Industrial Water Media
View Full Case Study The ability to treat greywater is becoming vitally important to U.S. power producers. Energy companies in 19 states are using reclaimed water and the trend is expected to continue in light of larger populations, extreme weather patterns and rising demand for freshwater. Furthermore, greywater, which is wastewater from bathroom sinks, showers, […]
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View Full Case Study Problem An Ohio plant that manufactures part of the cells used in the solar-power industry faced lost production after its deaerator failed, causing potential rust buildup in its powerhouse boiler. A deaerator is a device that i s widely used to remove oxygen and dissolved gases from feedwater before steam production, […]
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View Full Case Study Problem When a Louisiana chemical plant suffered a site-wide blackout, plant personnel learned they would have to bring each power-generation unit, and its corresponding water filtration system, back on-line individually. Facility workers quickly returned the on-site demineralization system to functional status, but it was receiving almost zero condensate return. To re-establish […]
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View Full Case Study The wastewater treatment systems at many of the nation’s electric power-generation plants are struggling to meet discharge requirements because they are still using technologies installed during the industry’s building boom of the 1970s and early 80s. As a result, a number of power producers are now replacing their existing systems to […]
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View Full Case Study Problem An Ohio automotive manufacturer suffered a system crash of its ion-exchange equipment that resulted i n an inability to produce high-quality water. The aging equipment caused additional problems including the daily transfer of hazardous chemicals. The nearest service tech was located i n another state and could not get to […]
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View Full White Paper Increased regulations from governing bodies now require extra attention from power plants when managing the coal ash disposal process. A recent ruling by the EPA provided a comprehensive set of requirements for the safe disposal of coal ash and was enacted to clean up faulty surface impoundments and establish record keeping […]
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View Full White Paper The use of automated monitoring tools in industrial plant management has become one of the most important innovations for companies over the past decade — especially in the water and wastewater industries. The latest advances in technology yield several benefits, including increased plant safety and system efficiency. Other benefits include a […]
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View Full White Paper Making this job challenging, however, was the fact that color units for the surface feedwater ranged from 180 to 420 units, well in excess of the treated water requirement of 5 or fewer units. Trees, leaves and other organic matter continually decay in the surface water that feeds the plant, creating […]
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View Full White Paper When commissioning a new power plant, requirements for purified water can be large—often more than an unfinished plant can supply. When it’s time to bring in outside help, proper planning can help avoid problems and keep budgets under control. With all the complexity inherent in the commissioning of a power plant, […]
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View Full White Paper Ash ponds have been as much a part of the landscape at coal-fired power plants as stock- piles of coal and the conveyors that carry the fuel source to furnaces. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that went into effect late last year, however, have power plant operators scrambling to close wet storage […]
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