OTSBWA001 WATER TREATMENT AND BOILER WATER ANALYSIS

Boiler water treatment, analysis, demineralization and desalination (ref:OTSBWA001)

Course Objectives

Gain an understanding of the techniques of boiler water treatment/desalination and analysis. This will include sections on basic chemistry, filtration, purification and cooling systems, as well as practical water testing.

Course Description

This course has been designed to provide a broad overview of the water treatment process necessary for most industrial uses and for the power generation industry in particular. The course will discuss in detail the various options and parameters as regards water treatment.

Who Should Attend

This course is primarily aimed at those in the Power Generation industry who require an understanding of the techniques of boiler water treatment/desalination and analysis. All Attendees should have a sound chemical and engineering background.

Course Outcome

At the end of this course you will be able to understand

Boiler water treatment

Basic chemistry

Filtration

Purification and analysis

Water testing methods

Desalination

Demineralization

Course Outline

Day 1

Introduction

Overview

Steam generation and boiler water treatment

Basic Water Chemistry

Water sources, impurities, and chemistry

Water Analysis in a boiler treatment context

Pre-treatment essentials

Overview of technologies to prepare feed water

Filtration

Ion-exchange (softening ; demineralisation)

Reverse Osmosis & other membrane systems

Electrodionisation (EDI)

Boiler Water Treatment Internals

Feed water and boiler water quality guidelines: ASME & ABMA ; EPRI

Impact of water treatment plant performance on boiler chemistry

Low pressure vs. high pressure boiler chemical treatment (chelants, phosphates, other) Day 2

Coordinate phosphate-pH control

Phosphate treatment, equilibrium phosphate treatment

All volatile treatment, other treatment philosophies

How to evaluate phosphates (bid selection)

Use of boiler water test equipment covering the following parameters Ion Exchange

boiler water treatment, analysis, demineralization and desalination (ref:OTSWTBA001)

Day 3

Cooling Water Treatment

Corrosion

Erosion

Scale

Biological Fouling

Chlorine Injection Systems

Desalination technologies

Thermal/membrane

Fouling and cleaning of desalination plant

Water testing

Electrochlorination

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