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Niagara News |
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Niagara at Global Petroleum Show |
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May 9, 2008 |
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Niagara Wet Surface Air
Cooler (WSAC) engineers will be exhibiting at the Global
Petroleum Show 2008 in Calgary, Alberta at booth number 9611
in Building G.
There will be a scale working model of a
Niagara Wet Surface Air Cooler.
Bay
Industrial, Niagara WSAC representatives for the territory
of Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba
will be exhibiting at booth 2209 in the Corral Building.
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Niagara Blower
Acquires Kathabar, Inc. |
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January 15, 2008 |
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Niagara Blower Company has acquired the assets of Kathabar, Inc. from
Ross Air Systems. Located in Somerset, New Jersey, Kathabar designs and
manufactures dehumidification systems for the food, beverage, metals,
and pharmaceutical industries. The newly formed subsidiary will be
called Kathabar Dehumidification Systems, Inc. (KDS). Terms of the deal
were not disclosed.
Peter Demakos, P.E., Niagara President, stated, “Kathabar is a well
known, well respected company and will increase Niagara’s potential
customer base to provide a wider range of temperature and humidity
applications. Kathabar, as a compliment to our ‘No-Frost’ ®
refrigeration systems, will make Niagara one of the largest liquid
desiccant dehumidification system manufacturers in North America. In
addition, Kathabar’s extensive sales representation will expand our
opportunities in international markets.”
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Niagara at
Power-Gen |
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October 18, 2007 |
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Peter Demakos P.E., Niagara President, will speak at the Power-Gen
(PG) 2007 in New Orleans, LA on “Water Conservation Using Closed-Loop
Evaporative Cooling Systems in Simple and Combined Cycle Plants.” Mr.
Demakos will share his expertise on closed-loop evaporative cooling
technology with PGI attendees during a technical session:
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:30-3:30pm
“Water Conservation Using Closed-Loop Evaporative Cooling Systems in
Simple and Combined Cycle Plants”
Part of the Condenser Cooling Key Ingredient in Plant
Performance session
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Niagara at
International Water Conference |
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September 18, 2007 |
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Peter Demakos P.E.,
Niagara President, will speak at the International Water Conference (IWC)
2007 in Orlando, FL on “Water Conservation in Process and Power Plants
Using Closed-Loop, Evaporative Cooling Systems.” Mr. Demakos will share
his expertise on water savings using closed-loop evaporative cooling
technology with IWC attendees during a technical session:
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2-5pm
Closed Cooling Water Systems
“Water Conservation in Process and Power Plants Using Closed-Loop,
Evaporative Cooling Systems”
Niagara
engineers will also be present at IWC. Niagara will be exhibiting at
booth number 37.
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Niagara at Master
Brewers Association of the Americas |
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September 18, 2007 |
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Brian Demers, a Niagara “No-Frost”® Application Engineer, will
present at the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) 2007
Convention in Nashville, TN. Mr. Demers’ poster will showcase the
benefits of liquid desiccants and compare the use of traditional
refrigeration, dry-desiccant, and liquid-desiccant technologies for
cellar dehumidification in breweries.
Poster viewing hours with authors
present:
Saturday, October 27 1:00–2:00pm
Sunday, October
28 1:00–2:00pm |
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NIAGARA BLOWER TO
PROVIDE EVAPORATIVE COOLER FOR OTAY MESA POWER PLANT |
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July 23, 2007 |
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Niagara Blower has been selected to engineer, manufacture and supply a
closed-loop, evaporative (Wet Surface) cooler for the Calpine Otay Mesa
power plant located in San Diego County, California. The Wet Surface Air
Cooler will cool the plant’s main loop water and optimize use of scarce
water resources. |
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Rental/Lease
Units |
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July 5, 2007 |
Niagara has Wet Surface Air Coolers for a variety of cooling
applications which can be rented or leased.
These units are packaged (no assembly required) with 480V-3Ph motors.
For more information, please contact your local Niagara representative,
email sales@niagarablower.com, or call 716-875-2000. |
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Niagara Engineer
Writes for MBAA Technical Quarterly |
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July 5, 2007 |
An article entitled, “Dehumidification in Brewing: Controlling Moisture
with Liquid Desiccants,” recently appeared in the vol. 44, no. 1 2007
edition of MBAA Technical Quarterly (TQ). Written by Brian
Demers, a Niagara “No-Frost”® Application Engineer, the article
showcases the benefits of liquid desiccants and compares the use of
traditional refrigeration, dry-desiccant, and liquid-desiccant
technologies in breweries.
To request your free copy, contact Niagara at 716-875-2000 (phone),
875-1077 (fax), or sales@niagarablower.com. |
Niagara at ASHRAE |
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June 14, 2007 |
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Peter Demakos, Niagara
President, will speak at the ASHRAE 2007 Annual Meeting in Long Beach,
CA. Mr. Demakos will share his expertise on desiccant technology with
ASHRAE attendees during two technical programs:
Monday, June 25, 2007 8-9:30AM
Seminar 26 Food Freezing Technology
“Humidity Control Using Desiccants”
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11AM-12PM
Seminar 70 Design Essentials for Refrigerated Storage Facilities
“The Effects of Desiccant
Usage inside a Refrigerated Storage Facility”
Niagara’s patented “No-Frost”® technology utilizes a food grade liquid
desiccant to provide continuous airborne microorganism removal,
efficient absorption of water vapor from the air, cooler, dryer air for
clean sanitary environments, lower energy use and lower maintenance
cost.
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Niagara Steam
Condenser System for Ethanol Distillation Plant |
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Feb 10, 2006 |
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Niagara was been awarded a contract to provide a
steam condensing system as part of the design for a new ethanol
production plant. The use of Niagara’s patented Wet Surface Air
Cooler (WSAC) steam condenser will provide many operational and
cost-savings advantages for this fuel production facility.
A WSAC Steam Condenser is
being designed and fabricated as an integral component of this bio-fuel
project. Ethanol, unlike petroleum based energy, is a
replaceable source of fuel, and is relatively pollution-free. Ethanol
is produced by distilling certain forms of plant life, most notably
corn. The distillation process includes the use of steam that is
alternately produced by heating a water source, and then returning it to
its water form through cooling and condensation.
Compared to a typical cooling tower heat exchanger
configuration for steam condensing, the WSAC will result in lower
initial construction costs, as well as long term operational advantages
that include reduced maintenance and extended service life. |
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Niagara
Brewery Dehumidification System |
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Feb 10, 2006 |
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In February 2006, Niagara has been awarded a
contract to provide a state of the art brewery cellar dehumidification
system. This particular brewery modernization project will provide the
customer with significant cost savings by lowering moisture condensation
temperatures, using Niagara’s unique “No-Frost” liquid desiccant
technology. The modernization project includes the custom design,
fabrication and operational start-up.
Moisture management is critical in brewery
cellars. Elimination or reduction of condensation has direct, positive,
and cost effective results by reducing labor and material costs, and
prolongs equipment and building asset life by reducing the effects of
corrosion.
Niagara’s centralized design for this project
incorporates conversion from a Lithium Chloride (LiCl) system, which has
proven to be very corrosive. The Niagara design will reduce operating
and liquid replacement costs for the entire brewery. |
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Niagara at the Industrial Water Conference |
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January 27, 2006 |
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Niagara
participated in the recent Industrial Water Conference in Orlando, Fla. Peter Demakos, P.E.
presented a paper entitled: “Water (Resource) Conservation Using
Closed-Loop, Evaporative Cooling Systems For Process and Power
Applications”
Niagara also exhibited at the conference with examples of system
applications and a working model of a WSAC. |
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Niagara at the Energy – Water Needs Assessment Workshop |
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January 27, 2006 |
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A the recent Energy and Water Eastern Region Needs Workshop, sponsored
by Sandia National Laboratories Peter Demakos, P.E., one of the
Keynote Speakers, discussed how Wet Surface Air Coolers are very
effective heat transfer device that can also use poor quality water as
spray makeup. |
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Niagara Unveils New Web Site |
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January 20, 2006 |
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The site features a vibrant
design, richer content, and improved navigation. The new site will
be updated frequently, so be sure to check back. Also, feel free
to
Send Us your comments and impressions. |
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Niagara Propylene Condenser
Shipped to Fuel Refinery |
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January 17, 2006 |
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WSAC propylene condenser model
RWC 126720-3F18 is shipped for use in new plant. |
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