Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment is Hot Topic Hour on Feb. 18, 2010
It is well recognized that correct water treatment for boiler feed and cooling
water are very important for prevention of corrosion in feed boiler, steam and
condensate systems and elimination of scale which helps to ensure maximum life
of boilers, steam turbines, condensers, and pumps, reduces maintenance expenses
and allows optimal thermal performance. There are a wide variety of water
treatment systems available, but which system is most economical for a specific
plant considering energy requirements, chemical costs and performance? This
decision is partially dictated by the minerals and compounds in the raw water as
well as the chemical and physical composition of the raw water.
In general, raw water from lakes, rivers or wells is treated by aeration,
coagulation, filtration and softening all well established processes. However,
shortages of natural raw water from the traditional sources, the “greening” of
power plants and increasing stringent regulations on disposal of water into
surface waters or even holding ponds are now forcing plants to consider reusing
their process water. This adds a new dimension to the problem of properly
treating water before adding it as make-up water in the boiler feed or cooling
systems. The process water contains even more contaminants and many at higher
concentrations than typical natural water.
The following speakers will describe the latest technologies to treat feed and
cooling water from natural and process sources and discuss the economics of
various treatment technologies focusing on energy use, chemical requirements,
and capital costs, reuse of process water and operation and maintenance costs
and issues.
Ram Venkatadri, Global Marketing Manager in the Energy group of Pall Corporation
- Pall Corporation is a world leader in using membrane technology for water
treatment. Pall has developed proprietary micro/ultrafiltration technology and
integrated systems of microfiltration/reverse osmosis. These filters and systems
are used in diverse applications in municipal and industrial water treatment
across many market segments. This presentation will focus on treatment of
make-up water and reuse water to provide high quality boiler feed water.
Devesh Mittal, Vice-President of Industrial Solutions (America’s) at Aquatech
International Corporation will discuss FEDI (Fractional Electro De-Ionization)
an advanced EDI technology to eliminate the need for rental mixed beds to treat
RO permeate.
David G. Daniels, Principal Scientist at M&M Engineering Associates, Inc. will
discuss flow accelerated corrosion.
To register for the “Hot Topic Hour” on February 18, 2010 at 10 a.m. CST
(Chicago time), click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/FGDnetoppbroch/Default1.htm.
Bob McIlvaine
President
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