Condensate Polisher Shipped to Canada

Recently, we shipped a sodium cycle condensate polisher to Ontario, Canada for a combined cycle power plant.  The system was constructed entirely of 304 stainless steel.

Sodium Cycle Condensate Polisher for Ontario Power Plant

The features of this system include:

Company	Combined Cycle Power plant
Water Treatment Application	Condensate Polisher to scavenge trace hardness and iron from returning condensate
Savings and/or ROI	Loss Prevention keeping heat transfer surfaces clean and reliable for years of trouble free operation
Operating Conditions	Return Condensate flow rate is between 30-90 gpm
System Configuration	24” diameter Simplex
Materials Of Construction	304 Stainless Steel, CRN code stamped pressure vessel
Piping Construction	All Welded and Flanged Face 304 Stainless Steel piping
Type Of Valves And Actuators	All Bray valve Lug style-  150 ANSI flanges
Control Philosophy	Customer supplied their own PLC panel. Res-Kem supplied the enclosure with DIN rail mounted solenoids. Enclosure also had room for customer supplied HMI
Options	CRN code stamped pressure vessel Sub-surface wash

 

304 Stainless Steel Sub-Surface Wash and Hub and Laterals Distributors

 

Condensate Polisher Shipped to New Jersey University

Last week, Res-Kem shipped a condensate polisher to a New Jersey university.  This condensate polisher will be installed as part of a new onsite power production facility at the university operated by an independent energy development company.  They will produce power for the university under a DBOM (Design, Build, Operate, Maintain) agreement. Excess power produced gets sold to the PJM.

Dual, Skid Mounted Stainless Steel Condensate Polisher with Headers

Customer	An independent energy development company specializing in the development, engineering, construction, start up, commissioning, operation, maintenance and management, as well as, ownership of Central Energy Centers, Renewable Energy projects and Combined Heat, Chilling and Power  Production Facilities.
General water treatment application	Two large 48”X60” sodium cycle condensate polisher for removal of contaminants in the return condensate and the return condensate from the steam driven chillers on-site
Savings and/or ROI the customer wants to achieve	Fuel and chemical saving related to the removal of iron and calcium from the condensate streams and ultimately the boiler feedwater
Operating conditions	250 gpm max, 150 gpm continuous operating at 180F
System configuration	Twin parallel / Alternating system
Materials of construction	Skid mounted 304 SS pressure vessels Schedule 10 welded /flanged face piping
Type of valves and actuators	Bray valves with Bray actuators
System Control	Allen Bradley PLC operates the system as alternating or parallel
System schematic	Polisher collectively handles two condensate streams – return condensate from campus and condensate from steam driven chillers
Special Features	Sample cooler mounted on skid which can sample the inlet and outlet of each vessel Inlet and outlet headers between each system on skid

Additional Information:
Listing of Condensate Polishers Built by Res-Kem
Online Catalog of Res-Kem Condensate Polishing Equipment
Condensate Polisher Technical Bulletin
Condensate Polisher Application Checklist 
For Technical Help From a Res-Kem Sales and Application Engineer

Water Softener Shipped to Hawaiian Resort Hotel

A water softener was shipped to a luxury resort hotel on Maui.  The system will treat the water for the hotel's laundry.

Hot Water Softener with Stainless Steel Piping and Bray Butterfly Valves

System Specifications:

Operating Temperature	140F water for laundry
System Configuration	Single hot water softener with automatic bypass
Materials of Construction	Carbon steel tank, non-code 304L stainless steel face piping 304L stainless steel internals Cast iron Bray lug valves with 316 butterfly discs
Piping Connections	Welded
Valves and Actuators	Bray Butterfly Series 31 valves with Series 93 Air to Open/Spring Return actuators
Control Scheme	Single, time clock initiated regeneration with automatic hard water bypass

304L Stainless Steel Hub and Lateral Bottom Distributor

For Additional Information:
Res-Kem Industrial Water Softeners
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