Lots of New Challenges for Power Plant Chemicals – Was the Hot Topic on September 25

The level of knowledge demonstrated by the speakers relative to the challenges of preventing corrosion and malfunction of gas turbine combined cycle power plants which are cycling hundreds of times per year and may be using poor quality source water, makes a persuasive case for continuing expert advice. Chemicals are a big expense. Failure to maintain the right chemistry is even more expensive. The average combined cycle power plant does not have the staffing of a large nuclear plant. So it pays to contract with experts who can monitor the chemistry programs.

The recorded webinar yesterday is available to you as a Utility E-Alert subscriber. It is also available free of charge as part of two free systems for power plants around the world.  One knowledge system deals with all the gas turbine issues and another with all the coal issues.  Power plants are encouraged to use the systems for decision making but also to use the websites and recordings for training programs. The session yesterday will be valuable for both purposes.

Overview of Power Plant Chemicals

Bob McIlvaine reviewed some of the challenges:

MIOX Summary - Tom Muilenberg

The Mixed oxidant system is providing savings in terms of cooling tower chemical usage and power plant output. 

Ø  The NIPSCO power plant achieved cleaner condensers, saving ~$640,000/yr.

Ø  Proprietary biocides could not control biofilm in 90,000 ton tower. Visible biofilm buildup in the condenser.

Ø  Mixed oxidant chemistry eradicated the biofilm. Replaced the biocide regime.

Ø  Paul Schrock, NIPSCO Senior Chemist stated, "Reducing our treatment regimen.down to a single mixed oxidant product generated on site has resulted in substantial treatment chemical and labor cost savings."

HDR Summary - Colleen Layman

o   Program needs to factor in unit specific design and operational aspects

Use of amine blends with different vapor/liquid distribution ratios

Kiewit Summary - Brad Buecker

Brad answered some of the most important questions facing the industry.

"Bob McIlvaine and his staff posed a set of questions to me that are very important regarding HRSG water/steam chemistry and prevention of corrosion and fouling in steam generators.  Even seemingly minor issues have been known to cause failures that cost power producers millions of dollars and in some cases even claimed lives.  This is the ultimate cost. Each question and a straight forward answer follows:

Question #1

Answer #1

Question #2

Answer #2

Question #3

·          If the plant has an ACC rather than a water-cooled condenser and the condensate iron content is much higher, how can this problem be solved?

Answer #3

·         Install a full-flow particulate filter in the condensate line. Most of the iron generated from corrosion in ACCs is particulate in nature.

Question #4

Answer #4

Question #5

Answer #5

Question #6

Answer #6

Question #7

Answer #7

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Presentations follow:

Power Plant Chemicals Webinar - Hot Topic Hour September 25, 2014

The level of knowledge demonstrated by the speakers relative to the challenges of preventing corrosion and malfunction of gas turbine combined cycle plants which are cycling hundreds of times per year and may be using poor quality source water makes a persuasive case for continuing expert advice.

Revision Date:  9/25/2014

Tags:  221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, 221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, McIlvaine, Kiewit, Miox, HDR Engineering, Chemical, Cooling Tower, Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrogen Peroxide, Consulting


Cooling Towers by Tom Muilenberg, Miox - Hot Topic Hour September 25, 2014

The Mixed oxidant system is providing savings in terms of cooling tower chemical usage and power plant output.

Revision Date:  9/25/2014

Tags:  221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, 221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, Miox, Chemical, Cooling Tower, Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrogen Peroxide


Water Treatment Chemicals for Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plants by Colleen Layman - Hot Topic Hour September 25, 2014

Colleen Layman advised that chemistry limits developed for traditional industrial watertube boilers are not generally applicable to HRSGs. Chemistry is unique.

Revision Date:  9/25/2014

Tags:  221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, 221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, HDR Engineering, Chemical, Consulting


Water Treatment and Chemistry Answers for HRSG Operators by Brad Buecker, Kiewit - Hot Topic Hour September 25, 2014

Questions answered regarding HRSG water/steam chemistry and prevention of corrosion and fouling in steam generators. Even seemingly minor issues have been known to cause failures that cost power producers millions of dollars and in some cases even claimed lives. This is the ultimate cost.

Revision Date:  9/25/2014

Tags:  221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, 221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, Kiewit, Chemical, Consulting


Power Plant Chemicals Overview by Bob McIlvaine - Hot Topic Hour September 25, 2014

Bob McIlvaine reviewed some of the challenges.

Revision Date:  9/25/2014

Tags:  221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, 221112 - Fossil Fuel ????, McIlvaine, Chemical, Consulting

OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES

September 19, 2014

Oil and Gas Project Tracking is available at a discount to Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals World Market subscribers.

Treatment chemicals are an important addition to most oil and gas processes. Access to details on the worldwide oil and gas projects is provided at a substantial discount to Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals World Market subscribers.

(Listed by most current date)

 

SOCAR Lets Contract to Hamon Thermal Europe for Baku Refinery  (Article Dated: 9/19/2014)

Construction Begins on PDVSA’s Puerto La Cruz Refinery Revamp  (Article Dated: 9/19/2014)

SOCAR Builds Gas-cleaning Plant at Baku Refinery  (Article Dated: 9/19/2014)

CB&I Awarded Contracts for Hydrocracker Complex in Russia  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

Enterprise Products Begins Exporting Refined Products from Beaumont Marine Terminal  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

KBR Wins PMC Contract for Major Revamp Program at Omsk Refinery  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

Monroe Energy, Bridger Agreement to Supply 65,000 Barrels of Crude Daily to Trainer Refinery  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

Wison Commences Puerto La Cruz Refinery Deep Conversion Site Preparation Project in Venezuela  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

Commercial Production Begins at Chevron’s New Premium Base Oil Plant  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

Jacobs Receives Project Services Contract from BP  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

ExxonMobil Announces Antwerp Refinery Investment of More than $1 Bln  (Article Dated: 9/18/2014)

Bakken Energy Subsidiary Nations Oil and Gas Signs LOI to Acquire Utah’s Green River Refinery  (Article Dated: 9/17/2014)

Pemex Lets JV Contracts for Two Refineries  (Article Dated: 9/17/2014)

Mistral Starts Construction of $70 Mln Saskatchewan NGL Plant, Pipeline  (Article Dated: 9/15/2014)

KMP Expanding Kinder Morgan Crude and Condensate System  (Article Dated: 9/15/2014)

The Patriot Energy Center Holds Groundbreaking of 829 MW Marcellus Shale-Gas Power Plant  (Article Dated: 9/12/2014)

Metso's Flow Control Technology Selected for Petronas Gas Processing Plant Modernization Project  (Article Dated: 9/12/2014)

Pioneer Natural Resources Announces $495 Mln Sale of Hugoton and Barnett Shale Assets  (Article Dated: 9/12/2014)

Large-Scale Contamination Removal by OriginOil's Frack Water CleanupTechnology Verified by Independent Lab  (Article Dated: 9/12/2014)

GE Energy Financial Services and Casillas Petroleum Partner to Acquire Kansas Oil & Gas Reserves  (Article Dated: 9/12/2014)

Swift Energy Announces 24Percent Increase in Second Quarter 2014 Production  (Article Dated: 9/11/2014)

High Plains Gas Prepares to Resume Gas Production  (Article Dated: 9/11/2014)

Horizon Energy’s East Texas Project Generates Revenues  (Article Dated: 9/11/2014)

ONEOK Partners to Invest $605 to $785 Mln in New Demicks Lake, ND Natural Gas Processing Facility  (Article Dated: 9/11/2014)

Weir Group Acquires Wellhead Supplier, Metra Equipment  (Article Dated: 9/11/2014)

Husky Starts Work on Second Liwan Field Platform Offshore China  (Article Dated: 9/10/2014)

Nigeria Deploys GE’s Mobile Gas Turbines at Its NNPC Port Harcourt Oil Refinery  (Article Dated: 9/10/2014)

McDermott Awarded Megalodon Platform Installation in Gulf Of Mexico  (Article Dated: 9/10/2014)

Halliburton Announces Joint Venture with SPT Energy Group  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Whiting Petroleum Acquires Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp in All-Stock Transaction Valued at $6 Bln  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Weatherford to Sell to Rosneft Russian and Venezuelan Land Rig Operations for $500 Mln  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

AMEC Awarded Premier Oil Contract Offshore Falklands  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Egypt’s Ganoub El-Wadi Proposes International Tender for Oil and Gas Exploration  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Wood Mackenzie Sets the Record Straight on U.S. Crude Oil Exports  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

EIA Conference Speakers Warn of US Light Crude Oil’s ‘Day of Reckoning’  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Iran to Start Up Phases 15 and 16 for South Pars Third Gas Plant  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Link Strengthened Between Wastewater Injection and Oklahoma Earthquakes  (Article Dated: 9/9/2014)

Swift Energy and PT Saka Energi Indonesia Close Joint Venture to Develop Fasken Eagle Ford Acreage  (Article Dated: 9/8/2014)

Phillips 66 Board Approves Increased 2014 Capital Program and Additional Share Repurchases  (Article Dated: 9/8/2014)

Technip and Wijaya Karya Consortium Secures Onshore Contract for Matindok Gas Development Project  (Article Dated: 9/8/2014)

OriginOil Announces Breakthrough Chlorine Dioxide Pre-Treatment for its CLEAN-FRAC System  (Article Dated: 9/8/2014)

NRG Energy and JX Nippon to Build Largest Post-Combustion Carbon Capture-Enhanced Oil Recovery Project  (Article Dated: 9/8/2014)

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September 2014

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