ASME
Florida Section August Dinner Meeting Thursday, August 19th 2010
(Terrell Yon
will make a short presentation on ASME
benefits tonight prior to Connie’s presentation outlined below)
"Positive
Displacement Blowers for Industry" presented by Connie Rimes, District
Manager, Kaeser Compressors.
Many manufacturing plants utilize positive displacement (P.D.), rotary lobe
blowers for their processes. The most common use is for pneumatic
conveying of plastic pellets, flour, grain, sugar, cement, and other
powders. In the wastewater market, P.D. blowers are used for
aeration, mixing, and filter backwash. With only minor preventative
maintenance, these blowers can operate reliably for many years. For
this reason, often plant operators and managers do not even know that they
have blowers at their facility.
While a compressor generates high pressure at low flow, a blower generates high
flow rates at low pressure. A P.D. blower can typically generate 15
PSI of differential pressure. At inlet conditions of sea level, 68
degrees F, and 36% Relative Humidity, a P.D. blower can generate up to 15 PSIG
or 15 inches Hg vacuum.
This technical presentation will begin with a review of the two classes of
blowers, Dynamic and Positive-Displacement (P.D.). Next Connie
will explain what a P.D. blower is and the principles of
operation. P.D. blowers can be either tri-lobe or
two-lobe, and this presentation will explain the advantages of each
type. P.D. blowers are extremely noisy, and the reason why will be
explained. She will also discuss the differences between "Process
Quality" blowers versus "OEM Quality" blowers. The
presentations will conclude with examples of applications and installation
photos.
Connie Rimes attended Southern Polytechnic State University (Southern Tech),
Marietta, Georgia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering Technology. Since November 2004, she has worked for Kaeser Compressors as a District Manager, covering 9 states
in the Southeast. She
provides technical and sales training to her company's sales force who sell
high quality positive displacement blower packages. She also manages and
seeks industrial and municipal product representation for territory areas
not staffed by Kaeser Branch offices.
Prior to Kaeser, Connie worked for 6 years as an
Application Sales Engineer for Gardner Denver's Blower Division in Peachtree
City, GA, where her
main product focus was Industrial Applications for Lamson
and Hoffman Multistage Centrifugal Blowers. Prior to Gardner Denver,
Connie worked for 8 years
as an Application Sales Engineer for Blake & Pendleton, a distributor for
pumps, rotary screw air compressors, heat exchangers, and vacuum pumps.
For the ASME Atlanta Section, Connie has served as Chair, Vice Chair,
Treasurer (3 years), and Past Chair. She will serve as a
Director for the 2010-2011 ASME year. She is also the Unit Review Group
Chair for District F. Connie is also a Life Member of the 4-H Club and
enjoys motorcycle riding, doing stained glass projects, and playing
cards/board games/Mexican Dominoes with friends. She is married and lives in
Mableton, GA.
Time: 6:30 networking
7:00 dinner
8:00 Presentation
Price:
$15 ASME Members
$18 Non members
$8 Students
Date: August 19th 2010
Location: Joe’s Crab Shack, 4601 South Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32822
(407) 658-9299
Menu Selection, choice of one:
- Chipotle BBQ Chicken & Shrimp with dirty rice and broccoli
- Maui Mahi with sautéed green beans, bacon , and new
potatoes
- Joe’s Steak Deal, 8oz sirloin with fries and broccoli
Reservations required by emailing section at floridasection@asme.org by
Tuesday, August 17th COB.