Cooling tower systems play a vital role in many utility and industrial processes. However, without an effective water treatment solution, issues can arise that cause damage to assets, affect the efficiency of the heat exchangers and lead to harmful levels of microbial growth. Fortunately, our cutting-edge solution addresses the five critical aspects of cooling water management, enabling you to reap the benefits of an efficient heat recovery system.
Water optimisation
As a result of its ready availability and high heat capacity, water is the most common cooling medium for industrial processes. However, a facility’s cooling system is often the most intensive consumer of potable water, accounting for up 80% of the water used on site.
With increasing water scarcity leading to legislative and financial pressures on industry, water optimisation is essential to ensure costs are kept to a minimum and waste is avoided. We offer a comprehensive strategy to help our customers optimise their water usage, beginning with a full assessment of their site’s water treatment needs. This helps our team to build a detailed picture of the site and propose a customised solution that takes into account your cooling system’s technical specifications, day-to-day operations and any unique chemical requirements.
Once the most suitable treatment strategy is selected, our chemical solutions can help to reduce water consumption by up to 30%, lowering operational costs, optimising performance and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Water safety
Carefully selected chemical solutions also play a vital role in stopping the growth of biofilm and potentially lethal microorganisms like Legionella Pneumohilia. We can help you minimise the risk of dangerous microbial growth with targeted and thorough sanitisation strategies, implemented within a consistent maintenance regimen. Our extensive prevention plans include a rational use of traditional biocide formulations, innovative technologies like on site disinfection by salt-electrolysis, automated treatment devices and regular water analysis, along with safety protocols such as the implementation of risk assessments and staff safety training.
Finally, to ensure peace-of-mind, customers can have access to our 24/7 emergency response team which can mobilise within hours of being notified of an incident.
Asset protection
Poor water treatment control can cause corrosion, leading to the failure of key system components, as well as consequences from downstream contamination. To stop this from occurring, we have a comprehensive asset protection strategy which can provide visible results within weeks of commencement.
Prevention through advanced treatment is a major aspect of this strategy. This could include pH optimisation, introducing customised corrosion inhibitors or a range of other solutions tailored to the specific requirements of your system. Real time monitoring and control through automated dosing and performance trending can also help to pre-empt issues and provide greater control for plant managers. Finally, our experts can provide system vulnerability analysis and corrosion mapping to offer operators a greater understanding of their system and points where corrosion could become an issue.
Energy optimisation
Energy can represent up to 80% of a cooling system’s OPEX, so optimising energy transfer within a site’s cooling system should be a key consideration. Inefficient heat transfer as a result of scaling can have significant effects on energy consumption and operational costs, as well as the environment. We utilise sophisticated diagnostics to track heat exchanger performance, comparing real-time performance against established baseline specifications to test whether the system is working optimally.
Our strategies for rectifying and avoiding inefficient heat exchange are multifaceted. For
example, we employ state of the art scale inhibitors and dispersant programs to control scale build up. We can also implement technology to detect scale formation and provide energy consumption and efficiency trend reporting.
Remote monitoring
Finally, we can help your cooling system run smoothly with our remote monitoring solution, which provides real-time data 24/7 to keep you updated on the performance of each aspect of your system.
Specifically, remote monitoring can alert you to potential problems, report on system performance and even help inform pre-emptive maintenance through AI-powered data analysis. Utilising our remote monitoring system also unlocks access to our expert technicians, who are on hand around the clock to provide remote troubleshooting and continuous, data-based system optimisation.
Digital monitoring offers numerous advantages to a cooling water program, including reduced system downtime, enhanced sustainable performance, and improved resource management. When integrated with our water optimisation, safety strategies, asset protection, and energy optimisation tactics, it forms a comprehensive solution that maximises efficiency and employee safety throughout the cooling process.
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