23-08: See the Light – Recent Advances in Fluorescence Help Take Control of Your Cooling Chemistry Water Reuse

23-08: See the Light – Recent Advances in Fluorescence Help Take Control of Your Cooling Chemistry Water ReuseMonitoring and control of cooling water treatment chemistry has evolved considerably through the years. Benchtop wet chemical analysis of individual grab samples followed by manual adjustment of chemical metering pump output has been widely practiced since the 1960s and is still in use today. Many improvements to the manual process have evolved over the years including metering pumps with feedback capabilities, equipment that automates the sampling

the CTI recommended heated Bead Isokinetic (HBIK) procedure is the most commonly used procedure and is close to being accepted as a code by CTI

in conjunction with recommendations from their equipment suppliers

When carried out in rigorous and practical manner

one of the two seven cell mechanical draft cooling towers serving American Electric Power's (AEP) 780 MW Conesville Unit 4 suddenly collapsed into the cold water basin

This technology

Abstract: Axial fans are subjected to significant loads and vibrations generated in the blade sections and transmitted to the power transmission equipment through the hub-to-blade connecting elements

One structure commonly found at most plants is the cooling tower

during construction

Microbial fouling in power plant condensers decreases heat transfer and fluid flow resulting in energy losses

This paper is a continuation of the paper presented last year

to remove and sometimes to change fills

the form of electrically charged particles (metallic ions)