The Nalco Guide to Cooling-Water Systems Failure Analysis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070284008 ISBN 13: 9780070284005

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1992

This is a concise, authoritative guide to the identification and elimination of corrosion in cooling water systems and related equipment--from a leader in the field. Abundant full color photographs of actual failures illustrate the detailed description of each common failure mode presented. Case histories follow each chapter. A wide variety of environments and equipment are presented, including: open and closed systems; recirculating and once-through arrangements; conventional shell-and-tube exchangers and plate heat exchangers; special purpose cooling arrangements; and service water systems. Topics covered include concentration cell corrosion, biologically influenced corrosion, chemical attack, cracking, dealloying, mechanically induced attack, manufacturing defects, graphitic corrosion, exfoliation, and galvanic cells.

About the Author:

During the past century, Nalco Company has grown from a fledgling water treatment business to the leading integrated water treatment and process improvement company in the world. They do this by focusing on our core markets of water treatment and process chemicals and on our corporate strengths - global presence, on-site expertise, and innovative products and services. Nalco's more than 11,000 employees work with more than 70,000 customers in 130 countries in industry, government and institutions to reduce water and energy consumption by solving and preventing problems, protecting the environment, decreasing costs, increasing productivity, improving profitability by reducing customer total costs of operation, and maintaining asset reliability.

Review:

``Nicely produced on coated stock, with many color photos and case histories, this filed reference or in-plant sourcebook shows how to recognize and deal with various kinds of corrosion.'' (Sci-Tech Book News)

``...a definitive work on the causes of and remedies for cooling water system problems. Impressively detailed and extremely well illustrated, the book is a concise, authoritative guide to identifying and eliminating corrosion. It explains virtually every failure mode that adversely affects the operation of cooling water systems.'' (Plant Engineering)

``Much of the information in this book is unique; every significant form of attack is thoroughly detailed.'' (Brewers Digest)

``Impressively detailed and extremely well-illustrated..A well-organized and useful tool for both the novice and the experienced cooling water systems technician...'' (Plant Engineering)