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Huchler, L. A.

MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, New Jersey

HP Water Management: What do scaling indices mean?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Industry has developed several semi-quantitative measures of the scaling tendency of water. System designers and engineers use these empirical indices to predict the scaling from water ..

HP Water Management: Basic cooling water treatment

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Water treatment for cooling systems has three primary objectives: corrosion, deposition and microbiological control. System components with high temperatures on heat-transfer surfaces a..

HP Water Management: Select the right caustic for strong base anion demineralizers

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Select the right caustic for strong base anion demineralizers

HP Water Management: Basics of boilwater chemical treatment

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Water treatment for steam-generating systems has two primary objectives - control deposition and minimize corrosion (Table 1). Deposition and corrosion occur throughout the entire steam..

HP Water Management: What does deposit analysis mean?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Inspecting waterside equipment is the best method to evaluate the effectiveness of your water treatment program. Deposits can form from contaminants in the water, treatment chemicals, p..

HP Water Management: What is the best water treatment program for waste-heat boilers?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Waste-heat boilers (WHBs) are found in many applications including petrochemical and ammonia manufacturing. Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is a special type of WHB; it uses the ho..

HP Water Management: What about Legionella in industrial cooling towers?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Legionellosis is an infection caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. This bacterium naturally occurs in surface water. The route of infection is the inhalation of aerosols. The..

HP Water Management: Sacrificial anodes in cooling water systems

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Cooling water chemical treatment programs are designed to control deposition and corrosion. In most systems, there is a trade-off between corrosion and deposition control. When the chem..

HP Water Management: Is it time to chemically clean your boiler?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Offline boiler cleanings used to be a very predictable event, especially in utilities. Deposits that form on the tube surfaces inhibit heat transfer and reduce boiler efficiency. Cleani..

HP Water Management: Whatever happened to deaerator cracking?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

In 1983, three deaerators ruptured from cracking. Due to concern over potential cracking in other deaerators, many firms conducted independent surveys. Inspections by one refiner, Exxon..