Tag Archives: Laboratory Equipment

NFPA 86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces and Laboratory Ovens Using Flammable and Combustible Materials

NFPA 45 Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals in section 11.3.3.8 states “Oven and furnace installations shall comply with NFPA 86” . Additionally, NFPA 86’s scope covers research operations:  “1.1 Scope. This standard shall apply to Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D ovens, dryers, and furnaces; thermal oxidizers; and any other heatedContinue reading “NFPA 86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces and Laboratory Ovens Using Flammable and Combustible Materials”

What Is A Good Definition Of A Pilot Plant?

I must get asked that question a dozen times each year. Most times it is from someone outside the chemical industry who has never heard it before asking me what I do. (Or who wanted to know what my license plate PLTPT stands for.) Less often but more challenging it is from a client whoContinue reading “What Is A Good Definition Of A Pilot Plant?”

Tips for Troubleshooting Pilot Plant and Laboratory Equipment

Troubleshooting is a tedious and time consuming operation. Often one hears that X is ‘a good troubleshooter” or has “good troubleshooting skills” almost as if these are innate qualities one must be born with. Nothing could be less true. Troubleshooting is a skill anyone can learn and improve at as long as they understand someContinue reading “Tips for Troubleshooting Pilot Plant and Laboratory Equipment”