Friday, March 30, 2012

DI System Shipping to Washington Chemical Plant

Shipping today is a two bed (cation ion exchange tank followed by an anion ion exchange tank) demineralizer for a chemical plant in Washington State. This unit is a DI60072 and will be used in parallel with several other older systems currently installed at the same plant to increase treated water capacity.
A 150 GPM demineralizer that shows a nema 4x control panel that has panel view 300 hmi
150 gpm Demineralizer Showing NEMA 4X Control Panel with Panel View 300 HMI
The system will use the existing bulk acid and caustic for regeneration of the cation resin and anion resin respectively.
150 GPM demineralizer with a compact design of piping
150 gpm Demineralizer Compact Design of Piping
System Design:

Normal Service Flow Rate:
150 gpm
Maximum Service Flow Rate:
230 gpm
Vessel Size:
60" x 72" Diameter x Straight side
Volume of Cation (SAC) Resin
66 cu ft
Volume of Anion (Type 1) Resin
77 cuft
Cation Vessel Internals:
Header Lateral Design PVC Schedule 80
Anion Vessel Internals:
Header Lateral Design 316L SS Schedule 10
Automatic Valves:
Butterfly valves 316L SS disc with Air to Open Spring to Close Actuators
Controls:Allen Bradley Micrologix PLC
Panelview 300 HMI
NEMA 4X FRP panel
Instrumentation:
Signet Flow meter Totalizer
Thornton Conductivity Meter

Additional Information:
For our complete demineralizer/deionizer product line.
For help sizing a DI system, please contact us.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Downloadable Catalog of Water Treatment Equipment Updated

For 2012, we updated our downloadable industrial water treatment catalog.  (Given the number of equipment choices we provide, the catalog file is very large, so please be patient during the download.)


The Reskem Catalog for Industrial Water Treatment Equipment
Res-Kem's Industrial Water Treatment Equipment Catalog for 2012
 In addition to the updated XL, CL and ML Series RO system bulletins list in my previous post, we have updated the two bed demineralizer sections of our catalog to include all of the standard sized DI systems up to 96" in diameter.

To many water treatment system choices?  Contact us for help!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Industrial RO System Information Updated

Bulletins on the RO systems Res-Kem provides have been updated. These bulletins include the most up to date standard and custom features of the XL, CL, and ML series RO systems.

Reverse Osmosis Systems
TypeSingle System Capacity*ControllerFile
Res-Kem XL RO Systems9,650-698,400 GPD (6.7-485 GPM)Allen Bradley PLC with Panelview Touchscreen HMIRes-Kem XL RO Brochure
Res-Kem CL RO Systems3,150-22,300 GPD (2.1-15.5 GPM)Allen Bradley PLC with Panelview Touchscreen HMIRes-Kem CL RO Brochure
Res-Kem ML RO Systems1,050-8,380 GPD (0.7-5.8 GPM)Digital MicroprocessorRes-Kem ML RO Brochure
* If you have required flow rates above those listed in each category, multiple units can be used.
Res-Kem XL Series RO Systems

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Condensate Polisher "Portfolio" Added

A sodium cycle condensate polisher "portfolio" page was added to the Res-Kem website.  As you have seen, I have used this blog to highlight the systems we have designed, manufactured and shipped to companies throughout North America.  Given the large number of systems we have manufactured, a consolidated list of these systems would be helpful rather than hunting through the blog. 

As you will see, Res-Kem has a base standard design that we have customized to meet the requirements of their facility or process.  Contact us if you want more information on a specific system you see or one you are contemplating.  I will add detailed information on each system in the coming weeks.  Also, I will continue to update this page with new systems we have sold.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Water Softener vs. Condensate Polisher – Knowing the Differences Can Help you "Get Greener"

Many companies are on a constant quest to run their business in the most energy-conscious, money-saving way possible. For those whose operations involve a low-pressure boiler system environment, investing in a condensate polisher is one of the easiest ways to “get greener” through energy efficiency and dollar savings.

In most every boiler plant, cold water softeners are used to treat boiler water makeup. What’s less common is the use of a condensate polisher which treats condensate return for resuse as boiler feedwater. There are several differences between a water softener and a condensate polisher. Let’s look at a few:

Water Softener vs. Condensate Polisher
Installion – a water softener is typically installed “upfront” with the boiler system in order to meet the ASME/manufacturer’s water quality specifications. A condensate polisher is often an “add-on” to an existing boiler system once steam traps, condensate piping, and condensate receivers age and form deposits (such as iron, copper, and magnesium) that cause thermal resistance to drop.

Materials of construction – water softeners are constructed of epoxy coated tanks or poly-lined FRP tanks, with cast iron or PVC valves and black iron or PVC piping. Res-Kem’s standard condensate polisher systems are fabricated completely with stainless steel. This all stainless steel construction is the best material choice for safe operation over a long time.

Temperature & flow rate – condensate polishers are built to operate at a much higher temperature and flow rate. Where water softeners operate below 80 degrees F, polishers operate substantially above 120 degrees F. The higher temperature and flow rate allow a polisher to acts as both an ion exchange device AND filter, removing copper and iron oxides that cause scale buildup. This oxide removal is not possible with a water softener system, which act only as an ion exchange device with limited filtering capabilities.

Stainless steel surface preparation – condensate polishers are passivated. After fabrication, to further enhance the corrosion resistance of our stainless steel components, all of our welded stainless steel piping and tanks are passivated. This is an expensive, multi-step process which includes bead blasting and passivation, for the longest condensate polisher life.

So what do all these differences ultimately mean for a customer who invests in a condensate polisher?

1) Fuel savings – a condensate polisher saves fuel by allowing higher boilerwater cycles of concentration by reducing the Fe and Cu oxides that cause scale buildup. Fuel savings is also realized through the reuse of heat in the steam condensate.

2) Reduced chemical usage – because of the reduction of oxides and scale buildup in the steam loop, less investment is needed in internal boiler treatment chemicals that are used to remove buildup.

3) Longer and safer service life – a condensate polisher’s passivated, stainless steel construction ensures optimal operation for many years, with minimal routine maintenance. The typical life expectancy of a condensate polisher is 10-20 years.

Learn more about the customizable standard features and specifications of eight of Res-Kem’s recently manufactured condensate polisher models. Download our brochure today, then give us a call to see how we can help you “get greener” with more energy efficiency and more money in your pocket.

Friday, March 09, 2012

Condensate Polisher Product Bulletin Updated

Res-Kem has updated the features list of our standard condensate polisher product line because we had important ones which we did not tell anyone about!

For example:
  • All of the welded stainless steel piping and tank components have always used the expensive and necessary bead blasting and passivation, for long condensate polisher system life
  • All our stainless steel piping is welded per ASME Section IX
  • All our laterals use wedge wire screeening
One of Reskem's Alternating 48
Duplex Alternating 48" Condensate Polisher
with Optional Bray Valves

stainless steel header with wedge wire lateral distributors
Stainless Steel Header & Wedge Wire Lateral Distributors
Installed Above
Stainless Steel Hub & Wedge Wire Laterals
Also, one common option customers have asked for is to provide stainless steel headers.  For most multiple unit systems we have sold, we have provided the inlet, outlet, brine, sub-surface wash and drain headers.  We needed to add this information to the bulletin as well.

Additional Information:
New Condensate Polisher Bulletin