Introduction To Cooling Water Treatment
Introduction To Cooling Water Treatment
Introduction To Cooling Water Treatment
pH
Hardness
Chlorides
Silica
Metal ions
Turbidity
Conductivity / TDS
Alkalinity
Phosphates
Oil & Organics
Dissolved gases
Indices commonly used
Closed Systems
Drift
HE
S
S
Makeup HE
F
Basin / Sump
Blowdown
Basin Drain
Cooling Water Systems - Problems
Corrosion
Scaling Fouling
Microbial Growth
CORROSION
CORROSION
Corrosion is an electrochemical
phenomenon
state.
CORROSION CELL
O O
OH
Fe OH
Oxidizes O O
OH
Fe OH
OH
OH-
Fe++ OH- O O
Fe2O3
e-
RUSTFe e-
Anode Cathode
CORROSION FACTORS AFFECTING
REQUIRES CORROSION
pH
Anode
Oxygen & Dissolved gases
Cathode Dissolved & Suspended solids
Electrolyte Velocity
Temperature
Electron flow
Microbial Growth
EFFECT OF pH ON CORROSION RATE
CORROSION
RATE
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pH
SCALING
What happens when water
Evaporates…………….
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+ - + -
+ - + -
+ - + -
+ - + -
+ - + -
+ - + -
+ - + - + -
+ - + - + -
+ - + - + -
SCALING :
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Sulphate
Silicate
Magnesium salts
Calcium orthophosphate
Iron salts
Factors affecting Scaling:
• pH
• Temperature
• Alkalinity
• Solubility
• Velocity
MINERAL SCALES
Temperature - Major Impact on Solubility
SOLUBILITY
TEMPERATURE
EFFECT OF SCALE ON HEAT TRANSFER
% Reduction in U-Coefficient
100
SiO2
90
80 Clay (Kaolin)
70
60 CaSO4
50
40 CaCO3
30
20
10 Al2 O3
0
0.001 0.010 0.100
Scale Thickness (inches)
FOULING
FOULING:
Under deposit
corrosion
Sand
Corrosion Products
Natural organics
Microbial matter
Factors Affecting Fouling:
Suspended solids
Turbidity
Temperature
Velocity
Oils
Microbial Slime
Corrosion products
CORROSION INHIBITION
Corrosion Inhibition
Gen. Inh
Cathodic Inh Anodic Inh
Orthophosphates
Organophosphonates
Polyphosphates
Nitrites / Nitrates
Silicates
Zinc
Molybdates
Azoles
Higher velocities
Threshold inhibition
Crystal Distortion
Crystal Modification
R
R P O
R
P O
O O P O
O O
O O
COMMON ANTISCALANTS
Organophosphonates
Polyphosphates
scale scale
scale
scale
DISPERSION
Repulsion
scale scale
Crystal modifications
Scale control
MICROBIAL CONTROL
CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROGRAMMES
Program Targets: