COMPUTER MODEL OF CYCLES OF CONCENTRATION
Here is an example of the printout from data that is input to Cwater program:
USING YOUR TOWN USA WATER
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INPUT 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.75 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00
Hardness 140 280 350 420 455 490 525 560 630 700 770 840
Calcium 90 180 225 270 293 315 338 360 405 450 495 540
Magnesium 50 100 125 150 163 175 188 200 225 250 275 300
P Alkalinity 0 0 8 24 26 28 30 32 36 40 44 48
M Alkalinity 110 220 275 330 358 385 413 440 495 550 605 660
Chloride 12 24 30 36 39 42 45 48 54 60 66 72
Silica 2 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12
pH 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1
Iron 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2
Sulfate 5 10 13 15 16 18 19 20 23 25 28 30
Conductivity 280 560 700 840 910 980 1050 1120 1260 1400 1540 1680
pH_SAT 7.4 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0
Langelier SI 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1
Ryznar SI 7.1 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0
Puckorius SI 7.3 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4
Mg Silicate 15.8 Ca Sulfate L 52.7
******** CYCLE USED 3.5 ********
THE TONNAGE IS 900 TONS
THE CIRCULATION RATE IS 4050.0 GA/MIN
THE EVAPORATION RATE IS 18370.8 GA/DAY
THE BLOWDOWN RATE IS 7348.3 GA/DAY
THE MAKEUP IS 25719.1 GA/DAY
THE VOLUME IS 20250.0 GALLONS
THIS QUOTE IS BASED ON TREATMENT OF 25719 GALLONS PER DAY
PRODUCT USED/DAY COST/YR W/ 150 DAYS/YR
COOLING PRODUCT 3-4 GPD APPROXIMATELY $............. DEPENDING ON
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOADS
PRICE PER DRUM IN 55 GALLON DRUMS.................................$ PER GALLON
ALGAECIDE & BIOCIDE ALTERNATE ONCE PER WEEK COST/YR W/ 150 DAY
ALGAECIDE 0.54 GALLONS PER WEEK
PRICE PER DRUM IN 30 GALLON DRUMS............................... $ PER GALLON
BIOCIDE 0.9 GALLONS PER WEEK
PRICE PER DRUM IN 30 GALLON DRUMS.................................$ PER GALLON
INPUT DATA
TONNAGE: 900, TEMP DIFF: 12, SENSIBLE HEAT: 0.9, HOURS PER DAY: 10
DAYS PER YEAR: 150, EQUIPMENT/PROCESS DOWNGRADE FACTOR: 0.70
MAX TEMP: 110, TYPE ABSORPTION
CYCLES DECISION BASED ON THE FOLLOWING.CONDITION CYCLES
Mg Silicate < 6.0 6.00
Ca Sulfate < 6.0 6.00
CONDUCTIVITY < 4000 6.00
Langelier SI <= 2.5 4.00
Ryznar SI <= 4.3 3.50
Puckorius SI <= 5.0 3.00
THE LOWEST NUMBER OF CYCLES IS USED
THE COMPUTER SELECTED 3 CYCLES
THE OPERATOR SELECTED 3.5 CYCLES
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