01 Water Treatment: Manufacturers of Spray Tray Deaerators (Industrial) (Counterflow)

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Manufacturers of Spray Tray Deaerators: past and present

  1. Former: Allis-Chalmers (1950s & 1960s)
  2. American Water Softener Co (deaerator division started in the 1940s)
  3. ASC (1970s)
  4. Former: Belco (began offering this product in 1950) (sold to Crane Water 1989)
  5. BFS Industries
  6. Bryan Steam
  7. Former: Cal Filco (California Filter Company) (was purchased by US Filter in the 1990s)
  8. Chicago Heater (deaerator division started in the 1940s) (1949 ?):
    Purchased by: (Marley – approx. 1971) (Crane 1987) (Newterra 2014)
  9. Cleaver Brooks (1950s was reselling other brands, 1960s starting selling own brand)
  10. Cochrane / Crane Cochrane (Harrison Safety Boiler Works) (deaerator division started in the 1920s): Newterra
  11. Custom Steam (Canada)
  12. Former: Croll-Reynolds (1930s)
  13. Darby (1930s) [Darby Products of Steel Plate in Kansas City, Kansas] [Founded approx. 1938 by Harry Darby]
  14. Dixon Boiler Works
  15. Ecodyne (Marmon)
  16. Former: Elliott (deaerator division started in the 1920s) (still selling units in the 1960s) (see Unique Systems)
  17. Energyen (Korea)
  18. Envirex (Rexnord): Great Lakes Water (Great Lakes Water purchased the water treatment division of Envirex in 1987)
  19. Ergil (international)
  20. Eurowater
  21. G K Moss
  22. Former: Graham (1940s-1950s)
  23. Graver Water (offering by 1950s)
  24. Great Lakes Water (Great Lakes Water purchased Envirex deaerator division in 1987)
  25. Former: Groeschel (1930s)
  26. Former: H-O-H Systems (Katy, Texas)
  27. Hoppes (now owned by Bryan Steam) (deaerator division started in the 1930s)
  28. Industrial Steam (founded 1952)
  29. Kansas City Heater
  30. Kansas City Deaerator (founded approx. 1989) [also: Deaerator Solutions, LLC]
  31. Kewanee
  32. Former: L*A Water Treatment (deaerator division started in the 1950s)
  33. Lockwood
  34. Miura
  35. Former: Neckar Water Softener Corp
  36. Newterra
  37. Parker Boiler
  38. Permutit (deaerator division started in the 1930s) (Permutit USA begun in the 1910s; became part of US Filter in 1993)
  39. Former: PMI (1976-2000)
  40. Precision Boilers
  41. Schaub (1950s): see Industrial Steam
  42. Shipco
  43. Former: Stearns-Rogers (1930s)
  44. Sterling Deaerator (started 1987)
  45. Sternson (1958)
  46. Stickle Steam
  47. Superior Boiler
  48. Former: Swartwout (1930s – 1950s)
  49. ThermaFlo
  50. Turbine Equipment Co (NY) (1951)
  51. US Deaerator
  52. Vapor Power (Thermon)
  53. Weir
  54. Former: Westinghouse
  55. Worthington (deaerator division started in the 1930s; continued through the 1960s)
  57. Spare Parts: Pemco: (external link) (started 1969)

Materials of Construction: (x)

Accessories for a Spray Tray Deaerators: (internal link)

Link to Vacuum Deaearators / Vacuum Degasifiers: (internal link)

Note: 1980s Crane Water purchased the aftermarket rights of Westinghouse and Marley Condensers.

Note: Spray Tray Deaerators have been used as “Sea Water Deaerators” (example: L*A Water Treatment with monel internals).

Note: Spray Tray Deaerators: 0.005 cc/liter (7ppb) is based on proper operation of the equipment. (except sea water applications)

Note: Vortex breakers are located inside the storage section to protect the boiler feed pumps.

Note: Prior to the invention of spray tray deaerators were improvements to feed water heaters and condensers.

Note: HEI technical sheet: vacuum breakers for deaerators: (external link)

Note: Warren Controls deaerator components: (external link)

Note: Parallel down flow spray tray deaerator: Cochrane (Newterra), ThermaFlo, and Altair.

Note: Spray and Packed Column Deaerator (metal packing):  Altair, BFS, Cleaver-Brooks, GK Moss, [Parker Boiler], Permutit, and Precision Boiler

Note: There are “Test Kits” or “Analyzers” for Dissolved Oxygen; CHEMetrics and others manufacturer Dissolved Oxygen “Test Kits.”

Optional: Vent silencer (internal link)

Wikipedia: (external link)

Facebook: (external link)

Link to Tank: Condensate Pot, Condensate Chamber, Seal Pot, Seal Pot System, and Seal Water Pot: (internal link)

Note: 1907 newspaper: “Deaerator Company of Chicago” was created.  No further details were provided in the newspaper article.

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