Blowdown management is a mechanism of controlling the concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) in the cooling water. Insufficient blowdown contributes to system fouling due to excess TDS, while excess blowdown wastes water. Watercare Innovations’ Cooling Tower Kidney Optimiser decreases the TDS of the blowdown water up to 80% making the treated water safe to return to the makeup water for reuse in the cooling system. Reusing the treated blowdown reduces the volume of water discharged to waste, as well as the volume of makeup required to maintain optimum cycles of concentration.
Applications
The Cooling Tower Kidney Optimiser is custom designed for specific site requirements. The technology may be applied to open evaporative cooling systems that cool processes associated with:
- Mine compressor and condenser cooling
- The food and beverage industry
- Manufacturing process plants
- Water treatment plants
- Waste water treatment facilities
Benefits
- Compact and simple point-of-use system for ease of installation
- Low cost of installation
- Robust and durable ensuring a low operational maintenance requirement
- Treated water is safely returned to the makeup for reuse decreasing makeup and blowdown volumes
- Limits the scale forming potential of the makeup water reducing the amount of water required to maintain the optimum cycles of concentration in the system
- Treats varying feedwater qualities improves the consistency of the feedwater quality and the ease of cooling water management
Specifications
Maximum Operating Pressure 41 Bar (600 psi)
Maximum Operating Temperature 45°C
Optimum Operating pH Range 2 – 11
Maximum Chlorine Concentration 0.1 ppm
