The Facility The Magnolia Power Project is utilizing state-of-the-art combined-cycle electric generation technology and being built on four acres of Burbank Water and Power’s (BWP) generation station complex adjacent to Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank. Aker Kvaerner is serving as the Magnolia Power Project engineering, equipment procurement and construction contractor, and has been ...
The highly variable performance of artificial monolayers in reducing evaporation from water storages has been attributed to wind speed and wave turbulence. Other factors operating at the interfacial boundary layer have seldom been considered. In this paper, two physical shade covers differing in porosity and reflectivity were suspended over 10 m diameter water tanks to attenuate wind and wave ...
According to many climate experts, three of the primary impacts we will see as a result of global climate change are significant adjustments in rainfall patterns, leading to both flooding and periods of significant drought, both with increasing severity. This year, while developing our inaugural Banyan W.A.T.E.R. Report, we took a look at our rainfall data, collected from sites in 16 states ...
This study investigated an innovative process for the treatment and valorisation of pot ale wastewater. The first phase was to balance the pH to precipitate nitrogen, phosphorus and magnesium, recovering them as fertiliser; the second phase investigated the evaporation of water, reducing the volume of liquid to be transported to an anaerobic digester. In the pH balancing phase we investigated ...
An open circulating cooling system is a method to remove process heat and is applied frequently for industrial purposes. In these systems heat is removed by evaporation of water to the surpassing air in the cooling tower. However there are some environmental disadvantages such as addition of chemicals to prevent the cooling water system from microbial growth and corrosion. The application of ...
1. Removal of dissolved salts Reverse osmosis can stably and effectively remove dissolved salts, dissolved organic substances (trihalomethane, its precursors, agricultural chemicals, etc.), and micro fine particles (living germs, dead germs, and many other micro fine particles) from water. Thus it is ideal for a wide area of applications ranging from production of ultra pure water to ...
Contaminated wastewater is one of the most problematic and potentially expensive issues for industry today. Hauling wastewater can be expensive and may expose the company to substantial liability. On-site processing can involve extensive fees and time-consuming paperwork. Fortunately, there is a solution. Evaporation is a practical, environmentally sound, and economical long-term solution to ...
When a deadly heat wave lingers for an especially long time; when a hurricane makes landfall with particular ferocity; or when droughts, winter storms or cold snaps break records, the public is increasingly interested in knowing if human-induced climate change played a role. Attributing individual extreme weather events to a warming climate is difficult work. Even so, scientists have been making ...
Isotope measurements (18O, D, 3H) indicate groundwater origin in the Lower Colorado River Valley (LCRV) and provide an alternative, or supplement, to the US Bureau of Reclamations proposed accounting surface method. The accounting surface method uses a hydraulic criterion to identify certain wells away from the flood plain that will eventually yield mainstream Colorado River water. New isotope ...
Gaizhou is a city which located in mountain valleys and surrounded by barren mountains. The project implementation is difficult, and the water quality is complicated, the construction period is tight, and the operation requirements are high. Jiarong adopts high standards and strict requirements to build a set of 300 zero liquid discharge treatment system for ton/day leachate. Project scale: ...
During the combustion of high-moisture lignites (50?60 wt.%) in conventional power plants, a substantial amount of the energy content is required to evaporate the water. With a view to secure and strengthen brown coal's position as high available energy source, in recent years many attempts have been made to develop technologies for an energy-efficient drying or dewatering process. In this paper ...
Of the many water sources, such as water from rivers, springs, and also lakes, nothing is greater than sea water. More than 90% of the earth's surface is the ocean, which is a good alternative source of water for industries and settlements, as long as the water with high salt content can be treated properly. Along with the development of the times, humans have found technology to treat sea water ...
Water Cooling Towers Operate at Better Efficiency and Lower Maintenance Costs with KDF Water Filter Media "As Seen in Water Quality Products" At TowerKlean™ LLC... KDF Water Filter Media Help with Scale, Algae, Chlorine and Heavy Metal Removal from Water Scale... it's a vicious never-ending problem that can kill the overall efficiency of water-cooling systems or towers. It can also clog ...
We are seeing more and more companies adopting our ice blasting technology for a variety of uses, cleaning mining equipment being one of them. Coulson Ice Blast offers an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to clean heavy equipment Coulson Ice Blast began as a solution to the Coulson Group's aviation problem. Foster Coulson's grandfather created the Coulson Group in 1960, first as a ...
Abstract This paper shows that by using thermal hydrolysis process (THP) as a pre-treatment for anaerobic digestion (AD) it is possible to develop a step wise approach to sludge strategy that is cost effective and flexible. By generating a low volume of non odorous, well dewatered and safe digested cake it is possible to recycle sludge directly to agriculture or dry it for fuel use or ...
During the productive life of an oil well, a high quantity of produced water is extracted together with the oil, and it may achieve up to 99% in the end of the well's economical life. Desalination is one of mankind's earliest forms of saline water treatment, and nowadays, it is still a common process used throughout the world. A single-effect mechanical vapor compression (MVC) process was tested. ...
In order to determine the influence of climate and hydrology on water quality of the lower Mekong River, the long term monitoring data (from 1985 to 2004) of climatic, hydrological and water quality variables were analyzed. In general, water quality was ‘good’ or ‘very good’ for most of the investigated water quality parameters including DO, pH, conductivity, nitrate, phosphate and total ...
“Pure” water is used in all types of laboratories for a range of uses – from making up calibration standards to cleaning and even in the rinse cycle in some laboratory glasswashers for a pure clean. There are different types of purified water available – but what is the difference? Distilled water Distilled water is simply made by heating water to evaporation, then ...
Study finds ‘once-through’ plants are vulnerable, but they can be retrofitted to recirculate water A new study by Duke University researchers has determined that droughts threaten legacy thermoelectric power plants to a greater degree than previously expected. Specifically, the study predicts that drought will be the cause of approximately 20% of shutdowns and reductions in capacity ...
The sludge drying technology has an early origin. In the early 19th century, the Germans invented the world's first plate and frame filter press. Today, after two hundred years of development, various types of filter presses have been born for different scenarios. The domestic sludge drying industry started late, sprouting in the period of reform and opening up in the late 1970s. Due to the ...