How to prevent costly downtime and optimize energy performance through professional water management
Why water management is crucial to your Business
In the modern industrial landscape, where every percentage point of efficiency can translate into thousands of euros in annual savings, water management in evaporative cooling systems is no longer a secondary issue, but a strategic competitiveness factor.
One millimeter of limestone deposit can reduce the efficiency of your plant by 10% to 20%. For an average manufacturing company, this translates into:
- Increased energy consumption up to 25%
- Extraordinary maintenance costs unplanned
- Risks of production downtime With potential losses of tens of thousands
The three silent threats of cooling systems
- Lime scale: the invisible enemy of Efficiency
Calcium carbonate deposits act as an unwanted thermal insulator, creating a barrier that prevents proper heat exchange. The problem gets progressively worse:
- Reduction of the useful cross section of pipelines
- Increased pressure in the circuit
- Pump overload resulting in accelerated wear and tear
- Exponential increase in energy consumption
- Corrosion of galvanized surfaces: a sneaky process
Galvanized steel, a common material in industrial plants, goes through a critical passivation phase in the first 6-10 weeks of operation. During this vulnerable period:
- The formation of “white rust” can irreversibly compromise the structural integrity
- Imbalances in chemical parameters (calcium hardness, alkalinity, pH) accelerate the corrosive process
- Early replacement costs can reach significant figures
- Microbial proliferation: beyond the technical problem, the health risk
The uncontrolled growth of microorganisms does not only generate gelatinous biofilms that occlude systems:
- Aggressive bacterial metabolites can corrode even stainless steels
- Legionella risk: a real danger to workers’ health
- Heat exchange inefficiency With performance losses of up to 30%
The concentration factor: the parameter that governs everything
The concentration factor-the ratio of circulating water salinity to make-up water salinity-represents the key to controlling the system. Natural evaporation progressively concentrates salts, affecting:
- Calcium hardness
- Total alkalinity
- pH of water
- Fouling potential
Bleeding control strategies
Continuous purging
- ✅ Reduced initial investment
- ❌ Limited efficiency and water wastage.
Automatic purge with conductivity probe
- ✅ Optimization of water consumption.
- ✅ Precise control of the concentration factor.
- ✅ Demonstrable ROI in the medium term.
The W-Tech solution: integrated approach and advanced technology
Targeted chemical conditioning
Our approach to antiscale treatment is based on three basic pillars:
- Raising the solubility threshold of calcium carbonate
- Prevention of the formation of adherent deposits
- Dynamic pH control through controlled acid dosing when necessary
Advanced microbiological control
Our microbiological control protocol integrates:
- Optimized purge management
- Intelligent dosing of specific biocides
- Continuous monitoring with early warning systems
W-CARE: W-Tech’s proprietary technology.
A complete system, an ultimate solution
W-CARE is designed to address all critical issues simultaneously.
Integrated Features:
- Total prevention of scale and corrosion
- Targeted biocidal action Against algae, bacteria and Legionella pneumophila
- Automated control of critical parameters
- Intelligent dosing of active ingredients
Measurable Benefits:
- Reduction in energy consumption up to 20%
- Optimization of water consumption up to 35%
- Extension of useful life of facilities
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