Spray bar clogging on a steel galvanising line Spray bar clogging was interrupting production on the galvanising line of a major steel manufacturer in Ontario. Six spray bars cooled the product with recycled liquid pumped through a 3-inch header at 500 US gallons per...
Case Study from HydroFLOW Italy Sulphate scale pump protection on a 700 m mine pipeline Sulphate scale pump blockage was a recurring failure at an Italian gypsum mine: heavy deposits blocked the underground pump’s impellers and the engine overheated as a result....
Calcium deposit reduction on recycled water pipelines A calcium deposit reduction was needed at a Czech concrete plant, where recycled water with a high lime content was clogging pipes and valves. The water ran through DN80 pipelines at 70 litres every four minutes,...
Case Study from HYDROPATH Asia Hot spring water scale in a hot spring apartment complex Hot spring water scale was building on pumps and piping at a luxury hot spring apartment complex in Taiwan, where the supply ran above 400 ppm hardness. Some systems needed...
Case Study from HydroFLOW Ukraine Nuclear plant cooling water on the distillate coolers Nuclear plant cooling water had fouled the distillate coolers at a Ukrainian site with hard calcite deposits up to 12 mm thick. Sludge and biofilm with a putrefactive odour had...
