Induction Heat Tube Extraction. Over time, fireside tube wastage typically results in the need to replace generating bank tubes, including the stub ends rolled into the tube seats of the steam and mud drums. B&W offers a proven solution that minimizes costs and boiler downtime and preserves the boiler drum shell. Our patented induction heat tube extraction technology has been used to remove more than 70,000 tube stubs in various power generation, pulp and paper, waste-to-energy, oil refining, gas processing, chemical processing and institutional heating applications.
Photo courtesy of Heather Walborn. Plate tectonics is an important geologic concept as it fills in the gaps to Earth's geologic history. The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the formation of mountain ranges, volcanism, earthquakes and the features associated with active plate boundaries.
Plate tectonics is the geologic theory that Earth's crust is made up of rigid plates that float on the surface of the planet. Tectonics comes from the Greek word meaning builder. The movement of the plates toward or away from each other either directly or indirectly creates the major geologic features at Earth's surface. Plate tectonics revolutionized the way geologists view Earth. Like the theory of evolution in biology, plate tectonics is the unifying concept of geology.