Process Equipment

Process equipment is used by a variety of different industries, including pharmaceuticals, waste and water treatment, and chemical plants. From gas and fluid controls to packaging and labeling equipment, process equipment covers a range of industrial needs. A few of the items that fall under the category of process equipment include heat exchangers, centrifuges, and stainless steel tanks.A heat exchanger is used in refrigeration, air conditioning and chemical processing. The device works by transferring heat between two liquids which are separated by a solid wall. An automobile's radiator, which helps keep the engine cool, is one example of a heat exchanger. There are two different methods of heat exchange, which are classified as parallel flow and counter flow. In parallel flow, the two fluids enter the heat exchange at the same end and travel together to the other side. Counter flow works the opposite way, and each fluid enters from different ends. The method of counter flow is a much more efficient form of transferring heat and is therefore more widely used.A centrifuge is a piece of equipment that separates a fluid from either another fluid or a solid substance by pulling the substance in a circular motion. The centrifugal force that is created by the fast circular motion is responsible for the separation of substances. This technology is often used in biology and biochemistry to isolate molecular compounds and in nuclear power plants to separate isotopes.