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IMI EQUIPMENT:
At IMI Equipment, we offer new and used farm machinery, parts, and service in the
Northeast Missouri, Southeast Iowa, and Western Illinois regions. The major brands we sell
are: John Deere, Brent, McFarlane, Meyer, Roto-Mix, Unverferth as well as a full line of
NAPA Auto Parts.
Our extensive inventory includes tractors; harvest equipment such as combines, headers,
grain carts, and augers; pull-type and self-propelled sprayers, applicators, and fertilizer
spreaders; vertical tillage and field cultivators; planters and drills; hay and forage machinery
including balers, rakes, tedders, rotary mowers, and mower conditioners; and precision ag
equipment such as GPS receivers and displays. We also sell UTVs and riding lawn mowers,
including zero-turn mowers.
1. Valves:
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a
fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially
obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually
discussed as a separate category. In an open valve, fluid flows in a direction from
higher pressure to lower pressure. The word is derived from the Latin valva, the
moving part of a door, in turn from volvere, to turn, roll.
The simplest, and very ancient, valve is simply a freely hinged flap which swings
down to obstruct fluid (gas or liquid) flow in one direction, but is pushed up by the
flow itself when the flow is moving in the opposite direction. This is called a check
valve, as it prevents or "checks" the flow in one direction. Modern control valves may
regulate pressure or flow downstream and operate on sophisticated automation
systems.
Valves have many uses, including controlling water for irrigation, industrial uses for
controlling processes, residential uses such as on/off and pressure control to dish
and clothes washers and taps in the home. Even aerosol spray cans have a tiny
valve built in. Valves are also used in the military and transport sectors. In HVAC
ductwork and other near-atmospheric air flows, valves are instead called dampers. In
compressed air systems, however, valves are used with the most common type
being ball valves.
Valves are quite diverse and may be classified into a number of basic types. Valves
may also be classified by how they are actuated:
1. Hydraulic
2. Pneumatic
3. Manual
4. Solenoid valve Motor
2. Heat exchanger :
A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working
fluid. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes. The fluids
may be separated by a solid wall to prevent mixing or they may be in direct
contact.They are widely used in space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power
stations, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries, natural-gas
processing, and sewage treatment. The classic example of a heat exchanger is
found in an internal combustion engine in which a circulating fluid known as engine
coolant flows through radiator coils and air flows past the coils, which cools the
coolant and heats the incoming air. Another example is the heat sink, which is a
passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a
mechanical device to a fluid medium, often air or a liquid coolant.
corrugated shapes. There are different types of plates available including plate and
frame, plate and shell and spiral plate heat exchangers. The distribution area
guarantees the flow of fluid to the whole heat transfer surface. This helps to prevent
stagnant area that can cause accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces.
High flow turbulence between plates results in a greater transfer of heat and a
decrease in pressure.
4. Condensers and Boilers Heat exchangers using a two-phase heat transfer system
are condensers, boilers and evaporators. Condensers are instruments that take and
cool hot gas or vapor to the point of condensation and transform the gas into a liquid
form. The point at which liquid transforms to gas is called vaporization and vice versa
is called condensation. Surface condenser is the most common type of condenser
where it includes a water supply device. Figure 5 below displays a two-pass surface
condenser.
The pressure of steam at the turbine outlet is low where the steam density is very low
where the flow rate is very high. To prevent a decrease in pressure in the movement
of steam from the turbine to condenser, the condenser unit is placed underneath and
connected to the turbine. Inside the tubes the cooling water runs in a parallel way,
while steam moves in a vertical downward position from the wide opening at the top
and travel through the tube. Furthermore, boilers are categorized as initial application
of heat exchangers. The word steam generator was regularly used to describe a
boiler unit where a hot liquid stream is the source of heat rather than the combustion
products. Depending on the dimensions and configurations the boilers are
manufactured. Several boilers are only able to produce hot fluid while on the other
hand the others are manufactured for steam production.
3. Pipe:
Pipes can and have been made out of almost any material that can withstand heat,
however most quality pipes available are made out of briar (Erica Arborea). Briar is
prized because it is has a dense grain that can stand up to the heat of use and also
helps provide a cool, dry smoke.
Types of pipe:
There are five main types of plumbing pipe materials that are still in use today:
copper, galvanized steel, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
(ABS), and cross-linked polyethylene (PEX). Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is
also used.Apr 30, 2021
4. Tank:
Types of tanks:
The most common types of storage tanks used to store liquids are as follows: Fixed-
roof tanks. External floating roof tanks. Internal floating roof tanks.
Reference :
● https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve#:~:text=A%20valve
%20is%20a%20device,discussed%20as%20a%20separate
%20category
● https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_exchanger#:~:text=A
%20heat%20exchanger%20is%20a,may%20be%20in
%20direct%20contact
● https://www.verywellmind.com/the-hazards-of-pipe-tobacco-
4106637#:~:text=Pipe%20smoking%20has%20been
%20dwindling,States%20today%2C%20especially%20older
%20men
● http://www.racineandlaramie.com/
firstpipe.html#:~:text=Pipes%20can%20and%20have
%20been,provide%20a%20cool%2C%20dry%20smoke