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Preventative Maintenance
Monitoring Sodium in Power Plants
An increase in sodium measurements may identify unwanted dissolved impurities. When coated on the boiler turbine blades and heat exchanger surfaces, these impurities can cause catastrophic problems in power plants.
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Power Generation
Ask Sentry: What Is Cation Conductivity and Why Is It Important?
In the utility industry, cation conductivity measurements help plants identify minor problems so plant personnel can remedy the issues before they become major complications.
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Power Generation
A Guide to Sample Coolers
Plants and facilities of all kinds use sample coolers to cool a sample from a process stream.
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Power Generation
How to Choose the Right SWAS Configuration for Your Plant
The technical design specification is the first step in designing a steam and water analysis system (SWAS) that operates accurately, reliably and safely for your plant’s conditions.
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Power Generation
Importance of Degassed Cation Conductivity in Utility Plants
In the utility industry, cation conductivity is the most common measurement in a power plants steam/water cycle. Cation conductivity measurements help plants detect corrosive anions, such as chloride and sulfate, so plant personnel can confirm that feed water is clean enough to be turned into steam that wont damage turbines.
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Power Generation
Importance of Monitoring Dissolved Oxygen in Boiler Water Systems
Many power plants boil purified water to produce pressurized steam, which drives turbines to produce electricity. Operators must carefully control the quality of this steam-water cycle throughout operations to optimize system performance, enhance operating efficiency, and maximize the lifespan of boiler equipment.
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Power Generation
Monitoring Cooling Water Systems to Improve Plant Performance
Many plants within the manufacturing industry include processes where the product stream must be heated, cooled, or both to facilitate production. These plants often use heat exchangers or sample coolers with recirculating cooling water systems to do so.
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Power Generation
Optimize Sample Cooler Temperatures
The thermal management of sample coolers is critical to the proper function of a steam and water analysis system (SWAS). Extreme temperatures can lead to erratic or unreliable data, equipment damage and unscheduled downtime.
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Power Generation
Prepare Your Equipment for the Summer Heat with a Two-Stage Cooling Configuration
Avoiding extreme summer weather and even regular summer weather is not avoidable, and these conditions can cause havoc on steam and water analysis systems (SWAS) without adequate preparation.
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Power Generation
Steam Sampling 101: Basics and What Really Matters
What does it take to design a practical and reliable steam sampling system? Find out what you need to know to practically implement steam sampling guidelines in your process environment.
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