Customer case: Chemical Industry

Substantial enhancement of steam turbine performance

Optimized heat-to-power transfer

Challenge

  • Insufficient quality of cooling water treatment for steam turbine operation
  • Mineral deposits and microbiological growth (biofilms) in the cooling tower and condenser
  • Reduction of heat transfer in the condenser due to biofilms / scale deposits
  • Reduced profitability of steam turbine operation

Result

  • Significant increase in steam turbine energy transfer of 27.6%
  • Increase in fresh steam output by 29.3%
  • Removal of mineral and microbiological deposits
  • Ensuring year-round plant availability at maximum steam turbine efficiency

Stabalized low legionella level

Since the initiation of blue activity treatment, no undesirable mineral or microbiological fouling has been observed in the cooling system.

System data:

System volume: 1,500 m³ | Circulating water flow rate: 935 m³/h | Operating time: 350 days/year | Evaporation rate: 4.41 m³/h | Fresh water demand: 51,618 m³/a | Wastewater volume: 14,540 m³/a

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