BONCHEM CASE STUDIES
Our THERMOFLOW® PRODUCT has been used in the following case studies:
Deep Mining Application (DIFFICULT CONDITIONS)
Industrial Application (NORMAL CONDITIONS)
Evaporator Application (EXTREME CONDITIONS)
Boiler Application
Deep Mining Application
(DIFFICULT CONDITIONS)
This is when the water quality is poor, the service water is used as the make-up water and there are high levels of dust and mud contamination.
| OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS | |
| OPERATIONAL HOURS | 6432 Hours |
| ⌂ P drop | 0 |
| ⌂ T increase | 0 |
| WATER CONDITIONS: (SERVICE WATER AS THE MAKE-UP) |
|
| QUALITY: | |
| WATER ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 3750 |
| Total Hardness (TH) as CaCO³ | 1140 |
| Calcium Hardness (CaH) as CaCO CaCO³ | 960 |
| Total Alkalinity (M) as CaCO³ | 30 |
| Chloride (NaCI) as NaCI | 2016 |
| pH | 6.87 |
| Appearance of sample | Clear |
| Appearance of sediment | None |
Pictures show after 9 months of continuous operation, condenser tubes were free of any scale or deposit
Industrial Application
(NORMAL CONDITIONS)
General compressor application with Water Board quality water as make-up water.
| OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS | |
| OPERATIONAL HOURS | 8755 Hours |
| ⌂ P drop | 0 |
| ⌂ T increase | 0 |
| WATER CONDITIONS: (SERVICE WATER AS THE MAKE-UP) |
|
| QUALITY: | |
| WATER ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 190 |
| Total Hardness (TH) as CaCO³ | 110 |
| Calcium Hardness (CaH) as CaCO CaCO³ | 74 |
| Total Alkalinity (M) as CaCO³ | 100 |
| Chloride (NaCI) as NaCI | 41 |
| pH | 8.8 |
| Appearance of sample | Clear |
| Appearance of sediment | None |
| Ryznar Index 40°C | 6.4 |
A - Close-up Aftercooler Tubes
B - VK32 Compressor Aftercooler
Evaporator Application
(EXTREME CONDITIONS)
Effluent Evaporator used to generate high quality water out of a super saturated brine solution.
| All values as an average over a 6 week period |
|
| AVERAGE ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| TDS | 140 000 ppm |
| Ca | 23 000 ppm |
| CI | 70 500 ppm |
| S4 | 2 400 ppm |
| Na | 31 600 ppm |
| Ni | < 200 ppm |
| Fe | < 500 ppm |
| Mg | < 50 ppm |
| pH | 8 - 10 ppm |
| Conductivity | 183 000 ppm |
PHOTO A - Evaporator Heat Exchanger No Treatment
PHOTO B - Evaporator Heat Exchanger No Treatment
PHOTO C - Evaporator Heat Exchanger Bonchem Treatment
PHOTO D - Evaporator Heat Exchanger Bonchem Treatment
*Note: With BONCHEM/THERMOFLOW® all tubes perfectly clean
Boiler Application
Food grade boiler application after 16 months treatment with a Bonchem treatment package.
| All values as an average over a 6 week period |
|
| AVERAGE ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| TDS | 130 ppm |
| Total Hardness |
> 10 ppm |
PHOTO A - Topview of boiler internals (*Boiler type: John Thompson)
PHOTO B - Bottom view of boiler internals (*Boiler Type: John Thompson)
- Deep Mining Application (DIFFICULT CONDITIONS)
- Industrial Application (NORMAL CONDITIONS)
- Evaporator Application (EXTREME CONDITIONS)
- Boiler Application
Deep Mining Application
(DIFFICULT CONDITIONS)
This is when the water quality is poor, the service water is used as the make-up water and there are high levels of dust and mud contamination.
| OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS | |
| OPERATIONAL HOURS | 6432 Hours |
| ⌂ P drop | 0 |
| ⌂ T increase | 0 |
| WATER CONDITIONS: (SERVICE WATER AS THE MAKE-UP) |
|
| QUALITY: | |
| WATER ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 3750 |
| Total Hardness (TH) as CaCO³ | 1140 |
| Calcium Hardness (CaH) as CaCO CaCO³ | 960 |
| Total Alkalinity (M) as CaCO³ | 30 |
| Chloride (NaCI) as NaCI | 2016 |
| pH | 6.87 |
| Appearance of sample | Clear |
| Appearance of sediment | None |
Pictures show after 9 months of continuous operation, condenser tubes were free of any scale or deposit
Industrial Application
(NORMAL CONDITIONS)
General compressor application with Water Board quality water as make-up water.
| OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS | |
| OPERATIONAL HOURS | 8755 Hours |
| ⌂ P drop | 0 |
| ⌂ T increase | 0 |
| WATER CONDITIONS: (SERVICE WATER AS THE MAKE-UP) |
|
| QUALITY: | |
| WATER ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 190 |
| Total Hardness (TH) as CaCO³ | 110 |
| Calcium Hardness (CaH) as CaCO CaCO³ | 74 |
| Total Alkalinity (M) as CaCO³ | 100 |
| Chloride (NaCI) as NaCI | 41 |
| pH | 8.8 |
| Appearance of sample | Clear |
| Appearance of sediment | None |
| Ryznar Index 40°C | 6.4 |
A - Close-up Aftercooler Tubes
B - VK32 Compressor Aftercooler
Evaporator Application
(EXTREME CONDITIONS)
Effluent Evaporator used to generate high quality water out of a super saturated brine solution.
| All values as an average over a 6 week period |
|
| AVERAGE ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| TDS | 140 000 ppm |
| Ca | 23 000 ppm |
| CI | 70 500 ppm |
| S4 | 2 400 ppm |
| Na | 31 600 ppm |
| Ni | < 200 ppm |
| Fe | < 500 ppm |
| Mg | < 50 ppm |
| pH | 8 - 10 ppm |
| Conductivity | 183 000 ppm |
PHOTO A - Evaporator Heat Exchanger No Treatment
PHOTO B - Evaporator Heat Exchanger No Treatment
PHOTO C - Evaporator Heat Exchanger Bonchem Treatment
PHOTO D - Evaporator Heat Exchanger Bonchem Treatment
*Note: With BONCHEM/THERMOFLOW® all tubes perfectly clean
Boiler Application
Food grade boiler application after 16 months treatment with a Bonchem treatment package.
| All values as an average over a 6 week period |
|
| AVERAGE ANALYSIS |
MAKE-UP |
| TDS | 130 ppm |
| Total Hardness |
> 10 ppm |
PHOTO A - Topview of boiler internals (*Boiler type: John Thompson)
PHOTO B - Bottom view of boiler internals (*Boiler Type: John Thompson)