Plant Operating Chemistry -- Best Learned in Reverse

Abstract

"a gut-level understanding of basic boiler-cycle chemistry parameters by those on the front-lines of operations and maintenance is fundamental to achieving reliable, high-availability plant performance" - Ref Author 1.

To that end, this paper presents Plant Operating Chemistry in exactly the reverse order to the norm. By starting with steam-cycle corrosion product transport--chemistry is not only dead simple, but related directly to the experience and OpEx observations of service-providers everywhere. Such insight ultimately leads to interest in the more-aggressive boiler-cycle species, primary circuit conditions, etc.--all highly preferable to the 'clouding-over-of-faces' upon mere mentions of the 'c' word.