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    Digital Radiography compared to screen-film and standards

    NDTMetal, There is a dizzing array of products available to the NDT practitioner and choosing the appropriate technolgy for the task at hand can be challenging. Digital radiography is a generic term that can be applied to all radiographic techniques using computers but is generally meant to...
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    dandilion leaves, and turn them into powder.

    Hi, We used to do some thing similar when I worked for Glaxo-Wellcom. We made digitalis from the leaves of the Foxglove plant. I'm not a ChemE and I don't know the whole process but it involved grinding the leaves then reducing them to a syrup using HC acid. There are a number of steps...
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    Digital Radiography

    I work in aerospace manf. and we use digital RT. There are a number of detector types available, ASe and ASi CR as well as CMOS. The choice is based on the application,operating parameters and required image parameters. While digital RT is faster and has many advantages over film. There are...
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    static free solvent extraction line

    I'm not expert at this, but shouldn't he consider using dip tubes and inerting for vessle transfers or fills in addition to the other good stuff mentioned?
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    Long Range UT v Intelligent Pigging

    Check with one of the acoustic emissions companies they may be able to help you. Physical Acoustics is one that comes to mind.
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    Load Runner?

    I think his job is to elude Wiley R. Coyote. Couldn't resist, sorry.
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    Water Hammer / Pressure Surge in Sanitary System

    How a bout a soft seated check valve or an in-line orifice.
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    In Service Inspection of Control Valves

    James01, I used to use cobalt offshore and it was never a problem, with proper collimation and shielding it is do-able the biggest hurdle is handling as the exposure device is rather heavy and 2 find an NDT contractor with a cobalt source ` 50 ci or so. Also Mr. Blums suggestion re leak...
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    Source for Glass Piping and Fittings

    Yes Paul, I believethat is where we get our glass from .
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    Source for Glass Piping and Fittings

    Thanks again Quick
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    Source for Glass Piping and Fittings

    quick, Thanks for the reply I do not have just one single application but we use glass through out our plant 43 acres under roof. We are looking for a supplier who can supply beaded glass fittings (elbows, tees, etc) ball couplings and the like. If you have a catalogue that would be helpful...
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    Source for Glass Piping and Fittings

    Thanks G1Design; We use beaded glass pipe for our process reactors and crytalizers in 2" and 3" diameters primarily. We need a supplier for elbows, tees, ball couplings and other similar fittings. We also have a number of glass condensers. If you could provide the information it...
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    I have an Access Database which I u

    I have an Access Database (2000) which I use to track process equipment. I have photos (400px x 300px) linked to a form in an "image control". I would like to be able to click the photo and then zoom in on the photo in order to view in greater detail. I was thinking of using a...
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    Equipment Classification Systems

    We have used the heirachical system of numbering on some of our systems such as: Department,Building No,Location in Building,Major Equipment Number, Equipment Number, example; Department = DMC Building is =12 Location in Building=North Major Equipment= Reactor 3 Equipment is No = T2202 (A head...
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    Source for Glass Piping and Fittings

    I am a project engineer in a pharmaceutical plant in NC and we use a large amount of glass pipe and fittings. We have noticed that many of the suppliers of this pipe are discontinuing production. It is getting harder and harder to find fittings, especially ball couplings but other components...
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