The Kemptner Hütte near Oberstdorf sits at an altitude of 1 844 m. As one of the largest huts of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) in the Allgäu Alps, it offers long distance hikers and other mountaineers respite and refuge surrounded by majestic peaks.The Kemptner Hütte on the grassy slopes of […]
Swollen eyes, irritated airways, fatal pulmonary oedema: As important as chlorine gas is for the disinfection of drinking and bathing water, the chemical can be dangerous if it escapes in an uncontrolled manner. The new chlorine manual by water treatment expert Thomas Beutel shows swimming pool operators, planners and service technicians how to handle chlorine […]
Northumbrian Water, which supplies water to 2.7 million people in north-east England, is aiming for an 8% reduction in leakage in AMP8 – 2025-30 – with a long-term target of 55% by 2050, from its 2017/18 baseline, writes Paul Holt, Ovarro leakage product specialist The company’s revised draft Water Resources Management Plan 2024 says innovation […]
An acoustic fixed-base pipe monitoring technology that uses fire hydrants to host multi-sensor devices, has already found more than 30 leaks for Kansas City Water, says Lou Rossetti senior vice president of sales North America at Orbis Intelligent Systems. Non-revenue water loss in Kansas City, Missouri, is being driven down by a successful collaboration between […]
Alfa Laval just published a brand new edition of the company’s renowned Pump Handbook. The 375-page handbook is free and contains scholarly information on basic pump functionality and in-depth guidelines for sizing and selecting the right pump type for optimum efficiency. The handbook is packed with real-life examples to increase its user-friendliness. The first edition […]
Operators of offshore platforms are very focused on the reliability of their equipment. Working in such a remote location means that major repairs, if not carefully planned, can result in extended downtime and loss of production. For one platform in Malaysia, a change in output was shortly followed by an increased rate of seal failures […]
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