Blue I Water Technologies Brings Unique Capabilities To Quality Control In Industrial Cooling Towers

Kefar Saba, Israel - Blue I Water Technologies, a global leader in advanced water quality control systems for industrial and municipal applications, introduces a new level of precision to meet the complex challenges related to cooling towers.

Cooling Towers are used in a wide range of businesses, including heavy industry, petrochemical companies, refineries, oil and gas companies - as well as large public facilities such as hotels, malls and other shopping centers, etc. Typically, these towers are designed as closed systems in which circulating water is treated with predetermined concentrations of chlorine, which is used as a disinfectant. The most critical problem associated with cooling towers is the Legionnella bacteria - a dangerous germ that grows in stagnant water that causes serious diseases, including a fatal form of pneumonia. To prevent the growth of these bacteria, dependable ongoing monitoring and disinfection of the water is required - and, if Legionnella is detected, immediate drastic measures are essential.

Meeting the Complex Challenges of Cooling Towers

Blue I's systems offer a comprehensive answer to the challenges presented by cooling towers. Their unique set of capabilities enables the precise measurement of chlorine in all types of water - hard water, brackish water, and sea water - even in the most difficult conditions. The systems provide an accurate, real-time picture of chlorine concentration, allowing the simplified ongoing follow-up of any changes made in chlorine levels, so that decisions can be quickly and efficiently taken - on the fly - regarding the need to increase or decrease chlorine concentrations.

It is crucial for chlorine concentrations to be maintained at exactly the right levels. If the levels are too low, there is insufficient disinfection of the water, allowing dangerous bacteria to grow. On the other hand, if the levels are too high, corrosion can cause serious damage to the cooling towers. In this environment, it is difficult for sensors to differentiate between the rust resulting from over-chlorination, and the chlorine itself - thereby decreasing measurement accuracy. Adding to the complexity is the fact that treatment processes used in cooling towers often combine chlorine with bromine - a very costly chemical whose use must be carefully monitored.

Blue I's systems flawlessly measure both chlorine and bromine levels - assuring the thorough ongoing disinfection of water, protecting delicate cooling towers from corrosion, keeping usage of costly bromine to a minimum, and maintaining this complex balance over long periods of time, succeeding where all other available systems fail.

Noteworthy Projects

Following are some of Blue I's significant cooling tower projects:

TOTAL - Blue I Water Technologies worked with TOTAL the world's second largest oil and gas company - succeeding in measuring and maintaining the required concentration of chlorine in TOTAL's cooling towers on an ongoing basis.

GE - Blue I was called in to assist GE Water to control the concentration of bromine in a cooling tower at a food and beverage factory, and succeeded in meeting this complex challenge.

Nalco - Blue I won a major success, meeting the challenge of measuring and controlling the chlorine concentration for various applications within Nalco's projects.

Blue I's Flagship Solution – The All-in-One HydroGuard 702

As the best solution on the market today, the extremely accurate HydroGuard 702 analyzer functions in the most difficult conditions, including high turbidity, sea water, and sewage water. Up to eight configurable parameters can be selected in one system: free chlorine, total chlorine, conductivity, turbidity, pH, ORP, and flow rate. The system - which also enables the testing of end-user water quality - is exceptionally simple to install, begins to work immediately, and continues to work reliably over long periods of time without the need for special maintenance. Automatic re-calibration before each measurement enables the system to ignore potential disturbances in the water that could affect measurements. The entire system, including electrodes, is protected against water shut-off, and automatically resumes operation immediately. The advanced, self-cleaning mechanical structure - plus high quality pumps and tubes - prevents clogging. Reagent consumption is very low, and replacement is fast and simple.

An easily installed wireless communication network enables the ongoing, real-time receipt of alerts and information from the field - via the Internet, or to landline or mobile phones providing a cost-effective, automatic remote management system.

SOURCE: Blue I Water Technologies