API Standard 661 - 5th Edition/ISO 13706 The following are some comments concerning the information provided in the 5th Edition versus the 4th Edition.
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Basics of ACHEs software This software has a tutorial on Air Cooled Heat Exchangers plus a calculator that will provide "ball park" estimates of your project.
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Compare Tuf-Lite® and Tuf-Lite® II Fan Blades Design features of Tuf-Lite® III and Tuf-Lite® II fan blades are compared.
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Consider Variable Pitch Fans A detailed analysis of the control and energy saving advantages of variable pitch fans. Basic mechanical and operating principals are also covered.
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Fan Assembly and Installation Instructions This is a list of an assembly and installation instructions for Hudson fans.
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Fans Key to Optimum Cooling-Tower Design Axial-flow fundamentals including performance, efficiency, corrosion resistance and noise are reviewed.
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Field Inspection Guidelines Hudson Tuf-Lite®, Tuf-Lite® II and Tuf-Lite® II Blades Field inspections of the Tuf-Lite®, Tuf-Lite® II and Tuf-Lite® II blades is listed.
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Fin Fan® Air Cooled Heat Exchangers - Life Cycle Costs Life cycle cost should be the only measure of importance to a plant owner to avoid expensive retrofitting to correct air cooler competent failures.
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Head to Head Comparison See how Tuf-Lite III® outperforms the competition in a head to head comparison. Not only that, but we also back our products with a 36 month guarantee
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High Torque Drive (H.T.D.) This article discusses the importance of belt teeth and sheave teeth meshing properly on slack side of belt at fan sheave.
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Hot Air Recirculation by Air Coolers This paper covers model, plant and field smoke testing on dry air coolers.
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Hudson Service Let the industry’s most experienced team verify, validate, certify and commission your assets.
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Improve Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger Performance Employ the maintenance practices outlined here to increase the cooling capacity of your air-cooled heat exchangers.
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Improving Cooling Tower Fan System A full-scale test illustrating fan efficiency contributions of various components are discussed.
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Making the Best Even Better! Our Tuf-Lite® fan assemblies and products now come with a 36 month guarantee.
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Minimizing Fan Energy Costs - Parts 1 and 2 Five ways of reducing the energy cost of operating axial fans are discussed.
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Noise Control Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers This paper deals with noise caused by air-cooled heat exchangers.
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Performance Improvement Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers A step-by-step method by which the end user can systematically improve the heat transfer performance of an older air-cooled heat exchanger is outlined.
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Specify the right fin type for air-cooled heat exchangers Improved design selection can mitigate corrosion attacks on equipment and avoid tube failure.
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The Basics of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers This brochure is designed to familiarize user with the types, components, and features of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers (ACHEs) by means of simplified explanations and procedures.
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The Basics of Axial Flow Fans This manual is designed to familiarize users with applications for axial flow fans, velocity recovery stacks, seal discs, and variable flow fans.
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The Cost of Noise This article discusses two case studies, the first being a 11 bay bank of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers (ACHEs) and the second being a 8 cell counter flow Cooling Tower (CT).
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The Design of Quiet Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers Major noise sources of an air-cooled heat exchanger, the factors affecting noise from each source, and how the source affects the overall noise level of the air-cooled heat exchanger are discussed.
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Tuf-Lite® III vs. Tuf-lite® II This document is intended to present the history, the design basis, and the manufacturing process for the Tuf-Lite® III (K-blade) product.
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