A centuries-old industry, mining has come a long way in defining and improving process efficiency. Even still, operations require complex processes and heavy equipment. The mining industry relies on heat for various processes, including heating, cooling, and soaking ore. Early mining processes soaked ore in water and then heated it, generating a large amount of […]
Industrial liquids like heavy oil, lubricants, asphalt, and bitumen must be stored at certain temperatures so that the liquids maintain their fluidity. Many fluids turn to a heavy viscous matter at room temperature and some into solid or semi-solid states. So, keeping the viscosity lower is important to ensure flow assurance. At storage tank farms, […]
The design and the features of immersion heaters can vary greatly, making them valuable in different segments of the industry. Immersion heaters operate mostly under conduction and convection modes when immersed into fluids. Depending on the physical and chemical properties of the fluids, the shapes, materials of construction, and the positioning of the immersion heaters […]
A centuries-old art, cheesemaking requires skill and precision. Cheesemaking is a complex process involving dehydrating the milk, eliminating lactose and other ingredients in milk. This results in a concentrate of proteins and fat. The complexity of the process is due to the necessity for precision and the delicate balance of temperature and ingredients required to […]
Electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) are a common source of artificially lifting wellbore fluids. When reservoir fluids, hundreds of feet below the earth’s surface, do not have enough energy to rise to the surface, electrical submersible pumps are deployed. The pumps reduce the bottom hole pressure and impart sufficient energy so that fluid lifts up. Common […]
