New step accessory for pickup trucks
Here's a new, patented pickup truck accessory product line called SAF-T-Step.
It's designed to provide safe and easy access to the cargo bed.
The accessory features a single step, retractable ladder with a removable cautionary hand rail. Mounted in a flat position on the inside of a truck tailgate, the unit manually unfolds into the step position and with the simple release of a pull-pin retracts into its storage area on the tailgate.
Constructed of a heat treated cast aluminum alloy that is coated with a nonslip formulated exterior paint, the step is able to withstand weight loads of as much as 400 lb. The step includes a universal mount ing kit for simplified installation with an optional second hand rail available.
Source: RoDon Corp., 310 N. 5th St., St. Charles, IL 60174.
New nozzle design for mud shearing, mixing
Lobestar is a new nozzle design for mud shearing and mixing operations.
The nozzle will not require high pressure on the liquid. The only pressure required is 60 psi. Shearing will always take place on the edge of the nozzle from the pressure side to the atmospheric side. Older type nozzles used to be a circular hole, but the new generation has a longer edge, which gives maximum results regarding shearing, the company points out.
The new type of nozzle will give uniform energy distribution with large and small vortices, resulting in enhanced mixing.
Source: Maskinering & Sveiseservice A/S, Kvalveien 13, 4323 Sandnes, Norway.
New flowmeter offers accuracy, repeatability
New vortex flowmeters now on the market are suited for gas, steam, and liquid applications.
The rugged insertion and in-line type flowmeters feature accuracy and repeatability, no moving parts for reliability, low pressure drop, easy installation and maintenance, drift-free performance, and the ability to withstand overranging without damage.
Gas and steam applications include stack gas flow monitoring, flare-digester gas measurement, natural gas flow, incineration gas, compressed air measurement, energy monitoring, and process steam.
Water sampling and treatment, continuous blending, batching control,and boiler feedwater are included in liquid applications.
Low-flow, insertion-type gas flowmeters allow accurate monitoring of flow rates down to as low as 2 fps and are suited for uses where gas flows contain high levels of moisture or particulates. Wafer-type gas and steam flowmeters allow for maintenance-free operation in tough environments.
In-line low-pressure gas flow meters feature a vortex shedding technology that is suited for rugged applications with minimal space requirements.
In-line liquid flowmeters are designed for pipe diameters of 1/2 to 4 in. and can be used to replace existing equipment or be incorporated into new facilities. Retractable insertion-type flowmeters measure liquid flow rates of 1-20 fps in pipe diameters from 4 in.
Wafer-type flowmeters measure liquid flow rates of 1-20 fps in pipes with diameters of 1-3 in.
These flow computers are compatible with gas-steam vortex flowmeters and locally display rate and total flow on a 2-line by 20 character liquid crystal display. Three analog inputs for temperature, pressure, and flow are provided to calculate compensated flow of any gas.
Source: Barton Instrument Systems LLC, 900 S. Turnbull Canyon Rd., City of Industry, CA 91745.
Nozzles control flow to turbine meters
A new series of nozzles is designed to allow turbine meter flow without significant pressure loss to the flowing system.
The new flow limiting nozzles permit turbine meters to flow at designed capacities while providing them with the overrange protection they require-all without significant pressure loss to the flowing system, the company says.
Each nozzle is individually designed for specific customer needs and requirements.
Source: Welker Engineering Co., Box 138, Sugar Land, TX 77487-0138.
