Report of Cooling Tower Water Quality

Water Quality of Cooling Tower

Month Conductivity (std ≤ 2500)
Conductivity Alkalinity Hardness Alkalinity (ST
2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019
12000 3500
January 721 2870 310 1300 87.2 6.1
February
10000 2890 2940 1200 1390 38.5 974014.1 3000 2800
March 7120 2740 2800 1390 <1 6.4
7880 2500
8000
April 7880 2770 3000
7120 1380 3.1 42.7
May 9740 3420 164 356 7.8 25.9 2000
6000
June 6330 2950 1500 1300 1390 1
1200
July
4000 3110 1110 3420
2870 28902940 2740 2770 1000
August 2180 880
2000 500 310
September721
October
0 0
November Janua ry6990 Februa ry March
3500 Apri l May January Februa ry Ma

December 2850 13302019

2018 2018

2018
Conductivi ty Al kal i ni ty

12000

3000

10000 2800 164

9740
2950

8000 7880

7120

6330
6000

1200 1110
4000

3110 880
2890

2000 2180

310
721
0 0 0
J an u ar y Fe b r u a r y M a rc h Ap ri l M ay June July A u g u st S e pte m b e r O c t o b e r

Analysis :
From the graphics above we had information that the concentration of conductivity and alkalinity of cooling
from the standard or target for good condition cooling tower (Conductivity ≤2000 µ S/cm, Alkalinity ≤ 1000 mg/
1. Conductivity are the ability of water to conducting electric/ electron. This condition were influenced by to
mineral cation in the water. If metal cation in the water were in highly presence the number of conductivity w
conversely.
2. Alkalinity concentration are indicator of basicity/ acidity of the water and always related with pH condition
are more basic the concentration of water alkalinity also high.

This 2 parameters are very important to monitoring good water quality of water. Because conductivity and al
minerals or metals ion that presence in the water. More of metals ion or more alkaline water can improve sca
pipe or water cooling connection system. If there is no action for controlling both, scale can damage the cool
decreasing the effectivity or eficiency of cooling water system (chilled, condensor, cooling tower etc.)

There are some ways to controlling these. One of simple way are controlling blow down processes of cooling
and periodicity are helping to remove saturated water with new good water quality from softening processes
useless if condition of water environment in cooling tower are in bad condition with scale, corroded, or algae
ater Quality

Alkalinity (STD ≤1000)

3000
2800

1390 1390 1380

1200

356
164

Februa ry Ma rch Apri l May

2018 2019

3500

6990

1330

880
2850
2180

0 0
u st S e pte m b e r O c t o b e r N ove m b e r D e c e m b e r

and alkalinity of cooling tower water were over

S/cm, Alkalinity ≤ 1000 mg/L. There are some reason for this problem :
on were influenced by total number of metal/
number of conductivity were also high and also
related with pH condition of the water. If the pH

cause conductivity and alkalinity can indicating

ne water can improve scaling formation in the
cale can damage the cooling water system and
ooling tower etc.)

own processes of cooling tower. Increasing time

from softening processes. But, this action are
scale, corroded, or algae.