An expert 'or' advisor system was adapted for the on line monitoring of multichemical treatment in two cooling towers to prevent scale buildup and corrosion. System monitors provided data of tower makeup and tower return conductivities, temperature, cycles of concentration, pH, blowdown and quantity of chemicals used. Cooling towers were treated at seven to nine cycles of concentration throughout the year.

Cost of sophisticated monitoring by means of an Expert System is usually justified by its contribution to proper scheduling of maintenance, avoiding unnecessary labor and operation costs.

In reality and from operation point of view however, the “simplified” and more economically feasible monitoring simultaneously used, provided similar service as the sophisticated Expert System.

Subject
Water, Materials, Admiralty brass, Corrosion rate, Deviation, Acidity, Heat exchangers, Cycles of concentration, Corrosion data, Towers, Carbon steel, Cooling towers, Conductivity
Keywords:
expert ’or’ advisory system, monitoring, corrosion protection, blowdown reduction, multichemical treatment, pH, conductivity, software, standart deviation, data aquisition
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1995
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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