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FlueGasDesulfurization

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LIGHTNINhassuccessfullyappliedhundredsofTopandSideEntryagitatorsforuegasdesulfurizationprocesses,

fromtheveryrstFGDinstallationinthe1960’sattheLawrenceEnergyCentertotoday’smodernpowerplants.

Sincetherstinstallation,theBoilerSystemshaveadvancedconsiderablyfromthemultipleAbsorberTowersperBoilerinthe1970’sand80’stotoday’ssystemswithasingletowerperBoiler,capableofoperationforextended

periodswithoutshutdown.

AtLIGHTNIN,webring85yearsofmixingexperiencetoyouruegasdesulfurization(FGD)process.

Webelievethatgettingthejobdonerightmeansprovidingthedegreeofmixingyouneedwhilestrikingthebest

balanceofcapitalcost,energyconsumption,andreliability.

LikeyourFGDprocess,yourmixingequipmentisaninvestmentforthefuture.YoucancountonLIGHTNINtobe

therewithyearsofrugged,dependableservice.

LIGHTNIN FGD Experience -We’ve been there rom the beginning.

Our Mixing Research, Testing andScale-Up Capabilities are Second ToNone

Lasers Design the Most EicientImpellers

Theprocesscapabilitiesandmechanicalrequirements

ofanagitatordependonthedesignoftheimpeller.Our

computerizedlaserDopplervelocimeterlaboratoryallows

ustomeasure,withpinpointaccuracy,agivenimpeller’s

mixingperformance.Itprovidessimultaneousmeasure -

mentofpowerconsumption,owandshearcharacteris-

tics,andthemechanicalloadsgenerated.

Thelaserlabisalsousedtodesignimpellersforspecic

processoperations-fromhighowdesignsforsolids

suspensionandblending,tohighsoliditydesignsforgas

handlingandmasstransfer.

Modern Testing Computational FluidDynamics: A Precise, Comprehen-sive Look At Your Mixing Process

TheLIGHTNINResearch&Development

laboratoryisfullyequippedtomodeltest

anymixingportionoftheFGDprocess.

AllFGDunitoperations,fromliquid-solid

(solidssuspensionandre-suspension)

togas-liquid-solid(gasdispersionand

masstransfer),canbeanalyzedtoevalu-

ateagitatorperformance.

AComputationalFluidDynamics(CFD)modeling

programisusedtoanalyzeagitatorperformanceinthe

full-scaleinstallation.

TheCFDsoftwareprogrammodelsthecombineddy -

namiceffectsoftheagitatordesign,vesselgeometry,

pumpinlets,andsuctionandslurrycharacteristics.

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For Rugged, Reliable Service,

LIGHTNIN Mixers Clean Up.LIGHTNINmixerssetindustrystandardsforperformance

anddurability.Ourintegratedmixerdesignmeansthat

shaftsystemsandimpellersareaccuratelymatchedto

provideyearsofdependableoperation.Wealsomanu-

factureourownspeedreducersdevelopedspecically

forindustrialmixerservice.

LIGHTNIN “Workhorse”

Series 70/700 Mixers

Deliverupto1250

hp/932KW.These

mixersarebuiltto

handlethesevereduty

ofsolidssuspension

andre-suspension,

blendingandgas

dispersion.

The LIGHTNIN VSF Side-Entering

Mixer with A312 ImpellerDesignedto

satisfythehigh

reliabilityand

lowmaintenance

requirements of

FGDservice.

The LIGHTNIN A510/A310

Impeller Cuts Power ConsumptionBy Up to 50%

FromLIGHTNIN’slaserlabcametheA510/A310family

ofimpellers—high-efciencydesignsthathandleall

requirementsoftheFGDprocess.Forsolidssuspension,

theA510/A310,anditsside-entryversion,theA312,are

specicallydesignedtogeneratehighowperpower.

TheA510impellersystem,withitsvaryingangleoptions,

canoptimizeprocessesbychangingitsshearcharacter-

isticsorimpeller/tankdiameterratio.

Infact,theA510/A310/

A312impellerdesigns

cutpowerconsumption

whencomparedtotra-

ditionalpitched-blade

turbinesandpropellers.

Thesehigh-efciencyimpellersgenerateanear-constant

owvelocity(andthereforelowshear)acrosstheswept

diameter.

Thisoptimumbladedesignalsoeliminatestheformation

oftheundesirableeddycurrentsonthetrailingsurface

oftheblade.InthecaseofabrasiveFGDslurries,these

currentswillerodemetalandrubbercoatedimpeller

surfaces.

Testing Scale-Up (And Scale-Down)

Our patented equipment designs put a wholenew spin on mixing efciency.

Correlatingasmall-scalemixingsystemtoalargesystemisacomplicated

procedure.FromLIGHTNIN’syearsofmixingexperience,we’rewellprepared

toscaleup,orscaledown,accurately.

Addinggastoaslurrynotonlycomplicatestheprocessrequirementsofan

agitator,itcomplicatesthescalingprocedureaswell.

AtLIGHTNIN,wecanscalegasdispersionormasstransferapplications-

bothtoevaluatefull-scaleperformanceandtodeterminehowtoimproveyour

particularFGDforcedoxidationprocess.

See B-922 or more details on theVSF Side Entry Mixer

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Service SPX Process Equipment Services

• RepairServices

•EquipmentServices

•PM/PDMServices

• AdditionalServices

-InstallationandStartup-MaintenanceandRepair

-AssetManagement

For24-hourresponse,call1-888-MIX-BEST

(U.S.andCanada)

Call the SPX Process EquipmentExperts FormoreinformationaboutLIGHTNINFGDortodis-

cussyourapplication,contactyourlocalSPXProcessEquipmentSalesRepresentative.Orvisitourwebsiteat

www.spxpe.com.

Orcall1-888-MIX-BEST(U.S.andCanada)

SPXProcessEquipment,LIGHTNINOperation135Mt.ReadBlvd.,Rochester,NY14611Phone:(888)649-2378(MIX-BEST),(U.S.andCanada)or+1(585)436-5550E-mail:[email protected]

Formoreinformationaboutourworldwidelocations,approvals,certications,andlocalrepresentatives,pleasevisitwww.spxpe.com.

SPXCorporationreservestherighttoincorporateourlatestdesignandmaterialchangeswithoutnoticeorobligation.Designfeatures,materialsofconstructionanddimensionaldata,asdescribedinthisbulletin,areprovidedforyourinformationonlyandshouldnotberelieduponunlessconrmedinwriting.

Issued:11/2008B-917 Copyright©2004,2008SPXCorporation

Yourlocalcontact:

Expert Sales and ServiceIs Available Around The World

TheworldwideLIGHTNINorganizationstandsreadytospec,quote,

andserviceallyourmixersapplicationsinuegasdesulferization.Ona

globalbasis,strategicallylocatedLIGHTNINmanufacturingandservice

facilitiesmakeequipmentdeliveryandafter-orderservicefastanddepend -

able.Ourdedicatedglobalserviceteamsarereadilyavailabletosupportyourprocessequipment.Genuinesparepartsandservicesolutionscanbe

obtainedfromlocationsaroundtheworldandensureoperatingcapacityof

yourvaluableproductionequipment.

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