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HOW TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN YOUR HEAT EXCHANGER

Scambio Termico

Degraded heat exchanger performance from fouling or aging results in extra operating and energy costs to compensate for gaps in the target temperature. The cost of cleaning a heat exchanger is small compared to the cost of lost production should a heat exchanger require an unscheduled shutdown.

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FOULING IN HEAT EXCHANGERS

Scambio Termico

These characteristics can include varying product properties, product handling prior to the heat exchanger and operational performance of other equipment, such as pumps, valves and back pressure. Melissa Fryer, Sanitary Heat Transfer Business Development Manager, Alfa Laval In short, the costs of fouling are many and varied.

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New EPA Air Toxics Rule Afflects Facilities with TEG Dehydrators

The Energy Law Blog

If a TEG dehydration unit meets the exemption criteria, the owner/operator must maintain records of the applicable throughput or emissions determinations. The owner/operator must submit an initial notification to the delegated state agency and the EPA. The unit is exempt from all other recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

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Labor and Employment Law FAQs Related to Hurricane Ida

The Energy Law Blog

However, some employees are paid through check or other forms of payment, which can cause complications when employees are displaced or the employer’s office is not fully operational. The regulations are clear that employers cannot use deductions “for absences occasioned by the employer or by the operating requirements of the business.”

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law Blog

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing, 545 U.S. Minton , 568 U.S. 251, 258 (2013) (citing Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc.

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