Huchler, L. A.
HP Water Management: Influent clarification
Surface water from lakes and rivers requires removal of suspended solids to be suitable for cooling systems or to feed softeners, demineralizers or reverse osmosis units. The convention..
HP Water Management: How to store idle boilers
Idled boilers are very susceptible to corrosion. Protecting the integrity of idle equipment is critical to maximizing system reliability and minimizing unplanned repair or replacement c..
Monitor microbiological populations in cooling water
Cooling water provides a perfect environment for microbiological (MB) organisms - a hospitable temperature range, a constant pH and a plentiful food supply from the chemical treatment. ..
HP Water Management: Understand your ion-exchange resin analysis
In utility systems, ion-exchange resins remove dissolved contaminants from filtered water to create boiler feedwater. The simplest ion exchange process is sodium zeolite softening that..
HP Water Management: Audit your water systems for conservation, reuse and compliance options
Due to drought conditions in the northeastern U.S., many manufacturing facilities are strongly motivated to consider water conservation and reuse options. Compliance studies are typica..
HP Water Management: Analyze the economics of a capital improvement
Manufacturing cost-reduction efforts increase during weak markets. Utility systems are typical candidates for cost savings. In general, these projects involve some amount of capital inv..
HP Water Management: Improve non-oxidizing microbiological control in your cooling water system
Chlorine is the most commonly used chemical for microbiological control in open cooling water systems. Typically, bromine is applied in small cooling towers and systems with alkaline wa..
HP Water Management: What about reverse osmosis?
Reverse osmosis (RO) technology has improved and become a common method to purify water for boiler makeup. A wealth of technical information is available that addresses how RO systems ..
HP Water Management: Audit your closed-loop cooling water circuits
Many plants with highly decentralized operating units often useseveral closed-loop cooling systems to serve process systems.Traditionally, the utilities department may also haveresponsibility for smal..
HP Water Management: How are you treating your condensate? – Part 2
Recovering and recycling steam condensate does offer economic incentives. Proper management of recovered condensate quality is crucial when protecting major equipment such as boilers. ..
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