The unit’s steam dispersion system optimizes heat transfer to evenly and effectively preheat makeup water and reduce the risk of boiler thermal shock.

After 65 years, the University of North Dakota’s coal-powered steam plant was no longer up to the task, requiring specially-made new parts to remain functional. Johnson Controls came to the rescue. 

The underlying facts of the case stem from a 2012 natural gas explosion in a steam boiler at the Wynnewood Refinery in Oklahoma resulting in two workplace fatalities.

Two benefits of the modular, once-through, watertube design include the ability to rapidly generate full steam, even from a cold start (on-demand steam), and functionality that allows boilers to turn off quickly according to current load requirements.

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Steam sterilization is a simple, advantageous, and widely used method in the fight against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even spores.

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