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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Understanding the potential cost of renting a boiler before a team is ready to start reaching out and gathering information and pricing from vendors.

Moving beyond ‘business as usual’ regulators and relief valves to explore different steam control options.