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Upcoming Events

  • Alternative & Renewable Energy
    Date: February 8, 2012 Live event

    On demand until March 8, 2012 
    Location: Virtual tradeshow from the convenience of your desk 
    Presentation: Process Automation for Alternative & Renewable Energy

    by Ravi Jethra, Industry Business Manager for Power & Energy

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  • Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo
    Date: February 14-16, 2012
    Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA
    Course: CPC 203 – PROCESS AUTOMATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS
    by Ravi Jethra, Industry Business Manager for Power & Energy
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  • Power-Gen International
    Date: December 11-13, 2012  
    Location: Orange County Conventions Center, Orlando, FL  
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White Paper: Measurement and control aspect of pH using inductively coupled bidirectional Memosens technology in flue gas desulfurization process

Memosens technology

Summary: pH measurement and control in a power utility is an integral part of process. The scrubber efficiency is highly dependent on the pH. Numerous opportunities were revealed for saving time, as well as the cost and materials in power plants. In a fossil fuel power plant, the chemical energy stored in coal, oil, natural gas, shale oil, oxygen and air is converted into thermal, mechanical and finally into electrical energy. In other words, water is heated to steam, which spins a steam turbine. The steam turbine drives an electrical generator. Commercial power plants generally are built on a very large scale. 

 

Power plants burning fossil fuels must combat externalities such as oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur. The authors have briefly discussed the common scrubber technologies, effect of pH on scrubber efficiencies, challenges in making accurate pH measurements in scrubber fluids, and presented viable solutions.  

 

The data comparisons show significant savings in time and materials upon implementation of proposed solutions. 

 

FGD process is highly dependent on pH and temperature. Running FGD process at proper pH helps improve scrubber efficiency and saves valuable resources such as time and material. In the lab centric approach, calibrated sensors are readily available and pH issues are addressed quickly.

 

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