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    Name the "best" engr'g companies that are gone...

    Let me share this, On the enginnering companies, CHEMICO, PANAMERICAN CONSULTING, On the US Equipment suppliers for the Pulp and paper Mill Industry, Sandy Hill, Manchester Machine Co, Black Clawson , Beloit, etc There are only 2 Companies in The world , One German , Voit and One Finish ...
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    Deep Bed Filter Capacity

    Welcome to the world of the Unknown. I been asking the same questions for about 2 months, with no help , my question is posted on the water treatment area. So far I can share this with you. 1.- Calcule the open area, there are some data on the literature related to materials and size. 2.-...
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    RO Prefilters

    Halo Project Eng. Congratulations , you made a great Panel. Everybody share a little, to make a big total and in my opinion every body is right. I designed a system after looking at the problems of other system and it has been running great, with waste paper mill water. The Key issues for...
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    What is normal solids conc in the discharge of a Hot lime softener?

    Thanks Wiggs. I am fully aware of your very right statments. My problem is that this are very old softeners where the manufacturer no longer cares about them. Do you know a ball park number. Thanks again
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    Replace extractn nozles on antracity, zeolite filters adds capacity?

    Tx Tr6 Your comments are very helpfull I think at the end of the day there are not free lunchs in equipment desing. Tx
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    Predicting TSS Reduction by Water Impoundment

    Halo Deltacascade. looks like you work a little on sundays also. Allow me to insist on the convenience to look into the historical flood records. ASK THE GERMANS ABOUT UNEXPECTED increments in river levels. Once you do that , I remind you to ,look for a Fortune teller or purchase insurance...
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    Predicting TSS Reduction by Water Impoundment

    You have a nice Rock and Roll situation, and are about to get into a mess if you do not look for all the forest and continue looking into the trees I have experienced the same situations before and the first time made a mess, it was painfull to correct it. Once I went trought the learning pains...
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    What is normal solids conc in the discharge of a Hot lime softener?

    I am trying to automate the process of several Hot lime softeners. The valve suppliers is asking me the concentration of solids in the discharge line of the softener to control the flow output. Can anibody tell me please what is the solids concentration in Pounds per gallon or Grms per liter...
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    Replace extractn nozles on antracity, zeolite filters adds capacity?

    I was told that by replacing the bottom extraction nozles on antracite filters and Zeolite filters , you can increase the capacity. The replacement sugested was to change the slot opening type nozle by the wound wire type. can anybody help me on this. I thing other factors have a key roll in...
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    Which Hot lime softener is better an Upflow or a Downflow?

    I am visiting an old plant with no engineering records, this plant has several hot lime softeners of diferent types and dimentions, Some are upflow , where the new water goes down a central pipe and up trought a mud bed . Other softeners are of the down flow type where new water goes at the top...
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    Has anibody used Electrilisis to reduce BOD of Paper Mill effluents?

    I read about a year ago that a paper mill in Italy had used an electrolisis process to reduce BOD in a paper mill effluent instead of using an activated sludge biological reactor becuse of great savings in power comsumption Has anybody knowledge about this plant in italy, or about the...
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    Howto evaluate capacity of antracity and zeolite Filters on hot lime

    I am visiting an old plant with no enginnering records . This plant has a hot lime softening process with several Hot lime softeners and several units of antracity and Zeolite filter. I hope Somebody please tell how to evaluate the operating flow capacity, For the softening vessels I had...
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    Skillman Index for Calcium Sulfate scaling

    Lok for Langelier Index also, I have never heard aobout your "Skilmman index" , please let me know if you learn something.

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