Industrial Water Media
View Full Case Study Problem When a power generating plant in Ontario, Canada required the most efficient steam blow services, it called MPW. The steam blow required high-purity water processed from the plant’s city water source. Trailer economy would be key in formulating the best plan. Additionally, distance from the prospective suppliers and the potential […]
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View Full Case Study Problem After a major refurbishment, a Canadian nuclear plant required additional process and boiler feed water for plant start-up and commissioning. The plant’s raw water supply contained measurements ranging from 1 to 10 NTU, conductivity from 70 to 100 and color units ranging from 180 to 420. The plant also experienced […]
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View Full Case Study Problem A world-renowned engineering and construction company, commissioned by an Alaskan power supplier i n the final phase of construction on its 183 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle thermal plant, faced the challenge of supplying a constant flow of ultrapure water to support steam blows during the commissioning. Due to the […]
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View Full Case Study Problem Nearly 15 million gallons of high purity deionized water were required to support a series of steam blows at a 2,800 MW Southeastern U.S. power generation station. These steam blows were associated with the startup testing of four combustion turbines (CTs) to expand the capacity of the generation station. The […]
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View Full Case Study Problem For years, springtime had presented a distinct challenge for a large chemical-production complex in Alberta, Canada. With rain and melting snow, the facility could not handle the resulting high turbidity and TOC (Total Organic Carbon) in its feed water. Because of the elevated TOC levels, the facility was forced to […]
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View Full Case Study Problem When a Virginia power station had an issue with its Reverse Osmosis (RO) process, it called on MPW to supplement its water needs during an excessively cold winter. The plant, which lost RO functionality at one of its four power-production units, would have severely hampered its ability to meet power […]
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View Full Case Study Meeting Growing Demand by Rod Reston The shift to natural gas to generate electricity in the U.S. has been unmistakable and sudden. From 2000 to 2015, electricity generation from natural gas-fired plants doubled to 32% of all fuel sources. Last April, natural gas generated more electricity than coal for the first […]
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