79-11: Biofilm Development and Destruction in Turbulent FlowMicrobial fouling in power plant condensers decreases heat transfer and fluid flow resulting in energy losses. Biofouling control is generally accomplished by chlorine addition creating potential toxicity problems in receiving waters. A better understanding of fouling film development and destruction (including stoichiometry and kinetics) is necessary to maintain satisfactory effluent water quality while minimizing the effects of biofouling and its

Existing technology for biological control of cooling water systems uses costly

deposition and microbiological growth

Sewage effluent for cooling has been utilized in the Texas Abstract: Saudi Aramco's Dhahran Utilities department is concerned about both biocide cost and biocide performance for the operation of its seventeen cooling towers (40 cells)

Most corrosion engineers prefer to give the cooling towers

A new treatment technology designed for acid free high LSI cooling system operation is described

By the year 2000

The rapid urbanization of society and the vast demands placed upon industry have combined with other factors of social change to make us vividly aware that the supply of surface water available for all uses is relatively fixed

one-third of those surveyed use asbestos cement for fill or for other components (i

Unchecked biofouling can lead to shut down cooling water operations and created potential human exposure hazards

today's equipment now addresses the concentration and handling of separated solids

as were control chemicals

A reduction of plugging and maintenance of fill cleanliness has been achieved using low levels of polymeric dispersant