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8 ALABAMA HEAT EXCHANGERS : KEEPING CUSTOMERS UP AND RUNNING
Alabama Heat Exchangers is an engineered-to-order fabrication and repair company that has been in business since 1986 . Heat Exchanger World spoke to President and CEO Ricky Lightcap , Jr ., to learn more about the family company culture , the different processes and capabilities , and how Alabama Heat Exchangers continues to provide unmatched quality and customization to its clients .
16 MALTA INC ., ALFA LAVAL , SIEMENS ENERGY , AND DLR SECURE EXTENSIVE GRANT TO DRIVE GERMANY ’ S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION
Malta Inc ., a world leader in long duration energy storage , announced that its German subsidiary was awarded a grant to support a € 9-million effort to accelerate the German energy transition .
17 HEAT EXCHANGER WORLD EUROPE CALL FOR PAPERS
Have your say and exchange what matters at Europe ’ s premier heat transfer industry event ! Find out how in our Call for Papers .
22 UNDERSTANDING FOULING IN HEAT EXCHANGERS – PART 2
This series of articles delves into the types , causes , effects , cost , and mitigation strategies for fouling in heat exchangers . Part 2 explores the detection methods to assist in fouling intervention .
27 100 TH ANNIVERSARY FOR TYPE-B NICKEL- BASE ( NI-MO ) ALLOYS
The Nickel Institute celebrates a century of expanding its alloy composition range with nickel-molybdenum .
28 MODERN PETROCHEMICAL HEAT EXCHANGERS IN AISI 310
Due to the wide variety of processes in the chemical and petrochemical industries , knowledge of the materials used in the design of heat exchangers is of paramount interest to fabricators .
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33 SUPER EFFICIENT CUSTOM TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS
The Ekin Endustriyel team rolled up their sleeves for a heat recovery project in a textile plant in Bursa , Turkiye , applying their expert engineering knowledge in the field of energy efficiency .
34 DYNAMIC HEAT EXCHANGER MARKET DRIVES THE TREND TOWARDS WELDED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING
The dynamic growth of the heat exchanger market poses new challenges for and offers new opportunities . Schoeller outlined the increasingly important role of stainless steel in heat exchangers .
36 JIP33 SPECIFICATION PUBLISHED : S-749 PLATE-AND-FRAME HEAT EXCHANGERS ( API )
Joint Industry Programme 33 : Standardizing Procurement Specifications was initiated to make step-change improvements in the specification , procurement and delivery of equipment for the oil and gas industry .
37 ZERO-FOULING WITH HARD WATER COOLING
In this case study , TAPROGGE explains how it was able to achieve up to zero-fouling operations at a dairy plant by using its KLAREN self-cleaning heat exchanger technology .
38 SUPPORTING SIMPSONS MALT WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
An ambitious target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 led a British whiskey distillery to implement an innovative heat-recovery system .
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