Since 1940, Rigidized® Metals Corporation has been the leader of producing engineered metal surfaces and panels. The metal texturing process adds strength, durability and beauty to any project.

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Joint Paper Published with Shell Oil on the Advantages of Vipertex® 1EHT Under Fouling Conditions

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The results of a joint research project between Shell Oil and Rigidized® Metals Corporation has recently been published in the Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer. Heat Transfer advantages of the 1EHT tube for crude fouling conditions are discussed.

 

Heat Transfer Performance Evaluation Criteria Applied to a Textured Tube Surface for Crude Oil

 

Himanshu Joshi
Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
David Kukulka
Ridigized® Metals Corp.
Srikanth Kummari
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.

 

The evaluation shows that depending on the applied constraints, different benefits can be obtained using Vipertex® tubes, including: – a heat duty increase of up to 19%, an 18-30% reduced flow rate to achieve the same heat duties, or a change in the geometry to achieve a 8-9% increase in heat transfer at the same pumping power.

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Aesthetics in Perforation and Fabrication at Burchfield Penney Art Center

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Rigidized® Metals collaborated with the UB School Architecture and Planning to create the three light and projector totems beside the Burchfield Penney Art Center on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, NY. Perforated stainless steel rolled with our 5WL® pattern depicts scenes from several Charles Burchfield paintings.
Check out a video of the project created by Katlyn Smith, Ryan Allen, Craig Abraham, and Calder Wright:

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Rigidized® Metals in Texas Architect Magazine

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Mic Patterson the vice president of Strategic Development at the Advanced Technology Studio of Enlos in Los Angeles has written an article featuring the 3xLP project. Find it here:

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Additionally, check out a time lapse video of this project, created by Raf Godlewski and Stephen Olson:

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