Success Story: Improved Furnace Air Control & Combustion Safety
Improving Furnace Air Control & Combustion Safety with REXA REXA recently conducted a successful installation on a crude unit heater at a refinery in California. Furnaces help refineries and petrochemical plants break down and convert hydrocarbon fluids into fuels or chemicals such as gasoline, diesel, ethylene and [...]
Success Story – Condenser Level Control
Condenser Level Control in Coal-Fired Power Plants Supercritical and Ultra-Supercritical plants are a vital part of global power generation. They operate above the critical pressure and temperature of water (3206.2 psia at 705°F), up to a maximum of 4350 psia and 1170°F. Since feed water is turned into steam [...]
Success Story – Steel Mill Reheat Furnace Upgrade
Steel companies around the world continuously introduce and enhance processes that emphasize sustainable development. Key sustainable targets include minimizing the environmental footprint and increasing energy efficiency. These companies proactively develop actions to decrease fossil fuel consumption, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Through all these initiatives, companies provide it is [...]
Success Story – Nickel Mine Oxygen Compressor IGV
Background A large nickel mine in Ontario, Canada produces nickel metal, which is used in the manufacturing of smart phones and rechargeable batteries that power electric cars. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a major air pollutant emitted in the roasting, smelting and converting of sulfide ores. Fortunately, the SO2 is [...]
The Future of Geothermal Power w/ Rich Rochford
The Future of Geothermal Power A recent article by Power Magazine explained how the geothermal power industry seems to be on the verge of a huge increase in market presence. To understand what that means for the industry, as well as REXA and other actuation companies, we enlisted the [...]
The REXA Wrap-Up | May 2020
New Success Story! This month, we released another success story highlighting a recent Steam Turbine valves installation at an Ohio chemical plant. This plant experienced nuisance downtime from process inconsistencies and required improvements to their BDO (butanediol) compressor’s steam turbine governor control valve actuation system. Click [...]