ABSTRACT
Condenser water treatment is required to prevent or control deposition (scaling), corrosion, and microbiological fouling of cooling towers, condensers, and piping.
Deposition is the term that is used to describe scale and other deposits that may form on the heat transfer surfaces of a condenser water system. Water has been called the “universal solvent” and makeup water will always contain dissolved mineral solids to a greater or lesser extent. The purpose of the deposition control portion of a condenser water treatment program is to prevent the level of dissolved solids from becoming so high that they will begin to be deposited on the wetted surfaces of the system.
