IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle)      

 Power

March 13, 2014

$125.00

Update on Oxy-Fuel Combustion      

 Power

March 20, 2014

$125.00

Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers       

 Power

March 27, 2014

$125.00

Mercury Control and Removal      

 Power

April 3, 2014

$125.00

HRSG Design, Operation and Maintenance Considerations     

 Power

April 10, 2014

$125.00


Measurement and Control Instrumentation for Power Plants      

 Power

April 17, 2014

$125.00

Measurement and Control of PM2.5      

 Power

April 24, 2014

$125.00

Status of Carbon-to-Liquid Projects and Technology      

 Power

May 1, 2014

$125.00

Renewable Energy, Status, Options, Technology Update      

 Power

May 8, 2014

$125.00

Valves for Power Plant Steam and Cooling Water      

 Power

May 15, 2014

$125.00

Water Treatment During Gas and Oil Production      

 Power

May 22, 2014

$125.00

Advances in Coal Blending     

 Power

May 29, 2014

$125.00

Clean Coal Technologies      

 Power

June 5, 2014

$125.00

Material Handling in Fossil Fueled Power Plants      

 Power

June 12, 2014

$125.00

Industrial Boiler MACT - Impact and Control Options      

 Power

June 19, 2014

$125.00

Multi-emissions Control Technologies     

 Power

June 26, 2014

$125.00

Next Generation of Coal Combustion Technologies     

 Power

July 10, 2014

$125.00

Compliance Strategies for PM2.5

 

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Bob McIlvaine
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