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Why Water Scale is Dangerous for Equipment

Mineral scale occurs wherever circulating water exists, and it forms very fast (generally less than 3 weeks). Even a very thin layer, it will also cause insulation, make equipment inefficient, increase cost, and in some serious cases, it will shut down the whole system and even cause explosion. These problems have already existed in different fields, and are becoming worse and worse. ...

Sep. 29, 2013

By Mibo International Corp.

Asset Management Condition Assessment for Stockton: To Test or Not To Test

ABSTRACTTo help ensure assets are maintained to high standards, a 20-year service contact between the City of Stockton and OMI/Thames Water required a condition assessment of all managed assets. Due to the size and complexity of the system, it was not possible to test all assets as part of the condition assessment. A methodology was developed to prioritize assets to be subjected to further ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Why is Calibration of Water Quality Testing Equipment so Important?

The calibration of water quality testing equipment is as important as the tuning of a musical instrument. When people find out I’m a chemist, the first thing they ask me is, “Are you Walter White?” (This shows you the kind of people I typically run into). The second thing they ask me is, “Why is calibration so important?” Simply stated, calibration is how we adjust ...

May 7, 2015

By In-Situ, Inc.

Innovative approach to unforeseen site conditions – case study

The Crater Resources Quarry 3 Remediation site was a former limestone quarry that was later used as a disposal site for Waste Ammonia Liquor (WAL) generated by the coke making facility at a steel mill. The WAL contained water, ammonia, and small amounts of various hydrocarbons formed during the coking process. Coking operations shut down by the mid 1980's and discharge into the quarry ceased. The ...

Sep. 16, 2012

By Sustainable Resources Group, Inc. (SRG)

Comparison of the inspector and rating protocol uncertainty influence in the condition rating of sewers

Wastewater drainage systems asset management decisions, in particular regarding rehabilitation interventions, are largely dependent on close-circuit television (CCTV) inspection results. However, the results of CCTV inspections are affected by several sources of uncertainty. Within the present communication, the inspector's uncertainty is quantified by comparing periodic inspection ...

Feb. 25, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Application-based Solutions Even Under Icy Conditions

Read how LESER’s Pilot Operated Safety Valves (POSV) guarantee a reliable valve function even under icy temperatures with high back pressure-ratios in order to save human life and the environment. Project Description In the production facility of our customer, ...

Apr. 20, 2016

By Leser GmbH & Co. KG

Effective Equipment Grounding

The quality of the electrical wiring and grounding in a facility containing sensitive electronic equipment is one of the most important and least understood aspects of electrical power systems. Properly designed and maintained wiring and grounding systems are necessary to ensure personnel safety and protection of data and telecommunications equipment. Effective grounding creates an electrical ...

Apr. 14, 1994

By EPG Companies Inc.

Wastewater Monitoring Equipment for An Airport Group

CAS DataLoggers recently provided the wastewater monitoring solution for a major airport group based in the UK whose fluid run-off threatened to endanger the aquatic ecosystem near the airports. The commercial airline needed an online device capable of monitoring toxic discharges into local rivers. The airline routinely sprayed de-icer and anti-icer solution onto their aircraft before taking off ...

Aug. 20, 2018

By CAS DataLoggers

Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in a MBR under Abnormal Operating Conditions

During startup and commissioning of a modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) membrane bioreactor (MBR), Pima County Wastewater Management Division (PCWMD) staff were concerned with the total nitrogen concentration (TN) in the plant effluent. Whereas in the traditional MLE process, increasing recycle ratio increases the TN removal, in this particular process increasing the recycle ratio proved to ...

Oct. 20, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Check List of Mobile Auto Detailing Equipment

Mobile auto detailing calls for special tools and machinery. While fixed location auto detailing businesses are not limited by space, fuel and water restrictions, or client location conditions, the same does not hold true for mobile auto detailing businesses. They are required to travel to the client site, usually a parking lot at their home or business. In this way, they clean the maximum ...

Oct. 25, 2011

By Daimer Industries Inc.

Five of the Best Cooling Tower Water Treatment Equipment Supply and Technology Companies

Here at SAMCO technologies, our custom-engineered, cutting-edge solutions for your cooling tower water treatment needs have been developed by helping our customers solve some of the most complex purity and separation issues globally for over 40 years. Because of our skilled engineers and overall expertise in cooling tower water treatment, we are confident that our solutions are some of the best ...

Sep. 29, 2016

By SAMCO Technologies, Inc.

Clean drinking water for the Orang Asli in Malaysia with Trunz Water Systems

Malaysia - As a result of littering, overfertilization and environmental influences the raw water sources in the Cameron Highlands are contaminated with virus and bacteria. Consumption of such water leads to major health affecting diseases - and as a chain reaction to less productivity, less income, less education for children and so on. Remote villages of orang asli (aborigines) are concerned of ...

Nov. 3, 2011

By Trunz Water Systems AG

How Important Mobility in Car Wash Equipment?

If you own a mobile car wash business, it is required that your car wash equipment is designed specifically for easy transportation. Bulky machines are suitable for fixed location car washes, but when you need to spend the entire day traveling across the city to different clients, you need car wash equipment that is mobile and corrosion/chip resistant, to keep the system looking like new even in ...

Sep. 6, 2011

By Daimer Industries Inc.

Maintaining Factory Settings with Pressure Washing Equipment

Maintaining a factory is of prime importance in order to allow operations to run smoothly. Cleaning a factory may also be necessary due to a number of other reasons. For instance, if a food processing plant is not maintained on a regular basis, food and grease deposits can make the entire place unhygienic and eventually affect the quality of products manufactured. However, it is also a fact ...

Nov. 16, 2011

By Daimer Industries Inc.

Green Water Treatment prevents scaling caused by hard water

Fluid Dynamics has over 200,000 installations of its equipment all over the world. With applications in process industry, office blocks, hospitals, private villas, universities,oil, food and engineering companies, and clients as diverse as McDonald’s, Pfizer, and Unilever.“It is very satisfying” says Robert Spencer, Fluid Dynamics Managing Director, who, with his father founded the business in ...

Oct. 4, 2008

By Fluid Dynamics International Ltd

South Australia’s $403 million NSISP Uses a “Super” Valve to Perform in a Variety of Extreme Conditions

NSISP is one of South Australian Water Corporation’s (SA Water) biggest infrastructure projects undertaken in Adelaide metropolitan to connect the north and south drinking water distribution systems and to increase access to their desalination plant. The project included the construction of 32 km of pipeline through metropolitan main roads and suburban inner streets. This is no small feat ...

Apr. 20, 2016

By Singer Valve Inc.

Assessing a 25-year Capitalization Program: Using Condition and Criticality Ratings to Set the Priorities

ABSTRACT Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. developed a 25-year plan for re-capitalization of Hartford, Connecticut’s four water pollution control facilities operated by the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC). The plan consisted of developing a web-based inventory and assessing the condition of existing wastewater treatment plant assets to establish a priority ranking system for rehabilitation, ...

Oct. 12, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Info on Non-Food Industry Equipment Cleaners

Non-food industry equipment cleaners are ideal for cleaning heavy-duty industrial equipment and areas, such as floors and walls. These cleaning machines remove grease, carbon black, and many other types of dirt and impurities from metal, vinyl, tile, and similar surfaces. The power and effectiveness of non-food industry equipment cleaners can be attributed to the high pressure level, high ...

Dec. 27, 2012

By Daimer Industries Inc.

Decentralized water treatment and local water shortages

MIT researchers conclude that alternative approaches to water planning can alleviate urban water supply issues quickly and inexpensively Urban areas around the world are expanding rapidly as the global population increases and people are moving to cities at a fast pace. This puts a strain on current infrastructure, including water treatment plants. Add global warming and increasing drought ...

Aug. 27, 2017

By Fluence Corporation

Better living through crudesorb - maintaining compliance during equipment repairs

A Temporary Installation Aids in Produced Water Polishing While the Existing System Was Being Repaired An oil company selected CETCO Oilfield Services to treat their produced water when their existing system was in need of repairs. CETCO Oilfield Services arrived on the platform with their highly qualified personnel and specialized equipment and began processing the produced water. Repairs to the ...

Mar. 23, 2010

By CETCO Energy Services

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