Synopses & Reviews
This comprehensive book is the only one that addresses theory, practice, management, purchasing and marketing of cooling water systems in one volume. The approach of this essential reference is practical and international, and it is based on 30 years of professional experience.
Profusely illustrated, this handbook will enable professionals to understand the factors that may interfere and compromise the optimal functioning of cooling water systems, used in every industrial and commercial premise in the world (e.g., industrial plants, large office towers; hospitals, hotels, etc.). Maintenance of cooling water systems is based on specialty chemicals, and this invaluable handbook contains information on chemical formulations and programming, considered "taboo" and never published before.
Scaling, corrosion, micro-biological deposits, among others, interfere with the transfer of heat, a key element to achieve a cost-effective operation of cooling water systems, examined in chapters on Cooling System and Heat Exchange Essentials; Make-Up Water Sources and Their Impurities; and Corrosion, Fouling and Deposition.
Different treatments, pre-treatment equipment, devices; application of different chemicals; and computer software programs are analyzed in the chapters on Chemical Treatments and Programs for Cooling Water Systems; and Microbiological Control Programs. Specially important to decision-makers, water treatment field personnel, and cooling water systems marketing personnel are the chapters on Buying and Selling Cooling Water Programs; Surveys, Inspections and Cooling Water Program Selection.
The chapters on Managing Cooling Systems and Monitoring and Control, address the importance of improving and maintaining the quality of the cooling water systems process and of optimizing operating costs. An indispensable source for: Chemical, Plant, Maintenance, Operations, Process and Utility Services Engineers; specialty chemicals companies personnel and cooling water systems marketing personnel.
Synopsis
COOLING WATER TREATMENT, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE Through a practical and international approach, this comprehensive reference addresses modern theory, practice, management, purchasing and marketing of cooling water systems, in one volume. This handbook analyzes: - Factors that may compromise and interfere with the optimal functioning and management of cooling water systems. - Treatments, including specialty chemicals, formulations, programming and pre-treatment equipment. - Elements influencing cooling water marketing efforts as well as purchasing decisions. Chapters: 1. Cooling System and Heat Exchange Essentials; 2. Makeup Water Sources and their Impurities; 3. Makeup Water Pretreatment Processes 4. Corrosion, Fouling, and Deposition; 5. Chemical Treatments and Programs for Cooling Water; 6. Microbiological Control Programs; 7. Buying and Selling Cooling Water Programs; 8. Surveys, Inspections, and Cooling Water Program Selection; 9. Managing Cooling Water Programs; 10. Monitoring and Control. These titles may also pair well with this book: 0-8206-0253-1 Microbiology of Cooling Water 0-8206-0298-1 The Chemical Treatment of Cooling Water, 2nd Edition 0820603775 The Chemical Treatment of Boiler Water Other titles by author Colin Frayne: 0-8206-0371-6 Boiler Water Treatment, Principles and Practice, Vol. I 0-8206-0400-3 Boiler Water Treatment, Principles and Practice, Vol. II
Synopsis
Through a practical and international approach, this comprehensive reference addresses modern theory, practice, management, purchasing, and marketing of cooling water systems.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction: Marketing Cooling Water Treatment xvii
1 Cooling System and Heat Exchange Essentials 1
1.1 Evaporative Cooling Systems 3
1.2 Notes on Some Common Types of Cooling Towers 6
1.3 Evaporation and Total Water Usage 10
1.4 Water Usage Calculations 13
1.5 Heat Transfer and Heat Exchangers 15
1.6 Heat Exchanger Waterside Inspection 20
2 Makeup Water Sources and their Impurities 23
2.1 Sources of Water for Cooling System Makeup 24
2.2 Mineral Impurities and Problems Caused 29
2.3 Dissolved Gases and other Impurities 35
2.4 Examples of Variations in Makeup Water Sources 36
3 Makeup Water Pretreatment Processes 43
3.1 Raw Water Flocculation/Clarification Pretreatment Processes 44
3.2 Notes on Chemical Precipitation Softening Processes 51
3.3 Aeration Towers for Makeup Water Pretreatment 54
3.4 Manganese Greensand Oxidation and Filtration 55
3.5 Sand, Anthracite, Multimedia, and Automatic
Self-Cleaning Water Filters 56
3.6 Ion-Exchange Softening and Blending 61
3.7 Reverse Osmosis 67
3.8 Acid Dosing 75
3.9 Pretreatment Employing Magnetic and Other Physical Devices 78
4 Corrosion, Fouling, and Deposition 85
4.1 Corrosion Chemistry 87
4.2 Types of Corrosion 94
4.3 Scales, Sludges, Inorganic Deposits, and Foulants 104
4.4 Saturation Indices 112
4.5 Microbiology and Microbiological Fouling 122
4.6 Legionellosis 132
5 Chemical Treatments and Programs for Cooling Water 137
5.1 Some Basics of Chemical Inhibitor Programs 139
5.2 Some Early Inhibitors, Deposit Control Agents, and
Cooling Water Programs 140
5.3 Some "Traditional" Cooling Water Inhibitors 148
5.4 Some "Standard" Phosphonates and Organic Polymers 152
5.5 Summary List and Examples of Phosphonates and