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| Sulzer Technical Review |
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 | The Sulzer Technical Review is the customer magazine of the Sulzer Corporation. It is published periodically in English and German and annually in Chinese.
Current issue: 4/2009
The next issue will be published end of March, 2010. |
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| Sulzer Technical Review 4 / 2009 (complete issue) (Sulzer Ltd, Corporation) |
| The complete issue with all articles. |
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| Editorial 2009/4 (Ton Büchner, Corporation) |
Dear technology experts, customers, and partners,
Did you know that a quarter of the worldwide annual primary energy consumption is needed for transportation alone? Economic globalization has led to an increasing need for the transportation of goods over longer distances from the producer to the consumer. In addition, people now travel increased distances to work and in their spare time. These requirements have risen substantially in the last few decades.
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| Requested by the airlines (Wim Walsweer, Sulzer Metco) |
| In the last few decades, airlines have started demanding more efficient engines for their
fleet. The future of air traffic is highly dependent on environmental and economic factors,
such as fuel consumption, fuel prices, alternative fuels, airport noise limitations, and CO2
emissions. Sulzer Metco offers solutions that meet the needs of the aero industry. |
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| High tech for transportation (Thomas Auf dem Brinke, Sulzer Metco) |
| Sulzer is still known as a former manufacturer of large diesel engines for
ships. Even today, former Sulzer patents are still used in the construction
of fuel-saving and reliable large engines. But that is history. Nevertheless,
the surface technology of the Sulzer companies is still decisively important
for the transportation of today and tomorrow. |
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| Emissions reduction (Peter Ernst, Sulzer Metco) |
| Soaring oil prices and challenging emission regulations in the near future demand significant
efforts on the part of engine builders to bring down emission levels. Both developments have
attracted the notice of the Sulzer Metco cylinder bore coatings specialists in various markets.
Complete coating solution packages have been defined for different market segments and are
being marketed under the name of SUMEBore™. Recently, Sulzer Metco made a breakthrough
and sold a large SUMEBore package to a European truck manufacturer. |
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| For a more sustainable world (Tuomo Nykanen, Reijo Vesala, Sulzer Pumps) |
| Transportation fuels produced from biomass are commonly called biofuels.
First-generation biofuels are mostly produced from feedstock that is also
used for food products. Such biofuels are ethanol from sugar cane or corn,
biodiesel from canola seeds or soybeans, and others. They are commonly
produced all over the world. The second-generation biofuels, which come
from non-food sources, have high potential as a renewable transportation
fuel—and for many Sulzer solutions. |
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| Animals also discovered the wheel (Cerutti, Herbert, ) |
| The discovery of the wheel is regarded as a milestone in our cultural
development. However, the benefits of rolling locomotion were exploited
by the animal kingdom long before humans. |
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| High-speed balancing (West, Shaun, Sulzer Turbo Services) |
| Dynamic balancing of rotating elements is an important aspect of the manufacture
and the repair of any turbomachinery. A rotating element that is out of balance can
cause major operational difficulties, which may prevent the timely start-up of a
facility. Furthermore, the unbalanced element can cause internal damage that will
rob a machine of its design efficiency, reduce machine reliability, and increase the
costs of operation and maintenance, or worse. |
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| New mist elimination technology (Egger, Daniel, Sulzer Chemtech) |
| In many industrial processes, the entrainment of liquid in a gas stream is undesirable and can lead to damage of compressors or filler materials such as molecular sieves. In some cases, droplets of liquid in a stream of gas can cause production systems to operate at less than full throughput. Sulzer Chemtech has developed a new product for separating out these liquid droplets—the MKS Multi Cassette™ mist eliminator.
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| A history of surface technology (Barroso, Gabriel, Sulzer Innotec) |
| Today's Sulzer Metco division has evolved from a number of different companies. However, a part of the roots of the company are in Winterthur. In 1968, a small team of researchers began investigating the application of coatings using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and thermalspraying techniques. Sulzer Metco now operates globally and offers thermal-spraying and thin-film processes as part of its portfolio of surface technologies and solutions for clients in the aviation and automotive industries, power generation, and other specialized markets.
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| Beyond measurements (Wäger, Reto, Sulzer Innotec) |
| SUMEBore™ is a holistic coating solution that—depending on the application area—gives the cylinder running surfaces of internal combustion engines specific properties. This can mean, for example, lower friction and a higher resistance to corrosion. The flow specialists at Sulzer Innotec support the application process with the help of computer-assisted flow simulations, enabling the visualization and verification of the flow situations in a cylinder during coating.
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| Welcome to Sulzer Pumps in Brazil (Lessa, Jonas, Sulzer Pumps) |
| Sulzer Pumps’ presence in South America and South Africa is consolidated as one business region, with headquarters in Jundiaí, São Paulo. The region has two factories: one in Brazil and one in South Africa. Following extensive investment, the site in Jundiaí, Brazil, has become one of Sulzer Pumps’ primary development, manufacturing, and distribution centers. Jundiaí also holds a strategic position within the division as a supplier of finished components and castings from its own foundry.
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| Interview: Darayus Pardivala:"Growth over 20% per year for the past five years" (Barroso, Gabriel, Sulzer Turbo Services) |
| Sulzer Turbo Services provides comprehensive repair,
refurbishment, and maintenance on rotating equipment
on a global basis. The Head of the American business,
Darayus Pardivala, spoke to us about the unit's current
areas of focus. |
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