Corrosion-related failures remain one of the largest controllable sources of unplanned downtime in chemical processing. Cooling towers, heat exchangers, and boiler feedwater systems all concentrate the conditions that drive corrosion, and water management is where most of those conditions can be caught and corrected. This article outlines a practical water management program for reducing corrosion-related…
Fermentation in pharmaceutical manufacturing depends on tight environmental control. Of the parameters that affect cell growth and product formation, pH is one of the most influential — and traditional offline sampling introduces delays that rule out timely intervention. Real-time pH monitoring is what lets a bioprocess team move from reactive troubleshooting to proactive control. The…
Introduction Cooling towers represent the thermal management backbone of power generation facilities, removing waste heat from condenser water and enabling efficient steam cycle operation. A single 500 MW power plant may operate multiple cooling towers handling over 150,000 gallons per minute of recirculating water. Within these systems, conductivity control determines whether facilities operate efficiently with…
The short version Consolidating parameters into one probe cuts instrumentation cost, and the biggest savings are in installation labour and calibration time. Correlated data from a single installation point speeds up fault diagnosis, because every parameter comes from the same water at the same moment. The multi-parameter segment is growing faster than single-parameter instrumentation, though…
The short version RO accounts for the large majority of new desalination capacity, and the controller decides how well the membranes and high-pressure pumps are actually run. A controller that manages pressure and recovery properly cuts specific energy consumption; the size of the gain depends on feed salinity and plant design. Total cost of ownership…
pH measurement stands as the most fundamental and widely deployed water quality parameter across industrial applications, serving essential roles in process control, environmental compliance, and equipment protection. Despite its apparent simplicity—requiring only a single numerical value—pH measurement presents significant technical challenges that frequently result in measurement errors, sensor failures, and operational problems. Understanding these challenges…
