Tag: Stainless Steel
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High-performance SS steel challenges titanium on corrosion
Swedish stainless steel producer Outokumpu, has relaunched its high-performance stainless steel grade 654 SMO®. The grade, which offers superior corrosion resistance and mechanical properties, offers a cost-effective alternative for a host of applications where nickel alloys and titanium are presently employed.
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Seawater SS filter firm seeks pilot project partners
A stainless-steel filter specifically designed for the extremely corrosive environment of seawater and estuary water has been developed by Cross Manufacturing Co of the UK.
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‘Finalisation’ works begin on Gold Coast desalination plant
Queensland’s Tugun desalination plant, on Australia’s Gold Coast, temporarily stopped producing water on 4 June 2010 to allow improvement works to occur.
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Flowserve valves for Perth 2 desalination plant
Flowserve Corporation announced on 3 June 2010 that it had received an order for plug valves for the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Western Australia. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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SS regulators for high flows
The new 7375 and 7376 stainless steel pressure regulators from Cat Pumps, which can be used in seawater reverse-osmosis desalination, are designed to meet the demands of industrial applications for continuous-duty, dependable performance.
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Strong pump-head feature of new high-pressure pump
Featuring a duplex stainless steel discharge manifold for extra durability, the new 6801 triplex plunger pump introduced by Cat Pumps (UK) has the ability to deliver fluids at pressures up to 480 bar (7,000 psi) and flows up to 57 L/m.
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Wave-powered desalination plant to produce bottled water
The Texas General Land Office has granted the first-ever state offshore wave-energy lease to Texas-based Renew Blue Inc (RBI), who will use ocean water and waves to produce 3,000 gal/day (11,350 L/d) of bottled desalinated water.
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Some Gold Coast desalination issues still unresolved
A large number of non-compliance issues relating to the Gold Coast seawater desalination plant in Queensland, Australia, have been listed in a letter sent on 2 July 2009 by Keith Davies, CEO of WaterSecure, who are taking over the project, to the Queensland Department of Infrastructure & Planning.
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Weir Materials acquired by Rolled Alloys
The Weir name finally dropped out of the desalination mainstream in mid-October when Weir Materials was acquired by Rolled Alloys (RA) a US-based supplier of heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant alloys and branded stainless steels.