tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42910261218361221672024-03-13T19:49:44.282-04:00Sorensen Engineered SolutionsSorensen Systems leads the way in finding engineering solutions for today’s emerging businesses.Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-25268643681627346482017-09-20T12:36:00.002-04:002017-09-20T12:36:53.133-04:00Sorensen Systems Designs Aerospace Fluid Control Test Stand<div class="MsoNormal">
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One of the case studies I’d like to share with you this
month is when Sorensen Systems partnered with a well-known instrument and
testing controls manufacturer to help design and build specialized testing
equipment for a cooling pump installation intended for high altitude aircraft
applications. It is not sufficient to test sample batches of manufactured parts
in a critical aerospace engineering environment, especially with sophisticated
components. Every single part must receive a full test to certify its fitness
in this application.<br />
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The test stand for this project included LabVIEW software
and electronic devices that were integrated into the structural aluminum
machine frame. It was designed to simulate the full range of environmental
conditions that would be encountered at high altitudes and under adverse
conditions. Critical machine components included flow meters, pressure gauges,
heaters, proportional 3-way valves, high watt power supply and a custom fluid
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specialists, designed and installed the overall piping and fluid control
system, and designed safety enclosures for the operators of the equipment.<br /><br />For more information about this project, <a href="http://www.sorensenengineered.com/custom/designed-built-aerospace-fluid-control-test-stand.shtml">view
the case study</a>. If you have any questions or inquiries, please contact me at <o:p></o:p>508-351-1814 or <b><a href="mailto:mgardella@sorensensystems.com" target="_blank">by email</a></b> (MGardella@SorensenSystems.com).<br />
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Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-80789830318742995942017-08-02T16:52:00.000-04:002017-08-02T17:30:49.373-04:00Conduit Energy Recovery Helps Westfield MA Pipeline Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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of recent history helping local utilities using conduit energy recovery
systems. Although the conversion of water power to electricity is common, what
is new in these recent applications is the need to retrofit existing system
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2011, tropical storm Irene collapsed the Granville
spillway and dam which caused $3 Million worth of damage. Replacing the pipeline
and installing a Hydroturbine system was another $3 Million. The newspapers
reported that the water rates for Westfield, MA were predicted to rise 50-70%
in the following five years as all estimated costs could reach $10 Million in
total. Efforts to reducing operating costs for the operation of water treatment
plants through conduit energy recovery became extremely important.</span><br />
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</span><a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/energy/sorensen-energy-recovery-hydroturbine-installation.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Granville Pipeline Project</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> which was established to replace the aging existing
pipeline and include the installation of a new Hydroturbine producing 37 kW
which was roughly the plant’s power consumption. The components of the system
included a skid mounted turbine/generator, a hydraulically operated turbine
isolation valve, a hydraulic power unit, and a turbine generator control panel.
The system has a remote OIT display panel located in the Hyrdroturbine room.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorensen Systems completed the design, installation,
testing, and start-up of the hydropower turbine and generator system. To read
more about conduit energy recovery and the </span><a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/energy/sorensen-energy-recovery-hydroturbine-installation.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Granville Pipeline Project</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, visit
our webpage. If you have any questions or inquiries, please contact me at
508-351-1844 or </span><a href="mailto:kmcknerney@thehopegroup.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by email</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. (kmcknerney@thehopegroup.com)</span></span><br />
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<br />Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-27348080331650301532017-06-21T13:40:00.001-04:002017-06-21T13:55:28.016-04:00The Hope Group's One-Click eConfigurator Added To My "Helpful Tools" PageOne of the features on our website that I like to share with people is a page that contains helpful conversion tools. What I have done is taken all of my favorite online conversion calculators and consolidated them on this one page. So, instead of having over twenty links saved in my “favorites”, I have one link saved that showcases them all. (<a href="http://www.sorensenengineered.com/company/technical-support-conversion-tools.shtml" target="_blank"><i><b>View Mike's Helpful Tools Page</b></i></a>)<br />
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Although all of the links are helpful, the most recent link I have added is The Hope Group’s <a href="http://www.thehopegroup.com/configurator/index.shtml" target="_blank"><b>One-Click eConfigurator</b></a> page. This page allows you to identify the component for your application and directs you to a configurator to help you build the correct part you need. Once you configure the component, you can download a CAD file and have someone generate a quote for you based on your configuration. This tool is powered by Parker Hannifin, but The Hope Group’s page has been designed to consolidate a list of popular components, which means, you are basically “One-Click” away from configuring your part.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sorensenengineered.com/company/technical-support-conversion-tools.shtml" target="_blank"><b>Save this page</b></a> to your “favorites”, like I did, for quick access to the conversion tools. I have also listed some helpful catalogs in the right-hand column. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at 508-351-1814 or <a href="mailto:MGardella@SorensenSystems.com" target="_blank"><b>by email</b></a> (MGardella@SorensenSystems.com).<br />
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Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-61510676947702117552017-04-19T10:42:00.000-04:002017-04-19T10:42:02.090-04:00Conduit Energy Recovery Has Implications for Municipalities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Local municipalities have an increasing interest in looking for ways to save money – and if saving energy is one way to do it – all the better. At Sorensen Systems, a subsidiary of THG Corporation, we have a lot of recent history helping communicates accomplish savings through conservation. From Keene, NH, to Boston, MA, we have used conduit energy recovery systems for local utilities.<br />
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With the recent acquisition of Connecticut Fluid Power of North Haven, Connecticut, Sorensen Systems has an increased opportunity to assist local Connecticut communicates with the same sort of innovative energy recovery systems. During the upcoming Open House and <a href="http://www.thehopegroup.com/openhouse/north-haven-parker-store-open-house.html" target="_blank">Technology Seminar</a> event on May 10, 2017 at The Hope Group Parker Store, there will be some displays in the Trade Show that demonstrate these money and energy savings strategies. Some of our sales engineers will be on hand to answer questions about this might work for those responsible for generating clean water and electricity.<br />
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Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-29367603998290283332017-03-24T12:23:00.001-04:002017-03-24T12:23:39.500-04:00Power Units & Valve Stands are Pretty in Pink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have I told you about the hydraulic power units and valve stands that we had to paint pink? <br />
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A steel mill in Argentina was about to build its largest combination and rod mill for the production of 500,000 tons per year. The new high-efficiency mill was designed to roll Special Bar Quality products for high-end industrial applications. The combination mill would produce products that range in size from 5.0- to 88.9-mm round, as well as, squares, hexagons, flats and rebar. We were hired to build the HPU’s, manifolds, and lubrication systems.<br />
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Unlike other power unit installations we’ve done over the years, this application had to be painted in accordance with international color standards known as RAL. It turns out, the reason for the odd color is for plant safety. The machinery in the plant is color coded to assist emergency personnel in identifying the types of machines during a fire or other event. <br />
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<br />Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-3539521969721844832017-02-22T13:32:00.001-05:002017-02-22T13:33:08.162-05:00Chicago's Deep Tunnel Project Completed with the Help of Sorensen Systems<div class="MsoNormal">
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upon for our engineering and fabrication capabilities was the Chicago Deep
Tunnel. This project, also known as the Deep Tunnel Project, was established to
decrease flooding in the Chicago area and to reduce other harmful effects of
flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan. The solution involved diverting storm
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Our roll in this project was to engineer and build a hydraulic
and automation motion control system to operate a massive water control gate at
the 300 foot deep Thornton Quarry Reservoir. The gates regulate the flow of
water through large underground tunnels constructed to slowly feed the stored
water to the Calumet Treatment Facility before being released into the Cal Sag
Channel. The four stainless steel roller gates, manufactured by Steel-Fab,
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“We are happy to put our latest engineering marvel to work.
The Thornton Composite Reservoir is the world’s largest reservoir and has drawn
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According to information released by the MWRD, over 500,000
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To read more about this project, visit our website page that describes the <a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/governor/sorensen-gate-and-valve-control.shtml" target="_blank">DeepTunnel</a> job in more detail. If you have any questions or inquiries, feel
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<br /><br />The Qarun Petroleum Company Relied on Sorensen Systems to Fulfill Their Requirement to Pump Crude Oil from a Drill Site to a Storage Distribution Network.<br /><br /></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Qarun Petroleum Company was required to pump the crude oil as part of their expansion of </span></span><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">oil production in the deserts of Egypt. As part of their plan, they needed a new onshore eight by six inch telescopic pipeline, 27 miles long, to transport the oil from their Yomna Storage location to Karama Central Processing facilities in western Egypt.<br /><br />Sorensen Systems designed, developed and manufactured four <a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/energy/sorensen-oil-pumping-solution.shtml" target="_blank">crude oil pumping stations</a> needed to boost the oil through the pipelines by using an electric motor driven series of three pumps per oil station. Two of the pumps were required to meet the boost requirement and the third serves as a back-up during routine maintenance and unexpected downtime.<br /><br />Each pump was a compact design allowing for reduced horse power electric motors. Mounting multiple pumps on a single platform increased the volume of the oil that can be transferred. The skids contained motorized screw pumps, lubrication systems, large diameter piping, electronic control cabinets and complete instrumentation.<br /><br />Read more about <a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/energy/sorensen-oil-pumping-solution.shtml" target="_blank">this project</a> or read about other featured projects at <a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/" target="_blank">www.SorensenSystems.com</a>.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The capital city of Amman, Jordan, faced a crisis where 40 percent of its four million inhabitants only had running water from their taps one day a week. To address this critical shortage, the United States and the country of Jordan embarked on an ambitious development plan to convert the brackish water from three large “wadis” (streambeds) near the Dead Sea into fresh drinking water. The plan utilized reverse osmosis as part of a desalinization process to recover up to 85 percent of water put through its planned water treatment plant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sorensen Systems was privileged to provide six complete hydraulic power operating systems, one each for six pumping stations in series, along the pipeline to lift the treated water from the desalination plant to the National Park Pump Station site in southern Amman. Today, approximately 700,000 people, about one third of the water distributed in the Greater Amman area receive water directly from this system. The project delivers 100,000 cubic meters of water each day to the city, a distance of 25 miles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The power units designed and built for the project provide the system with a nominal 2,000 psi self-contained, pressurized hydraulic fluid system capable of simultaneously operating the valves at the specified speeds against the specified operating head requirements. In addition, the hydraulic fluid system was designed to automatically, simultaneously and immediately close the valves upon a loss of main electrical power or emergency shut down condition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The project is referred to by names of the three “wadis” in the region, Ma’in, Zara Springs, and Mujib. The brackish water available from these streambeds will be subjected to a reverse osmosis (RO) desalination process, which is being increasingly used around the world as an efficient, reliable and cost-effective technology. The RO process uses the osmosis phenomenon, i.e., osmotic pressure difference between the saltwater and the pure water to remove salts from the water. To gain the effect required, there is a need for energy to operate the pumps that raise the pressure applied to feedwater. According to Mike Gardella, a 25 mile transmission pipeline conveys the potable water to Amman through six pumping stations with a total head of about 1,300 m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An important part of the design requirement was providing the system with dual automatically alternating pumps. The pumps were arranged so that in the event of failure of one pump to generate its rated flow and pressure, the other pump will automatically start. The two pumps don’t run simultaneously. Another design specification called for all necessary controls, transformers, and components to cause the valves to perform the specified functions and operations, requiring only a single 400 volt, 3-Phase, 50 Hz electrical connection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to the needed potable water, the project had other benefits for the people of Amman. The project will reduce the over pumping of groundwater aquifers, to allow them to recover their full storage capacity as a reserve against future shortages. Also it will release water currently being pumped to Amman from other cities, in order to promote development in the outlying cities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="NewsletterCopy"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;">When a
representative of a leading New England based aerospace company contacted us,
an exciting new opportunity emerged that challenged the engineering and manufacturing
capabilities of Sorensen Systems. The company was seeking a turn-key testing
solution for qualifying the integrity of avionic pumps, which are used to
provide cooling to vital electronic systems in high altitude aircraft. With a
spike in orders for cooling systems and a robust forecast for future demand,
the company had an immediate need to upgrade its pump testing systems to meet
production goals. After meeting with the customer’s project engineers to discuss
the overall requirements, it was determined the testing systems require
specialized software to be programmed in the data acquisition equipment to the
individual </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">control system components that create the
extreme environmental conditions. Recognizing the delivery time line, the need
for specialized data acquisition, and electronic controls expertise we were
pleased to work collaboratively with an established controls company with whom
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with a well-known instrument and testing controls manufacturer, Sorensen
Systems helped design and build specialized testing equipment for a cooling
pump installation destined for high altitude aircraft applications. In the
critical aerospace engineering environment, especially with sophisticated
components such as this, it is not sufficient to test sample batches of
manufactured parts. Rather, every single part must receive a full test to
certify its fitness for use in the aerospace application. The partnering</span><span class="NewsletterCopy" style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;"> company’s expertise of automated testing, data
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testing capabilities. From the beginning, this was a true partnership, with
“one face” to the customer.</span></span><span class="NewsletterCopy" style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><span class="NewsletterCopy" style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;">The
aerospace pump manufacturer was pleased with the arrangement and with the
degree of expertise that all parties brought to the table. As with most
projects of this magnitude, there were a number of face to face meetings, which
included the following: quote review, engineered system design, product
verification, planned step by step test sequencing, purchase order placement,
timeline delivery meetings, on site fabrication inspections, and final testing.
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equal a greater whole:</span></b></span><span class="NewsletterCopy"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 120%;"> The test stand included the
controls company’s LabVIEW software and electronic data acquisition modules,
which were integrated into a structural aluminum frame. Sorensen System
engineers designed the pneumatic and fluid circuitry for the sophisticated system
used to create the varying flight conditions. We selected the components,
designed and fabricated the assembly, connected the fluid lines, and wire
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was completed, final witness testing and acceptance was performed first at our facility
in Northborough MA, and then again at the unit was retested on-site to the
satisfaction of the pump manufacturer. The customer was delighted with the
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always the goal:</span></b></span><span class="NewsletterCopy"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 120%;"> Most importantly, the
customer’s satisfaction with design, fabrication, and the testing process was
reinforced by the finished product’s successful results: the new test stand
increased production by 25 percent, reinforced quality verification, and
occupied 33 percent less floor space than the old method. In every way, the
product created a positive impact on the customer’s bottom line. The validation
for a job well done came when this customer relied on us for another
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In today’s conservation conscious environment there is an
ongoing desire to be as efficient as possible when either upgrading or
installing new hydraulic equipment.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The
challenge is to balance the price of “going green” with the business objective
of controlling project cost.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Although
there are many technologies and design techniques available to reduce energy
consumption, not all of them may make sense as they relate to a company’s
overriding need to control cost. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">THG
Corporation has made great strides in offering its air utility customers the
opportunity to take advantage of both reduced power consumption and rebate
opportunities offered by power companies to help satisfy both these goals.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">THG has now added this service to its
hydraulic power system offering.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Challenge: </b>How to conduct a proper hydraulic system analysis/audit of your
application and assure you of a cost-effective system design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Myth:</b> A system sales person can make a quick “walk-through” and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Requirement:</b> To conduct a useful hydraulic audit the skills of a trained
hydraulic system engineer are required. There are many technologies and
potential rebate opportunities available and it takes both skill and experience
to strike the right balance between cost and system features. In an actual case in point, THG was presented
the opportunity to quote a new project requiring substantial flow and pressure
requirements. The overall system operating
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several potential design paths.
Excluding the brute force approach of providing five 200 horse power
motors and conducting a “root mean squared” calculation to optimize motor size,
the following paths, with their associated implementation cost and power
consumption, were determined:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The final numbers showed that the
100 horse power option with VFD drives resulted in the best combination of
lower operation cost and return on investment.
This is especially significant given the fact that the power company
rebate for the 100 horse power VFD option nearly matched the differential of
providing a 200 horse power system with soft starters. Finally, it is also important to note that
although the accumulator option clearly resulted in a lower yearly cost
savings, the peculiarities of the rebate program resulted in this option
qualifying for <u>no</u> <u>rebate</u>. This emphasizes that, not only is a solid background in hydraulic design
a perquisite for success in this market approach, an in depth understanding of
power rebate program(s) is also required.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>THG Offering:</b> At THG we have the
trained personnel, the right equipment and appropriate industry experience to
conduct a thorough design analysis or an on-site audit of your system. We will
examine supply, demand, distribution and control and provide the roadmap from
which you can plot your best course of action.</span></div>
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company of The Hope Group, Sorensen Systems, and Hope Air Systems. Read more
about us at <a href="http://www.thgcorporation.com/">www.THGCorporation.com</a>.</span></div>
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Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-51950928415166907322013-03-26T16:34:00.003-04:002013-03-30T15:52:33.891-04:00Variety is the Spice of Success<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<em>VP Engineering & Manufacturing - Sorensen Systems</em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /><br />In the past several years I have been involved with a wide variety of projects <br />such as:</span>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Driving a 10 ton piston at 4000 gallons a minute and 5000 psi for an energy storage system</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Designing and developing a motor yacht GPS positioning system</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Providing engineering services for a client to supply an oil pumping system in Venezuela</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nitrogen generators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I look at that list, I have to admit I didn’t know that’s where a lot of my effort would be spent. Ten years ago the primary business in New England hydraulics was machine tool, injection molding, paper mills, and heavy industry. Today those industries no longer exist nearly to the extent they once did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today, we are focusing on marine/mobile, military/homeland security, life sciences, power generation, and alternate energy. These customers require a whole new level of engineering and technical support for us – and them - to be successful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Over the years Sorensen Systems has had to adapt to changing industries both in New England and abroad. The key to adapting to these changes is to ensure you have a strong engineering staff that’s capable of thinking outside the box and willing to take on new and varying projects. The first reaction out of an engineer upon receiving a project that’s never been done before should be one of excitement and a drive to figure it out. I’m convinced that’s the attitude we have developed here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many companies segregate their engineering staff into specialized fields, for example, structures, controls, fluids, etc. Sorensen System’s key attribute in selecting engineers is flexibility. Regardless of whether we’re hiring a hydraulic project engineer or a controls engineer, that person will eventually be cross-trained to perform all aspects of a project. This goes against the practice of what is typically followed by engineering companies. But by cross-training our engineering staff the project engineer obtains the ability to see the whole picture of a project and how best to integrate all aspects of a project to meet the customer’s requirements. This also allows the project engineer to be a single point of contact for the customer, allowing him or her to support that customer with any issue or question they might have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Admittedly this requires a much bigger investment in personnel training to bring the project engineer to this level. But once that level of training is achieved it makes the investment worth it by allowing Sorensen Systems to seamlessly service its customers in a wide variety of projects.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> I believe that variety, as in the spice of life, is also the spice of successful engineering.</span></div>
Sorensen Systemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847024015226678348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291026121836122167.post-81500867026090550232011-08-04T14:00:00.003-04:002017-02-24T10:28:54.130-05:00'Micro Hydro' Can Be Real Big for Consumers<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Don’t let the word “micro” fool you. In the world of modern power generation, micro is a big word. More and more opportunities are arising for government, industry and even individual homeowners to enter the world of “Micro Hydro.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Recently, we completed an installation of a micro hydro plant for the MWRA at its Loring Road facility in </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Weston, MA. The storage facility there is part of the massive reservoir and distribution system that brings water from the Quabbin and Wachusett reservoirs to Boston and other eastern Massachusetts communities. The plant that we installed was designed to take advantage of potential energy that already existed but was not being tapped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">As water flows as a result of gravity from west to east, there is a need to reduce the pressure. A series of pressure reducing valves handles that assignment. But, it was determined that instead of just reducing the water pressure, it could be proactively used to spin a turbine and thus create electricity as a by-product of its energy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This plant will generate 1.2 million kWh per year, which will power the storage facility and create enough excess electricity that it can be sold back to the public utility. That’s great for the environment, and especially great for the taxpayer. The consumer gets an efficient source of electricity through use of a renewable energy source (water) and then gets to pay less for electricity because the same water creates its own electric power. There’s nothing “micro’ about that. That’s what I call real big for consumers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">You can read more about the <u><a href="http://www.sorensensystems.com/feature/2011-04-design-builds-installs-innovative-hydroelectric-plant-mwra.shtml" target="_blank">Hydroelectric Plant</a></u> we designed and built for the MWRA on our website. In future blog reports I will tell you about other projects we have completed.</span><br />
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A recent article on the US Dept. of Energy website discussed the importance of electricity to the economic and environmental future of the United States. With more than 50 percent of the electricity in the country coming from coal-fired power plants, it’s hard to imagine that this fuel will soon be discarded. The low cost of coal right now is what keeps it at the forefront of energy policy questions. No one wants to pay too much for electricity.<br />
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There are several ways to go here, such as removing some of the environmental objections to the use of coal in current or future power plants. If new technologies are successful in eliminating sulfur, nitrogen and mercury pollutants released when coal is burned, there may be hope to keep it as a continuing participant in the fossil fuel energy world. Further research is underway to increase coal-plant efficiencies and it is predicted that it could double in efficiency in the next 10-15 years. If that’s true, again the future for coal looks brighter.<br />
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Even though coal is king right now, natural gas is the fastest growing source of fuel for thermal power plants. As much as 90 percent of future power plant construction in the planning and discussion stage is based on the use of natural gas. Even the so-called “distributed power generators”, which are mini-power plants are destined to be powered by natural gas. The gas-fired turbines in today’s modern power plant is what most of the future looks like, particularly for regions such as New England.<br />
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And finally, there is a role to play for new technologies for storage of energy and transmission of energy that will contribute to energy efficiency of the electric industry. Whether its superconducting materials or compressed air storage, there are technologies about to be released that will have a positive impact on your electric rates.<br />
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