Another Portable Fire Ring

Just a quick note that another Ultimate Portable Fire Ring, Cooking/Smoking Station is heading out to a customer in southern New Jersey for use at his camp ground.
He is looking forward to a summer of great cook outs, smoked meals, and fun times with family and friends around his new toy.

Complete cook station boxed and ready to go

Boiler Sample Cooler with removable coil

Still pushing these out the door like crazy.
So many of the chemical and petrochem companies are having to use recycle water for all plant processes it sometimes creates issues inside any type of cooling equipment.
This is why the RR and RRSS sample coolers are so popular. The coils are removable for cleaning on simple replacement

Complete sample cooler ready to ship

Internals with 316 Stainless steel coil

The entire process to remove the coil takes about 4 minutes

 The coils can be made longer for added cooling area if the cooling water is warmer.

Ultimate Portable Fire Ring, Cooking and Smoker Station

You gotta see this.
So sick of going into the mega stores to get camping  or outdoor equipment and finding NOTHING made in the USA, so I decided to design and build things in my shop in good old Phila. PA. The best thing is that my nephew, the Eagle Scout, is my partner in this venture. He knows what he needs in the outdoors, especially for cooking.
I built the first portable fire ring and continued to add components based on others suggestions. My only issue was that they started to go out the door so fast I didn't get a chance to take pictures and put them out there.
Here are the components of the portable fire ring.

3 piece steel constructed. welded sides

The Portable fire ring is 2.5' in diameter (with other sizes available based on your needs) and takes 1 minute to set up. The hold down sockets to assemble are interlocking and a 5/16 rod slides through them and goes into the ground to set the fire ring in place. If you notice the letters in the front of the ring, each one is personalized with the persons name, troop #, or whatever else you may want plasma cut into it.

2.5' diameter fire ring

The first cooking surface is a 13" grill surface that slides onto the welded, reinforced holder. It takes 10 seconds to put it in place. It swivels 360 degrees for easy addition and removal of food and also makes it simple to control flare ups from the fire. (Not that flare ups ever happen on my fires.....except for all that crispy burnt chicken, or burgers, or dogs). It's important to note that the cooking surface holders also push into the ground for added stability and strength. So, go ahead and put your frying pan on them if you want. It's not going anywhere. Another advantage to this grill is that it has a 1.5" lip welded around the top so nothing accidentally rolls off into the coals. (Again, not that it's ever happened to me, I just tell the kids that they're crunchy hot dogs or sausages).

13" cooking grill surface

The second cooking surface on the portable fire ring and cooking station is an 18" grill. Like the 13" grill it has a lip welded around to keep those pesky round foods in place. It fits plenty of everything so go ahead and load it up with the goods. The cooking surface holder again goes into the ground for strength, and like the 13", it swings 360 degrees in case of flare ups. It's also unique in that you can use both cooking surfaces at once with some spacers. One for the meat and one for the potatoes or veggies. They swivel right over each other.

18" cooking grill surface

The third cooking apparatus, and my personal favorite on the portable fire ring cooking station, is the "Mini Smoke Unit". This is awesome. The smoker also slides down onto the sturdy holder in seconds. It is 12" high and 11.5" in diameter which is perfect for chicken, turkey, any type of meat or fish, veggies, potatoes, or whatever else you want to cook. It has a thermometer, a chimney, a space at the bottom to place a tin of water, wine, beer, liquor, wood chips, fruit, or whatever other flavor adders you may want to add to the smoker. It swivels 360 degrees so you can control heat if you need to. Trust me..........it doesn't get any better than this. Putting whatever you want in the smoker, adjusting the coals underneath for heat, sitting back and relaxing and enjoying the aromas of the yummies slow cooking in your smoker.

Mini Smoker for the Fire Ring

Inside Smoker with thermometer and chimney

Smoker internals

Oh, and by the way, the Mini Smoker can be free standing, so if you already have a fire ring or just want to do some back yard or outdoor smoking ......no problem. Here you go! 

Free Standing Mini Smoker

So, do you have someone you know that loves the outdoors or just loves to cook over a fire?

Just imagine how excited they would be to get the ultimate portable fire ring, cooking, smoking station.

You can get the entire set or get one at a time and save the rest for future gifts or outings.

All these components fit easily into a foot locker or a tupperware container for easy transport to and from your favorite camping spot, hunting spot, beach, or just your back yard.

Ultimate portable fire ring cooking/smoking station complete

I still say the best thing is that it's made in the USA.

Help the country, help the Scouts, stay strong.

Stainless steel emission probe

You never know what's going on at Orchem Pumps.
We are custom bending Stainless steel, 3/8 .035 wall tubing to be used for vacuum emission probes for the state.
These probes have 12 holes drilled in specific locations. They have custom handles being held on by a 2 part epoxy, and the one end has a stainless steel plug welded into the end. The other end is flared to a .470 diameter to accept a JIC fitting. The JIC fitting is then attached to a vacuum pump which draws the vehicle exhaust into the testing equipment for analysis.
So, in one piece you have, cutting, bending, drilling, flaring, welding, gluing, reaming, and attaching fittings.

Full Probe. Overall length is 54"

Above and below pictures are of the flared end with the JIC fitting, and the handle

This end has the holes and the Stainless plug welded into it

A major paper mill located in Virginia was updating and revamping their power plant as well as adding a new boiler and associated equipment.
The current sampling panel was not working properly, in fact it had never worked properly due to insufficient flow through the sample coolers.
While all this construction was going on the paper mill decided to upgrade the existing sample cooler panels as well as install the proper ones for the new plant.
The samples to be cooled were from the high pressure boilers, feed water, condensate, superheaters, and steam lines.
Some of the tests were for Silica, Dissolved Oxygen, and all other related tests for the water treatment.
We designed panels with multiple sample coolers on each panel.
Each sample cooler panel had a common inlet and discharge for the cooling water.

Panel showing common inlet and discharge

Each sample cooler was constructed with Stainless Steel internals and externals. Each cooling coil had 20' of Stainless Steel tubing and each shell was extended for a greater cooling area.

Stainless steel sample cooler internals

Discharge showing stainless steel braided hose to header

Each sample cooler was valved to be independent with valves, and each connection was attached utilizing Stainless braided hose with Teflon internals and/or Stainless steel unions.
Space was a concern so the coolers were staggered on the panel for a smaller footprint.

Inlet with valves and stainless steel braided hose

This accommodated the site requirements for size without restricting the cooling capacity of the sample coolers.
The Stainless Steel drip pan at the bottom of the panel will be used to catch and send to drain all samples not actually being used in the process.

Stainless steel drip pan

Top view of the sample cooler panel

Here are the panels to be put in place for the new facility as well as the upgrade of the existing sample cooler panel.

C&D Dust Control System

A Delaware Construction, Demolition (C&D) transfer station was experiencing extreme dust issues while dumping, moving, and reloading the C&D waste. Not only was it leaving the building to surrounding areas it was also a hazardous work environment for the employees working in the building.
The catch is that the dust has to be knocked down without soaking the floor.
We designed a system that would do just that.
By using nozzles set on specific centers and a regulated pressure we were able to obtain just the right droplet size.
The system also has the capacity to be expanded as the C&D waste intake becomes greater.
The current unit has the ability to operate 3 zones. One at a time, or all three together.
A side advantage is that during the sweltering summer months the building temperature actually drops about 10 degrees which is an added bonus for the workers.
Bottom line is; Happier employees due to better work conditions, higher productivity, and happy neighbors.

Inlet Water Filters

This particular building is 400' long x 100' deep x 50' high

The inlet water for the dust control system passes through 2- 10 micron filters before it reached the pump. This extends pump life and protects the nozzles.

Building view with overhead nozzles

The control panel is wired into a low water cut off valve so if there is a water loss for any reason the dust control pump shuts down.

3 Zone Manifold

Low Water Cut Off Switch

Full Nozzle Flow @ 500 PSI

Nozzles on 5' Centers

Dust Control System Footprint

Inlet Pressure Gauge

A fast growing Philadelphia based recycle/recovery center had just opened a new building in northern Delaware.
 Orchem had engineered and built a dust control system for the recycling center in Philadelphia that worked to perfection. It not only kept dust from drifting towards the neighbors when the "C & D" (construction & demolition) was being dumped, it also created a much safer and cooler work environment for the workers.
It worked so well in the current location they wanted to install one at the new facility, however the new building was 3 times larger than old one.
All off- loading of the C & D was to be done inside the plant which would create enormous dust clouds and a very difficult work space. The heavy equipment would be driving back and forth all day kicking up constant dust plumes.
Orchem designed a system that would be able to control dust so the workers could actually work inside. There is also a fine line between controlling dust and creating a giant, slippery mud puddle.
Utilizing very specific flow nozzles, set an exact distance apart, and with the proper pressure we can control all dust in the area.
The unit also had to be designed to control dust in 3 zones so there had to be a 3 zone manifold on the discharge of the pump to direct dust control only to the areas where it was needed.
I applaud the owners of this company. Since there is no concern with dust drifting off site to the neighbors, their only concern was for the workers inside the building. Safety and a good work atmosphere was first and foremost in their minds.
The complete dust control unit comes with;
Pressure switch for low water cut off
High flow pump coupled to a TEFC Baldor motor on a common base
2, 10 micron inlet cartridge filters
Inlet pressure gauge
Discharge pressure gauge
3 zone manifold with high pressure ball valves
Unloader/bypass valve
Control panel mounted in a NEMA 4x enclosure
Timer
Hand/auto/off switch
All associated piping and wiring, high pressure hydraulic hoses, fittings, tees, elbows, and nozzles.

Dust Control System Pumping Unit

Inlet and dual cartridge filters

Pressure switch for low water cut off

Control Panel, NEMA 4X, Timer

Unloader/Bypass valve with pressure gauge