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## [New Wastewater Treatment to Address Heavy Weather Overflows](https://532305.hs-sites.com/addressing-overflows-with-wastewater-treatment)
Posted by [Sentry Equipment](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/sentry-equipment) on 1/27/20 8:15 AM
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*A progressive new water treatment project near Milwaukee, WI, will help address wastewater overflows during heavy weather events, a growing concern for many municipalities. The project centers on a proactive and cost-effective solution to benefit water quality throughout the Milwaukee area and entire Great Lakes region.*
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## [How Cycle Chemistry Helps Protect Your Passive Layer](https://532305.hs-sites.com/how-cycle-chemistry-helps-protect-your-passive-layer)
Posted by [Doug Hubbard](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/doug-hubbard) on 12/16/19 8:18 AM
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The passive layer protects hydrocarbon and power plant equipment from corrosion and all the devastating effects that corrosion can cause. Cycle chemistry is critical to maintaining and protecting your passive layer – and your equipment.
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## [The Smart Approach to Cycle Chemistry](https://532305.hs-sites.com/smart-approach-cycle-chemistry)
Posted by [John Powalisz](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/john-powalisz) on 9/23/19 8:03 AM
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Cycle chemistry management is the best way to help prevent, recognize and minimize potentially devastating water chemistry events. Smart alarms assist in this by monitoring cycle chemistry, identifying chemistry events in real time and allowing chemists to take proper actions to correct conditions - preventing system damage and protecting assets.
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## [Harness the Power of the IIoT in Your Plant](https://532305.hs-sites.com/harness-iiot-in-plant)
Posted by [John Powalisz](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/john-powalisz) on 9/16/19 8:00 AM
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It’s not a matter of if, but when your plant will incorporate the [Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)](https://blog.sentry-equip.com/how-to-sample-smarter-using-the-industrial-internet-of-things) into its everyday operations. The IIoT is making manufacturing smarter and faster than ever before by attaching [networked sensors and intelligent devices](https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2018/07/industrial-iot-how-connected-things-are-changing-manufacturing/) to equipment to gather data, store it wirelessly, and then use analytics and machine learning to take actions that will optimize operations.
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## [Unreliable Chemical Feed? The Solution Might be Easier than You Think](https://532305.hs-sites.com/unreliable-chemical-solutions-case-study)
Posted by [AJ Percival](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/aj-percival) on 6/14/19 8:36 AM
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Temperature is one of the most critical parameters to control when sampling in a power plant, and accurate and reliable measurements are essential for operational excellence. Incorrect measurements can result in unreliable data that can lead to safety issues and costly equipment damage.
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## [Will You Get the Alarm When it Matters Most?](https://532305.hs-sites.com/get-the-smart-alarm-when-it-matters-most)
Posted by [John Powalisz](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/john-powalisz) on 4/8/19 8:00 AM
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When chemistry alarms go off in your steam power plant, how do you know if it’s just a nuisance alarm or a real chemical event?
The fact is, most of the time, you don’t. For many plant operators, [too many alarms can be worse than none at all](https://automation.isa.org/tip-21-too-many-alarms-can-be-worse-than-none-at-all/). And that confusion can cost you time and money during a real event.
Troubleshooting alarms with manual processes can take hours or even days to find the issue – costing up to $100,000 for every hour your operation is down, or millions if permanent damage occurs. Alarm-related problems cost U.S. industry more than [$20 billion a year](https://www.automationworld.com/article/technologies/dcs/its-hard-keep-bad-alarm-down), driving many plants to reduce alarms and meet the International Society of Automation (ISA) standard of [1 alarm every 10 minutes](https://www.isa.org/default.aspx).
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## [Cool it Down with Sample Coolers](https://532305.hs-sites.com/cool-it-down-sample-coolers)
Posted by [Kevin Kirst](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/kevin-kirst) on 3/25/19 8:00 AM
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Plants and facilities of all kinds use sample coolers to cool a sample from a process stream. Cooling samples as part of your steam and water sampling system is essential to maintaining safety and the representativeness of the sample.
For example, if a sample in a power plant is too hot to handle, the operator might throttle the flow to unacceptably low levels, which means the sample is no longer representative or acceptable.
Another example comes from Hydrocarbon processing or Process Analytics. Cooling the process to handle the sample is necessary. If you take a grab sample of a certain hydrocarbon whether it be of a liquid or a gas, the safest way is to handle the sample at below 140F. This protects the operator when handling hot samples that need to be physically taken to the lab safely for analysis.
In order to achieve accurate data, the [Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)](https://www.epri.com/#/?lang=en-US), [ASTM](https://www.astm.org/) and [ASME](https://www.asme.org/) recommend cooling water samples to 77°F (25°C) to ensure consistent, accurate test results.
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## [What To Know About Cycle Chemistry Sampling Equipment](https://532305.hs-sites.com/what-to-know-about-cycle-chemistry-sampling-equipment)
Posted by [John Powalisz](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/john-powalisz) on 6/28/17 2:00 PM
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*The power industry has changed drastically, and the ability to start up quickly and generate reliably and economically are no longer luxuries, but requirements. That puts more pressure than ever on your steam and water sampling system. Here’s what you need to know to minimize the adverse effects of cycling on chemistry results and streamline busy start up times. This information was originally presented by John Powalisz at the 37th Annual [Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop](http://conferences.illinois.edu/eucw/), held June 6-8 in Champaign, Illinois.*
Steam and water sampling is a key component of a successful chemistry program in cycling power plants. It helps protect both equipment and plant personnel, while ensuring maximum output, helping identify and predict failures, and helping start up the unit faster.
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## [See How One Utility Reduced Man Hours - But Not Performance](https://532305.hs-sites.com/see-how-one-utility-reduced-man-hours-but-not-performance)
Posted by [Jason Thomas](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/jason-thomas) on 6/21/17 2:00 PM
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*How can an automatic flow controller streamline busy startup times? See how one utility eliminated redundant tasks and reduced man hours with our newest flow controller. This project was originally presented by **Jason Thomas **at the 37th Annual *[*Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop*](http://conferences.illinois.edu/eucw/)*, held June 6-8 in Champaign, Illinois.*
A power plant in Florida frequently cycles, requiring plant personnel to manually adjust valves during already busy startup times. Plant operators wanted to eliminate these redundant tasks to reduce the burden on staff and more easily maintain EPRI-recommended sample velocity.
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## [Steam Sampling 101: Basics and What Really Matters](https://532305.hs-sites.com/steam-sampling-101-basics-what-really-matters)
Posted by [Jeff McKinney](https://532305.hs-sites.com/author/jeff-mckinney) on 6/7/17 2:00 PM
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*What does it take to design a practical and reliable steam sampling system? Find out what you need to know to practically implement steam sampling guidelines in your process environment. *
Steam sampling is sometimes viewed as a necessary evil in a process plant. However, the absence of steam due to a boiler shutdown makes for a bad day at a refinery, petrochemical or specialty chemical plant. But one size doesn’t fit all, and a number of variables must be considered to design and implement a practical, reliable steam sampling system.
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