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The Superior technology has been used successfully in industrial and commercial water treatment applications for over 40 years. All of the components are tested and are Green Spec List approved.
We build water treatment facilities throughout the Americas
A recent research project (RP-1155), sponsored by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers) clearly demonstrates the benefits and efficiency of physical water treatment in controlling calcium scale accumulations in circulating open loop cooling water systems, and showed an 8% reduction in the surface tension when using physical water treatment. The report also concluded that best results were obtained when permanent, alternating (reversing polarity) magnetic fields were used in the circulating line of the cooling tower and that mineral fouling can be substantially reduced in heat transfer equipment (chiller/condenser) applications with significant energy and water savings.
Superior Water Conditioners®
The Superior Water Conditioner®, manufactured by Superior Manufacturing Division-Magnatech Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A., is a magnetic water conditioner for scale control. This non-chemical water treatment system controls lime/scale build-up in water-using equipment, saving time, money and energy. Water borne minerals, when in their natural state, are most commonly in solution. However, when coming into contact with a heat transfer surface, the minerals precipitate and form scale, causing maintenance problems in water-using equipment.
Superiorized® water will also soften existing lime/scale deposits allowing them to settle and be blown down or removed through centrifugal separation equipment. This green product has been successfully used in the industrial, commercial and residential marketplace since 1964, and independent third party research has recently confirmed and documented the effectiveness of this physical water treatment for lime/scale control.
ADVANTAGES OF USING SUPERIOR NON-CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS
There are four major concerns for all users of water for the purpose of thermal transfer:
• COST EFFECTIVE WATER TREATMENT
• ENERGY SAVINGS
• WATER CONSERVATION
• POLLUTION PREVENTION
The Superior Water Conditioner® meets all four criteria for effective water treatment for control of lime/scale for thermal transfer efficiency.
The effect of thermal transfer efficiency on energy costs is well documented and represented by the chart below. (data from the University of Illinois and
NIST).
The Battelle Report titled "Non-Chemical Technologies for Scale and Hardness Control", sponsored by the Department of Energy and published in 1998, confirms that the elimination of chemicals is only part of the savings realized by the non-chemical process. An estimated calculation indicates a payback of less than one year and an adjusted internal rate return greater than 50%. Non-chemical water treatment technologies were calculated and judged life-cycle cost-effective (at one or more Federal sites) in terms of installation cost, net present value, and energy savings.
Frequently overlooked (or ignored) costs associated with chemical water treatment (besides the chemicals) are:
• Freight for 55 gallon drums
• Labor to unload from truck
• Storage for 55 gallon drums
• Labor to hook up new drum
• Cost of disposal of empty drum
• Chemical feed pumps: Repair parts
• Chemical feed pumps: Labor
• Chemical feed pumps: Electricity
• Conductivity meter: Repair parts & labor
• Solenoid valve: Repair parts & labor
• Water Testing Kits
• Water testing chemicals w/freight
• Labor to test tower water
• Labor to readjust chemical dosage
• Heat transfer loss due to scale
• Corrosion of equipment
• Acidizing
• Estimated cost for reporting (new laws requiring monthly reports on hazardous materials stored, used and disposed of)
• Bleeding water to control TDS
AND --- It is well known in the chemical industry that a 55 gallon drum of chemicals contains as many as 50 - 53 gallons of water.
In order to stay abreast of all changes and innovations in the industry, Superior and/or their engineers support or maintain active membership in the following organizations:
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Food Service Equipment and Other Light Commercial Applications
Ice Makers
Coffee Makers
Humidifiers/Atomizers
Dishwashers
Steamers
Small Boilers
1GPM to 15 GPM
HVAC & Industrial Process Applications
Boilers
Heat Exchangers
Cooling Towers
Recirculation Systems
Chillers
4GPM to 8,000 GPM
Agricultural/Irrigation Applications
Irrigation Systems
Golf Courses
Produce
3GPM to 8,000 GPM
Printing Presses
Printing and Graphic Industries
2 GPM to 15 GPM
Environmentalist 2000®
Reduces Bleed Requirements in Cooling Towers
other open loop processes
* meets EPA, DNR and DEQ requirements
Environmentalist Zero Bleed 2000®
Eliminates Bleed Requirements in Cooling Towers
other open loop processes
* meets EPA, DNR and DEQ requirements
50 to 50,000 tons
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