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John Zink Company Helps Iowa State University Researchers Win
R&D 100 Award

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 14, 2007 John Zink Company's participation in developing texture-based engineering tools (TBET) software with Iowa State University's virtual engineering research group has helped ISU's researchers earn a prestigious R&D 100 Award. 

TBET are virtual engineering tools that can be utilized to improve combustion systems designs.  John Zink's engineers helped improve programming logic and efficiency with ISU's TBET and recommended additional features for the software. 

 The R&D 100 Awards recognize the top 100 best research programs in the United States, said Dr. Roberto Ruiz, vice president of technology and commercial development at John Zink.  John Zink's participation in Iowa State University's virtual engineering research is part of our ongoing collaboration with leading universities to develop enhanced knowledge in combustion science.  These efforts complement the company's strong commitment to combustion research and development which includes our state-of-the-art Research, Development and Test Center, the most comprehensive facility of its kind in the world.

TBET are critical to helping John Zink's engineers gain unparalleled insights into the computational fluid dynamics models of combustion systems.  John Zink uses TBET to evaluate combustion equipment performance in a variety of industrial applications, and to provide customers with a better understanding of the physics and engineering principles involved in developing advanced combustion technologies.

The R&D 100 Awards are presented annually by R&D magazine.  For 44 years, the R&D 100 Awards have helped companies provide the important initial push new products need to compete successfully in the marketplace. Earning an R&D 100 Award provides a mark of excellence known to industry, government, and academia as proof that the product is one of the most innovative ideas of the year.

John Zink Company, LLC is a leading provider of advanced combustion systems and breakthrough technologies worldwide, servicing a wide range of global markets.  John Zink branded products include JZ flares, process burners, duct burners, thermal oxidizers and vapor control systems; KALDAIR flares; TODD boiler burners; and KEU thermal oxidizers and heat recovery systems.  John Zink Company is a Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC company.  To learn more about John Zink, visit www.johnzink.com.

 

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