Cooling water management systems having continuous corrosion monitoring and reporting and associated methods for using the same
A water cooling/recirculating management system, including: a controller; a fluid displacement pump; a centrifugal separator; a germicide generator; a primary side stream magnetic field generator; and a continuous, real time corrosion monitoring and reporting system.
1. A water cooling/recirculating management system, comprising:
a controller;
a fluid displacement pump;
a centrifugal separator;
a germicide generator;
a primary side stream magnetic field generator; and
a continuous, real time corrosion monitoring and reporting system.
2. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is in communication with the fluid displacement pump, the centrifugal separator purge valve, and the germicide generator.
3. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid displacement pump extracts water from a main stream basin, prefilters the extracted water prior to association with the centrifugal separator, and displaces the extracted water through a closed-circuit side stream.
4. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the centrifugal separator includes an inlet, an outlet, and a solids collection chamber with a purge valve.
5. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the centrifugal separator at least one of separates solids, prevents sludge accumulation, replaces blow-down and/or bleed, removes particles down to 40 microns, contains no filter medium or moving parts, provides for the continuous removal of solids, and provides for a purging mechanism that releases solids collected in the collection chamber.
6. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the germicide generator comprises at least one electrode fabricated from approximately 93 percent copper and approximately 7 percent silver.
7. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the germicide generator comprises at least one electrode fabricated from approximately 90 percent copper and approximately 10 percent silver.
8. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the germicide generator at least one of eliminates the need for chemicals, utilizes a copper/silver ionization system, and destroys algae, bacteria, and viruses.
9. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the germicide generator operates in at least one of an off mode, a continuous on mode, and a non-continuous pulse mode.
10. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary side stream magnetic field generator comprises at least one, permanent ceramic magnet.
11. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 10 , wherein the permanent ceramic magnet includes side-to-side polarity that is mounted to a non-ferrous pipe having the south pole facing inward toward the water.
12. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary side stream magnetic field generator at least one of prevents scale formation, de-scales existing surfaces and piping, inhibits both general and galvanic corrosion, and, if present, increases heat exchanger efficiency by approximately 5-55 percent.
13. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , further comprising an ultra violet light source.
14. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , further comprising an ozone generator.
15. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , further comprising a primary main stream magnetic field generator.
16. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 15 , further comprising a secondary main stream magnetic field generator.
17. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 16 , further comprising a tertiary main stream magnetic field generator.
18. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , further comprising a pressure switch to indicate the presence of side stream water flow.
19. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , further comprising a cooling fan.
20. The water cooling/recirculating management system according to claim 1 , wherein the continuous, real time corrosion monitoring and reporting system measures general corrosion, localized corrosion (pitting), and conductance, and transmits that information to operators via 4 to 20 mA/HART protocol in real time.