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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania Twenty-First Annual Water Conference OCTOBER 24, 25, 26 --1960 PENN - SHERATON HOTEL PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE M. D. BASER, Chairman W. M. PORTER, Secretary. C. A. BISHOP W. B. LAUFMAN, III W. J. MURDOCH F. R. OWENs E. P. PARTRIDGE L. D. VERINx, JR. S. F. WHIRL

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

Twenty-First Annual Water Conference

OCTOBER 24, 25, 26 --1960PENN - SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

M. D. BASER, Chairman

W. M. PORTER, Secretary.

C. A. BISHOP

W. B. LAUFMAN, III

W. J. MURDOCH

F. R. OWENs

E. P. PARTRIDGE

L. D. VERINx, JR.

S. F. WHIRL

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Monday, October 24, 1960

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, E. P. Partridge

Hagan Chemicals S; Controls Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A SURVEY OF STEEL CORROSION MECHANISMS PERTINENT TO STEAM POWERGENERATION

PAGE

M. C. BLoom, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C 1

Prepared Discussions-

P. D. MILLER, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio : 12

D. L. DOUGLAS, General Electric Company, West Lynn, Mass 14

PAUL COHEN, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 14

H. A. CATALDI, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York 17

PRETREATMENT-THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION OF COOLING WATERSYSTEMS

P. R. PUCSORIus, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 23

Prepared Discussions-W. A. HESS, The Standard Oil Company, Cleveland, Ohio 30LAWRENCE F. PROBST, Betz Laboratories, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa 31

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, S. F. Whirl

Duquesne Light Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PANEL DISCUSSION ON CHEMICAL CLEANING OF HIGH PRESSURE POWERSTATION UNITS PRIOR TO INITIAL START-UP

1. The Problem, By S. F. Whirl, Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 35

2. Chemical Cleaning of Boiler and Pre-Boiler Cycle, Shawville Station, By C. W. Statler,

Pennsylvania Electric Johnstown, Pa 35

3. Alkaline Cleaning of New High Pressure Main Units, Prior to Initial Start-Up, A. A. Pace,

Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 40

4. An Experience in the use of Filming Amines for Feedwater System Cleaning, By R. Garner,

Arizona Public Service Co., Phoenix, Arizona 445. European Experience on Complete Power Station Pre-Service Cleaning, Lars Astrand, Borg

Service International, Zurich, Switzerland 46

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Papers presented Tuesday, October 25, 1960

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, W. B. Laufman IIIHerr-Harris Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THE MECHANICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ION EXCHANGE

PAGE

PAUL H. CASKEY, Illinois Water Treatment Company, Rockford, Illinois 51

Prepared discussions-

M. M. BAKER, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Illinois

H. A. KLEIN, Combustion Engineering, Incorporated, Chattanooga, Tenn 56

THE PLACE OF EXTERNAL RESIN REGENERATION IN THE DESIGN OF HIGHRATE CONDENSATE SCAVENGING SYSTEMS

V. J. CALISE and D. M. SPILLANE, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, New York 59

Prepared Discussions-

JOSEPH THOMPSON, Illinois Water Treatment Co., New York, N. Y 67S. B. APPLEBAUM, Cochrane Corp., Philadelphia, Pa 69

H. W. FRAZER, Infilco, Incorporated, Tuscon, Arizona 72M. E. GILWOOD, The Permutit Company, New York, New York 72

THE PERFORMANCE OF AMBERLITE 200 A NEW HIGHLY STABLE SULFONICACID CATION EXCHANGE RESIN

DONALD DOWNING and ROBERT KUNIN, Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa 75

Prepared Discussions-

LOUIS WIRTH, JR., Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 83DONALD E. VOYLES, Duke Power Co., Charlotte, North Carolina 85

A. C. REENTS, Illinois Water Treatment Company, Rockford, Illinois

86

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, C. A. BishopUnited States Steel Corporation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE ASPECTS OF WASTE TREATMENT

A Report On Work Done By The Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission, By Robert K.Horton, Ohio River Sanitation Commission, Cincinnati. Ohio 89

Recovery and Treatment of Metal Finishing Waste By Ion Exchange Processes By J. C. Hesler,Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 89

The Effects of The Discharge of Warm Water To Rivers, By Homer F. Hatfield, PennsylvaniaLight & Power Co., Allentown, Pennsylvania 102

Industrial Waste Treatment By The Completely-Mixed Activated Sludge Process, By C. F.Garland, Infilco, Inc., Tucson, Arizona 110

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Papers presented Wednesday, October 26, 1960

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, E. D. Verink, Jr.Aluminum Company of America

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PAGEDESIGN AND OPERATION OF THE TREATED WATER SYSTEMS IN A 60,000 BPD

INTEGRATED REFINERY

JAMES R. Cross, The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio 115

Prepared Discussions-

RAYMOND E. KIzISIA, The M. W. Kellogg Co., New York, New York : 120

ROLAND W. GRAFF, Nalco Chemical Company, Solon, Ohio 121

J. H. DUFF, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, New York 123

S. B. APPLEBAum, Cochrane Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa 124

WATER TREATING PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES IN PETROLEUM REFINING

C. A. SCHAEFFER, Shell Oil Co., Houston, Texas 125

Prepared Discussions-

C. L. FITZGERALD, Maintenance Engineering Co., Houston, Texas

130

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, W. J. MurdochWater Consultant

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

WATER TREATMENT EXPERIENCES DURING THE START-UP AND INITIALOPERATION OF THE AVON SUPERCRITICAL UNIT

H. J. VYHNALEK and C. D. BArxs, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Cleveland, Ohio .. 133

Prepared Discussions-

S. B. APPLEBAUM, Cochrane Corp., Philadelphia, Pa 141

D. F. ANSPACH, R. P. Adams Co., Buffalo, N. Y 144

D. M. SPILLANE, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, New York 146

CHEMICAL CLEANING OF BOILING WATER REACTOR AND STEAM-WATER SYS-TEM AT THE DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION

M. F. OBRECHT, Michigan State University, Lansing, Mich. ; R. J. Kremer Solvent Service Inc ,Painesville, Ohio ; A. B. Sisson, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Ill. ; E. C. Reid,General Electric Co., San Jose, California 149

Prepared Discussions-

H. A. GILABOwsKI, Combustion Engineering, Inc., New York, N. Y 160

W. E. BELL, Charles Pfizer Company, Brooklyn, New York 161

J. H. Ruscn, Chemical Cleaning, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana 162

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Second Annual Meeting

OCTOBER 23, 24, 25 -- 1961PENN - SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

W. B. LAUFMAN, Chairman

W. M. PORTER, Secretary

M. D. BARER

C. A. BISHOP

W. J. MURDOCH

F. R. OVENS

E. P. PARTRIDGE

E. D. VERINK, JR.

S. F. WHIRL

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Monday, October 23, 1961

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, M. D. Baker

West Penn Power Company

Springdale, Pennsylvania

EXPERIENCES IN DETECTION OF MINUTE AMOUNTS OF BOILER WATER CARRYOVER USING APORTABLE CONTINUOUS RECORDING SODIUM TRACER APPARATUS.

PAGE

P. M. SPUitNEY and S. O. MEYER, Betz Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa 1

Prepared Discussions-

E. E. COULTER, Babcock & Wilcox Co., Alliance, Ohio 5

V. N. HOWARD, Union Carbide Chemicals Co., S. Charleston, W. Va 6

J. K. RICE, Cyrus Wm. Rice Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 7

M. W. LANE, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, N. Y 7

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, L. N. Scharnberg

City of Dover

Dover, Delaware

INVESTIGATION OF POLYPHOSPHATES AS CORROSION INHIBITORS IN COOLING WATER SYSTEMS.

HERMAN KERST and R. G. DALBKE, Dearborn Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 9

Prepared Discussions-

P. R. PUCxonius, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 22

H. E. BACON, Sheppard T. Powell Associates, Baltimore, Maryland 25

COOLING TOWER PRESERVATION BY STEAM STERILIZATION AND CHEMICAL DISTILLATION. APROGRESS REPORT.

CARL W. REGUTT, Hagan Chemicals & Controls Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., andT. H. PowER, Gulf Oil Corporation, Port Arthur, Texas 27

Prepared Discussions-

D. R. BAxER, The Marley Company, Kansas City, Mo 32

J. A.. GERM, JR., Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 32

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Papers presented Tuesday, October 24, 1961

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, E. P. Partridge

Hagan Chemicals & Controls Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CHEMICAL CLEANING WITH FOAMED SOLVENTS.

PAGE

D. B. CARROLL, C. L. EDDINGTON, and J. P. ENGLE, Dow Industrial Services, Midland, Mich. 35

Prepared discussions-

P. L. SILLIDIAN, Consolidated Edison Company, New York, N. Y 39

CHEMICAL REMOVAL OF MAGNETITE AND COPPER.

S. ALFANO, Houston Lighting & Power Company, Houston, Texas, and W. E. BELL, Chas.Pfizer Company Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y 41

Prepared Discussions-

W. B. WILLSE y, Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pa 46

E. B. Moiiiiis and W. F. Huss, American Electric Power Company, New York, N.Y 48

CHEMICAL CLEANING OF BOILERS AND AUXILIARIES BY THE HI-FLO METHOD.

S. M. RosE and W. F. ASHTON, Sumco Engineering Inc., Caldwell, N. J 53

Prepared Discussions-

H. J. YYHNALEI, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Cleveland, Ohio 55

F. R. McLEAN, Hazelton, Pa

56

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, C. A. Bishop

United States Steel Corporation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

DEMINERALIZING EXPERIENCES AT PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY.

WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Pennsyl vania Power Company, New Castle, Pa. and E. D. DRISCOLL,Pfaudler Permutit Company, New York, N. Y 61

Prepared Discussions-

C. A. KOCHANOwsm, St. Joseph Lead Company, Monaca, Pa 70

A. M. Guy, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co., Evansville, Indiana 71

W. E. BUNTING, Commonwealth Associates, Jackson, Michigan 73

CONDENSATE FILTRATION EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND OPERATING RESULTS IN CENTRAL STATIONPLANTS.

JOHN J. QUINLAN, Croll-Reynolds Engineering Co., Stamford, Connecticut 75

Prepared Discussions-

E. L. KNOEDLER, Sheppard T. Powell Associates, Baltimore, Maryland 82

W. F. Huss and E. B. MORRIS, American Electric Power Service Company, New York, N. Y 83

J. A. LEVENDUSKY, Graver Water Conditioning Company, New York, N. Y 84

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OPERATING DATA ON HIGH FLOW RATE CONDENSATE POLISHING WITHOUT FILTERS.

PAGE

H. W. FRAZER,, Infilco Incorporated, Tucson, Arizona 87Prepared Discussions-

L. F. WIRTH, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 92H. J. VYHNALEK, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Cleveland, Ohio 94S. B. APPLEBAUM, Cochrane Division, Crane Company, Philadelphia, Pa 96D. M. SPILLANE, Graver Water Conditioning Company, New York, N. Y 98

Papers presented Wednesday, October 25, 1961

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, S. F. WhirlDuquesne Light CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

REMOVAL OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN FROM WATER - LABORATORY EVALUATIONS OF VARIOUSADSORPTION METHODS.

I. M. ABRAMS and R. P. BREsLIN, Diamond Alkali Co., Western Div., Redwood City, Calif 101Prepared Discussions-

V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning Company, New York, N. Y 106

J. K RICE, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 107T. F. DEMMITT, Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric Co., Richmond, Wash. 108

WALLACE & TIERNAN'S CONTINUOUS DISSOLVED OXYGEN ANALYZER.

RONALD BACH, Wallace & Tiernan Incorporated, Belleville, New Jersey 111Prepared Discussions-

H. G. NEILL, Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pa 116HARRY PETERSON, Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 117

ION EXCHANGE ACID-ALKALI NEUTRALIZER FOR DEMINERALIZER REGENERATION WASTE WATERS.

G. J. CRITS and M. C. MCKEOwN, Cochrane Division, Crane Company, Philadelphia, Pa 119Prepared Discussions-

RICHARD HEATHERINGTON, Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa 125

W. B. WILLSEI, Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pa 126

J. K. RICE, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 127

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, J. K. RiceCyrus Wm. Rice CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

COAGULANT COATINGS OPEN NEW APPLICATIONS TO FILTER AIDS.

G. R. BELL, Johns-Manville Research Corporation, Manville, New Jersey 129Prepared Discussions-

H. N. ARMBRUST, B-I-F Industries, Providence, Rhode Island 133E. R. BAUMAN, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 134H. E. HUDSON, Hazen & Sawyer, New York, N. Y 137.J. T. BURKE, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 138

ZETA POTENTIAL CONTROL.

THOMAS M. RIDDICK, Thomas M. Riddick Associates, New York, N. Y 141Prepared Discussions-V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning Company, New York, N. Y 150J. T. BURKE and W. M. CHA1\IOT, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 151

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Third Annual Meeting

OCTOBER 22, 23, 24 --1962PENN-SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA

E. P. PARTRIDGEGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Monday, October 22, 1962

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, F. R. Owens

Cyrus William Rice Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR WATER? PAGE

DR. ABEL WOLmAN, Emeritus Professor, Sanitary Engineering and Water Resources, Johns

Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md 1

A DISCRIMINATING ENGINEER'S VIEW OF DEAERATORS

MORTIMER I. METZGER, Scientific Design Company, Inc., New York, N. Y 5

Prepared Discussions-

H. B. FRANCE, Cochrane Div. Crane Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa 12

L. Llnior, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, N. Y 17

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, M. D. Baker

West Penn Power Company

Springdale, Pennsylvania

CORROSION IN STEAM GENERATORS

CHARLES E. Fox, Dow Industrial Service Div. Dow Chemical Co., Tulsa, Okla.

19

Prepared Discussions-

H. A. KLEIN, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, Conn 23

D. E. NOLL, Hall Laboratories, Pittsburgh, Pa 24

P. L. SILLIMAN, Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, New York, N. Y 26

THE EFFECT OF HEAT TRANSFER ON PITTING CORROSION

E. P. SHEA, A. L. KImmEL, and W. R. HOLLINGSHAD, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas

City, Missouri 29

Prepared Discussions-

M. C. BLoom, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C 4U

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Papers presented Tuesday, October 23, 1962

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, S. F. Whirl

Duquesne Light Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

POLISHING CONDENSATE AND DEAERATPNG BY ION EXCHANGE

PAGE

PIERO STUILLA, Edisonvolta, S. P. A. Milan, Italy 43

Prepared discussions-

L. F. voN LOSSBERG, Sheppard T. Powell & Associates, Baltimore, Md 57

L. F. WIRTH, JR., Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 61

I. M. ABRAms, Diamond Alkali Co., Redwood City, California 63

V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, N. Y 64

S. B. APPLEBAum, Cochrane Div., Crane Co., Philadelphia, Pa 68

SELECTING A CONDENSATE SCAVENGING SYSTEM FOR A DRUM TYPE BOILER

C. H. ESHMCH, Sanderson & Porter, New York, N. Y. and M. D. BAKER, West Penn PowerCo., Springdale, Pa 71

Prepared Discussions-

P. H. CASKEY and A. W. MICHALSON, Illinois Water Treatment Co., Rockford, Ill 75

D. L. ASWELL, Louisiana Power & Light Co., LaPlace, La 76

A. A. PACE, Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 77

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, W. B. Laufman, III

Herr-Harris CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THE STUDY OF OPERATING PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE DEMINERALIZER ON OHIO RIVERWATER

E. G. PAULSON, Hagan Chemicals & Controls, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. and R. E. MICxEL, UnionCarbide Metals Co., Marietta, Ohio : 81

Prepared Discussions-

A. C. REENTS, Illinois Water Treatment Co., Rockford, Illinois 86

H. E. BACON and W. J. LEWIS, Sheppard T. Powell & Associates, Baltimore, Md 87

L. F. WIRTH, Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 88

I. M. AB1tAMS, Diamond Alkali Co., Redwood City, California 88

CARBOXYLIC RESINS IN WATER TREATMENT

ALEC HIIISLEY, Ion Exchange (Canada) Ltd., Toronto, Canada 91

Prepared Discussions-

D. G. DOWNING and F. X. McGARVEY, Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa 97

G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Div. Crane Company ., Philadelphia, Pa 101

A. REISIGER, Chief Chemist, Power Production Div., Saskatchewan Power Corp., Regina, Sask 102

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SOME OPERATING EXPERIENCES WITH CONTINUOUS REGENERATION OF MANGANESE ZEOLITEFILTERS

PAGE

S. F. ALLING, Hungerford & Terry, Inc., Clayton, N. J 107

Prepared Discussions-

S. B. HUMPHREY, Carus Chemical Co., La Salle, Illinois 114

B. F. WILLEY, Elgin Softener Corp., Elgin, Ill 115

W. M. GULBRANDSEN, General Ionics Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa 110

Papers Presented Wednesday, October 24, 1962

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, E. T. Wanderer

Aluminum Company of America

New Kensington, Pa.

OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL CONTROL OF COOLING TOWER CHLORINATION

R. V. CoMEAUS and C. P. TYLER, Humble Oil & Refining Co., Baytown, Texas 119

Prepared Discussions-

L. F. PROBST, Betz Laboratories, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa 123

S. H. NEWLAND, Wallace & Tiernan, Inc., Belleville, N. J 124

DECHLORINATION AHEAD OF DEMINERALIZERS AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS

R. J. BAKER, Wallace & Tiernan, Inc., Belleville, N. J 127

Prepared Discussions-

S. H. NEWDERRY, Cochrane Div., Crane Co., Philadelphia, Pa. and E. C. WACKENHUTH, PublicService Electric & Gas Co., Linden, N. J 130

D. E. CRANE, NalcO Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 130

C. F. RAIi.ES, Turbomatic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn 132

RICHARD HETHERINGTON, Rohm & Haas Co:, Philadelphia, Pa 133

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, C. A. Bishop

United States Steel Corporation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THE USE OF CHELATING AGENTS IN CHEMICAL CLEANING

D. M. BLAKE, J. P. ENGLE and C. A. LESINSKI, Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich 135

Prepared Discussions-

W. E. BUNTING, Commonwealth Services, Inc., Jackson, Mich 140

O. A. SMITH, Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Mich 141

TREATMENT AND ,RECOVERY OF EFFLUENTS FROM METAL TREATING AND METAL FABRICATIONOPERATIONS

WALTER ZABBAN, Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pa 143

Prepared Discussions-

R. Dvonm and V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning . Co., New York, N. Y 152

J. C. HESLER, Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 154

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Fourth Annual Meeting

OCTOBER 28, 29, 30 --1963PENN-SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA

C. A. BISHOPGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Monday, October 28, 1963

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, W. B. Laufman, III

Herr-Harris Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

WATER PROBLEMS IN A THIRSTY WORLD

PAGE

FRANK E. CLARKE, Chief General Hydrology Branch, U. S. Geological Survey 1

OPERATING THE STRUTHERS-UMANO FREEZE DESALINATION PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES

DR. JOACHIM R. SINEK and NEOPHYTUS GANIARAS, Struthers Scientific and InternationalCorporation, New York City, New York 7

Prepared Discussions-

D. N. BRADT, The J. G. White Engineering Corporation, New York, N. Y 13

A. J. BARDUHN, Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, Syracuse University,

Syracuse, New York

W. W. RINNE, Office of Saline Water, Washington, D. C 16

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, F. R. Owens

Cyrus William Rice Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

IN-PLANT WATER CONSERVATION IN THE POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAM

Roy F.. WEsToN, President, and WILLIAM D. SITMAN, Director, Process Engineering, Roy F.Weston, Inc., Newton Square, Penna 19

Prepared Discussions-

MAX U. PRIESTER, Betz Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa 24

J. E. SUMMERVILLE, Calgon Incorporated, Pittsburgh, Pa 25

HAYSE H. BLACK, Robert A. Taft Engineering Center, Cincinnati Ohio 27

KEEPING OUR INDUSTRIAL RIVERS REUSABLE

JOHN E. KINNEY, Sanitary Engineering Consultant, Ann Arbor, Michigan : 29

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Papers presented Tuesday, October 29, 1963

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, S. F. Whirl

Duquesne Light Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

USE OF CHELATING AGENTS FOR CONTINUOUS INTERNAL TREATMENT OF HIGH PRESSUREBOILERS

PAGE

J. C. EDWARDS, Utilities Dept., Freeport, Texas, and W. R. MERRIMAN, Technical Service &Development, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 35

Prepared discussions-

J. K. RICE, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 47

C. JACxLIN, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 49

ALLYN H. HEIT, Inoac Chemical Company, Birmingham, New Jersey 50

J. W. STILUB, E. I. DuPont deNemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware 50

OPERATING EXPERIENCES AT PADDYS RUN STATION

L. P. AxER, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky and E. J. CONNELLEY,The Permutit Company, New York, N. Y 55

Prepared Discussions-

L. J. BOOTH, Pioneer Service & Engineering Company, Chicago, Illinois 61

E. E. GALLOWAY, Cincinnati Gas •& Electric Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 62

JOSEPH B. BEARD, Kentucky Utilities Co., Tyrone Power Station, Versailles, Kentucky 63

A. A. PACE, Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 64

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, E. P. Partridge

Hall Laboratories Div., Calgon, Incorporated

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

BASIC DESIGN AND SIX MONTHS OPERATION FOR A COPPER FREE, REHEAT BOILER TURBINESYSTEM AT WESTERN LIGHT & TELEPHONE COMPANY

T. C. HoPPE, Black & Veatch, Consulting Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri 67

Prepared Discussions-

JAMES G. PARDILEY, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74

W. L. RIEDEL, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Baltimore, Maryland 76

MACRORETICULAR ANION EXCHANGE RESINS

DONALD DOWNING and RICHARD HETHERINGTON, Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa 79

Prepared Discussions-

B. L. BOOHER, Texaco, Inc., Port Arthur, Texas 89

C. A. WUNNENBERG, JR., U.S. Industrial Chemicals Co., Tuscola, Illinois 90

I. M. ABRADIS and H. F. SAUFLEY, Diamond Alkali Co., Western Div. Redwood City, California 90

J. C. HESLER, Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 94

G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Div., Crane Company, Philadelphia, Pa. and JOE FISCHER, Public ServiceElectric & Gas Co., Burlington Station, N.J 95

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Papers presented Wednesday, October 30, 1963

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, E. T. Wanderer

Aluminum Company of America

New Kensington, Pa.

USE OF ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR PREVENTION OF FOULING IN RECIRCULATING COOLINGWATER SYSTEMS

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LAWRENCE F. PRoBST, Engineering Dept., Betz Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa 101

Prepared Discussions-

R. V. CoMEAUx, Humble Oil & Refining Company, Baytown, Texas 103

P. R. PucxoEius, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 104

J. F. WILxES, R. G. DALBKE, and HERMAN KEltST, Dearborn Chemical Company, Chicago, Ill 105

THE AUTOMATIC MONOVALVE FILTER SERIES-AN ECONOMIC NEW WATER TREATMENT TOOL

J. H. DUFF, A. J. S01LIENTE and L. Llnrox, Graver Water Conditioning Co., New York, N.Y. 107

Prepared Discussions-

T. L. MooRE, Gibbs & Hill, Inc., New York, N.Y 113

R. L. MILLER, The New Brunswick Electric Power Comm., Frederiction, N. B., Canada

114

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman, M. D. Baker

West Penn Power Company

Springdale, Pennsylvania

PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A HIGH PURITY FLASHEVAPORATOR IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT

WHY THE FLASH EVAPORATOR WAS SELECTED

GEORGE OsTROOT, JR., Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, Missouri 117

THEORY AND DESIGN OF FLASH EVAPORATION

KARL A. KATZOR and ROLAND L. COIT, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Lester, Pa 122

ENGINEERING FEATURES OF THE EVAPORATOR INSTALLATION

P. H. COLEMAN, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, Calif 123

A YEAR OF EVAPORATOR OPERATING EXPERIENCE

W. L. BUETTNER, Monsanto Chemical Company, Chocolate Bayou Plant, Alvin, Texas 125

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Fifth Annual Meeting

SEPTEMBER 28, 29, 30 -- 1964PENN-SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA

S. F. WHIRLGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Monday, September 28, 1964

MORNING SESSION

E. T. Wanderer, Chairman, Aluminum Research Laboratories, New Kensington, Pennsylvania

THE EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL WATER TECHNOLOGY

PAGEMAX HECHT, Honorary Member, Executive Committee, International Water Conferences

Philadelphia, Pa 1

LARGE SCALE STEAM GENERATION AT STEEL SURFACES: A PHYSIOCHEMICAL ENQUIRYE. C. POTTER, Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Leatherhead, Surrey, England i

Prepared Discussions-

R. RATH, Division Laboratorie, Electricite de France, Saint-Denis, France 15

M. C. BLOOM, Chemistry Division, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C 18Closure by E. C. POTTER

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AFTERNOON SESSION

Sponsored by Committee D-I9 on Industrial Water, American Society for Testing and Materials

L. D. Betz, Session Chairman, Betz Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa.,

F. R. Owens, Co-Chairman, Cyrus Wm. Rice Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

APPLIED WATER QUALITY MONITORING

DAVID MCCARTNEY and N. H. BEADIER, Quality of Water Branch U. S. Geological Survey,Philadelphia, Pa 23..............................

Prepared Discussions-H. F. DAvIs, Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company, Philadelphia, Pa 29E. L. ECKFELDT, Leeds & Northrup Company, North Wales, Pa 32ROBERT ROSENTHAL, Industrial Instruments Inc., Cedar Grove, N. J 34

E. R. ROTH, Protech-Incorporated, Broomall, Pa 35

CONTINUOUS ANALYSIS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF WATER CONDITIONS INPOWER PLANT CYCLES

W. B. WILLSEY, Philadelphia Electric Co., Philadelphia, Pa 37

Prepared Discussions-

W. L. RIEDEL, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Baltimore, Maryland 40R. M. ATCHLEY, Arkansas Power & Light Company, Little Rock, Arkansas 41J. C. PEDIGO, Indianapolis Power & Light Coanpanv, Indianapolis, Indiana 42R. W. LANE, Illinois State Water Survey, Urbana, Illinois

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Papers presented Tuesday, September 29, 1964

MORNING SESSION

W. B. Laufman III, Chairman, Herr Harris Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

WATER-SIDE OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE DRY COOLING TOWER INSTALLATION ATRUGELEY POWER STATION

E. W. F. GILLHAM and N. J. RAY, Central Electricity Generating Board, Midlands Region,England .: 45................................................................................

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Prepared discussions-

W. A. PoLLOCx, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 52M. W. WEI, Aluminum Company Research Laboratories, New Kensington, Pa 58Closure by author, E. W. F. GILLEAm : 54

RECOVERY AND REUSE OF CHROMATES FROM COOLING TOWER BLOWDOWNPart I. The Ion Exchange Recovery Process

J. C. HEsLEn, Nalco Chemical Corporation, Chicago, Illinois 58

Part II. The Role of the Process in Cooling Water Technology

P. R. Pucxoaius and N. B. FARNSWORTH, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 62Prepared Discussions-

E. G. PAULSON, Hall Laboratories Division, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 66LOUIS SLOAN, Cochrane Division, Crane Comp 1any, Philadelphia, Pa 67JosErH TEonrrsoN*, Illinois Water Treatment Company, New York, N. Y 70D. B. JONES, Goodyear Atomic Corporation, Piketon, Ohio 71

TREATMENT OF SEWAGE PLANT EFFLUENT FOR INDUSTRIAL REUSE

W. H. JOHNSON, The EIMCO Corporation, San Mateo, California 73Prepared Discussions-S. L. TEiRRr, Southwestern Public Service Company, Amarillo, Texas 79C. M. ANDERSON, Boro of Landsdale Municipal Power Plant, G. J. CRITs and J. B. PRATT,

Cochrane Division, Crane Company, Philadelphia, Pa 80V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning Company, New. York, N. Y 82

AFTERNOON SESSION

Sponsored by Research Committee on Boiler Feedwafer Studies American Society of Mechanical Engineers

J. F. Wilkes, Session Chairman, Dearborn Chemical Co., Chicago, Ill.

M. D. Baker, Co-Chairman, West Penn Power Co., Springdale, Pa.

A UNIQUE TREATMENT PROCESS-WARM (140°F) LIME-ZEOLITE SOFTENING

F. T. STILLWELL and J. W. STRUB, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington,Delaware 87

Prepared Discussions-

R. MARKS, Cochrane Division, Crane Company, Philadelphia, Pa 92L. F. WIRTH, JR., Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 94S. O. MEYER, Betz Laboratories Inc., Philadelphia, Pa 95M. E. GILWOOD, Gilwood Associates, Princeton, New Jersey 95R. T. PEARSON, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 96

A MODERN APPROACH TO WATER TREATMENT PROBLEMS FOR MEDIUM AND HIGH PRESSUREBOILERS IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY

E. J. BONNER, Reed Paper Group Ltd., Larkfield, Kent, England 99Prepared Discussions-IV. C. PLAYMAN, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Neenah, Wisconsin 107

MORTON GILBERT and W. O. THOMPSON, Dearborn Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 108

Papers presented Wednesday, September 30, 1964

MORNING SESSION

Sponsored by Committee T 3 F on High Purity and Related Waters in Nuclear Power and SteamGenerator Plants, National Association of Corrosion Engineers

Walter K. Boyd, Session Chairman, Battelle Memorial Inst. Columbus, Ohio

E. P. Partridge, Co-Chairman, Hall Laboratories Div., Calgon Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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STAND-BY PROTECTION OF HIGH-PRESSURE BOILERS

PAGE

J. A. AR ENTANO, Combustion Engineering Inc., Windsor, Connecticut 111Prepared Discussions-

PIERO STURLA, ENEL, Rome, Italy 118B. J. PETERS, Virginia Electric Power Company, Richmond, Virginia 120B. F. FEATHERBY, The Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Toronto, Canada 122

MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF CORROSION IN THE OAK RIDGE RESEARCH REACTORCOOLING WATER SYSTEMS

P. D. NEumANN, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 125Prepared Discussions-

W. W. BINGER, Alcoa Research Laboratories, New Kensington, Pa 133P. R. Pucxonlus, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Ill 135J. A. MARTUCCI, Duquesne Light Company, Shippingport, Pa 136

CONTROL OF NON-REACTIVE SILICA IN THE BOILER FEEDWATER OF A HIGH PRESSURE UTILITYBOILER

DOMINGO PAGAN, Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority, SAN JUAN, P. R. and P. G.SCHMIDT, Staff Engineer, Hall Laboratories Division, Calgon Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa 139

Prepared Discussion-

D. A. MooNEV and H. C. FISHER, Jackson & Moreland, Boston, Mass 141

AFTERNOON SESSION

PROGRESS REPORTS

C. A. Bishop, Session Chairman, U. S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.

NEW DEVELOPMENTSA. M. LANGBERG, Hungerford & Terry, Clayton, New Jersey 143

PROGRESS REPORT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTE. D. DRIscoLL, Permutit Division, Pfaudler Inc., Paramus, N. J 144

ORGANIC MATTER IN INDUSTRIAL WATER: ITS MEASUREMENT AND REMOVALJ. K. RICE, Cyrus Wm. Rice Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa, 146

SCAVENGER RESINS FOR REMOVAL OF ORGANICS FROM WATERIR`'ING M. ABRAiIs, Western Division, Diamond Alkali Company, Redwood City, California.... 149

PILOT PLANT STUDIES OF THE KUNIN PROCESSPIERO STURLA, ENEL, Rome, Italy 151

CONTINUOUS BOILER TREATMENT WITH EDT AW. R. MERRIsrAN, Dow Industrial Service, Midland, Michigan 157

AUTOMATED PRETREATMENT PLANTSH. J. MARTIN, Infilco Division, The Fuller Company, Tucson, Arizona 163

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ION EXCHANGE RESINSROBERT KUNIN, Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa.

166....................................................

THE USE OF AMMONIATED CATION RESIN IN HIGH RATE MIXED BED DEMINERALIZERS FORCONDENSATE PURIFICATION

S. B. APPLEBAUM and G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Division, Crane Company, Philadelphia, Pa 169

DEPTH FILTRATION FOR HEAVY DUTY HIGH RATE SERVICEJ. H. DUFF, Graver Water Conditioning Company, Union, New Jersey 171

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Sixth Annual Meeting

OCTOBER 20, 21, 22 --1965PENN-SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH 30, PENNSYLVANIA

E. T. WANDERERGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Wednesday, October 20, 1965

MORNING SESSION

E. P. Partridge, Chairman, Hall Laboratories Div., Calgon Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE WATER LINE

PAGE

NoRTHC,UTT ELY, Ely, Duncan and Bennett, Washington, D. C 1

AUTOMATION OF COOLING WATER CORROSION CONTROL PROGRAM

R. H. HAYMAN, Betz Laboratories, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa i

Prepared Discussions-

DAVID A. CARPENTER, Milton Roy Company, St. Petersburg, Fla, 14

WILLIAM A. MRACEK, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princton, N. J 16

AFTERNOON SESSION

Walter Zabban, Chairman, The Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pa.

EXTENDED EXPERIENCE IN BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND REUSE OF REFINERY WASTE WATER INCOOLING TOWERS

EDWARD F. MoHLER, JR., Sun Oil Company, Toledo, Ohio 21

Prepared Discussions-

G. R. TALLOx, Koppers Company, Inc., Mon r oeville, Pa 31

L. R. KuMNIcK, Sun Oil Company, Toledo, Ohio 33

EDWARD A. TEHLE, JR., Dearborn Chemical Division, W. R. Grace & ,Co., Chicago, Illinois 35

Ross E. MCKINNEY, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 35

Author's Closure by E. F. MoHLER, JR 37

EUROPEAN METHODS OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT

C. C. BRUMBAUGH, Degremont Inc., New York, New York 39

Prepared Discussions-

CRAMER H. Coox, Rust Engineering Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 46

JEAN-CHARLES BOUCHARD, Public Works Dept. Water Works Div., East Montreal, Canada 49

Papers presented Thursday, October 21, 1965

MORNING SESSION

Sponsored by Research Committee on Boiler Feedwater Studies, ASME

J. W. Strub, Session Chairman, E. I. duPont deNemours Company, Wilmington, Del.

S. F. -WHIRL, Co-Chairman, Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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PANEL DISCUSSION ON IN-SERVICE CLEANING OF BOILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

INTRODUCTION

PAGE

J. K. RICE, Cyrus William Rice and Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 53

CHELATING AGENTS AS IN-SERVICE CLEANERS-FIELD RESULTS

D. A. SWANSON, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 55

USE OF VERTAN 600 AT 900 to 1900 PSIG

ROBERT A. CHRISTIAN, Public Service of Indiana, Plainfield, Indiana 57

CONTINUOUS BOILER TREATMENT WITH EDTA: IN-SERVICE CLEANING

J. L. SLICKER, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 60

USE OF A CHELANT PROGRAM FOR "ON STREAM" BOILER CLEANING

S. O. METER, Betz Laboratories, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 67

CHELATING AGENTS FOR BOILER TREATMENT

ROBERT B. COUGHANOUR, Sinclair-Koppers Company, Monaca, Pennsylvania 69

SILT CONTROL TREATMENT IN COOLING WATER SYSTEMS

G. IV. SCHWEITZER, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 74

OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH NTA IN A HIGH MAKE-UP-INDUSTRIAL BOILER

P. S. LAURENCE, Drew Chemical Limited, Ajax, Ontario, Canada 76

NON-AGGRESSIVE CLEANING PROCEDURES

MORTON GILBERT, Dearborn Chemical Division, W. R. Grace and Company, Chicago, Illinois 81

AFTERNOON SESSION

F. R. Owens, Chairman, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.

WATER TREATMENT PRACTICES ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER

H. S. BOURGEOIS, JR., The Permutit Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 83

Prepared Discussions-

P. H. COLEMAN, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California 93

DAYTON W. SLOCUM, JR., Monochem Inc., Geismar, Louisiana 94

LEN LIMON, Graver Water Conditioning Company, - nion, New Jersey 95

H. M. RIVERS, Hall Laboratories Division, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 98

WATER-STEAM CYCLE EXPERIENCE WITH SUBCRITICAL PRESSURE ONCE-THROUGH C: E. SULZER

MONOTUBE BOILERS

R. F. ANDRtES, The Dayton Power and Light Company, Dayton, Ohio 101

Prepared Discussions-

H. A. KLEIN, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, Connecticut 110

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Papers presented Friday, October 22, 1965

MORNING SESSION

IV. B. Laufman, III, Chairman, P. C. McKenzie Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE USE OF SYNTHETIC ORGANIC FLOCCULANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WATERAND WASTE WATER

R. M. SMITH, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 115

T. M. RIDDICK, Thomas M. Riddick & Associates, New York, N. Y 120

W. R. CONLEY, Microfloc Corporation, Corvallis Oregon 121

REMOVAL OF SOLUBLE ORGANIC AND INSOLUBLE ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS BYFLOCCULATION

E. H. CROOK and F. X. PoLLIO, Research Laboratories, Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa 123

ROBERT B. DEAN, Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 137

D. A. DAHLSTROM, The Eimco Corporation, Palatine, Illinois 138

G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Division, Crane Company, King of Prussia, Pa 139

DESALINIZATION BY THE SUL-biSUL TM PROCESS

THE TECHNOLOGY-K. ODLAND, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 143

THE ECONOMICS-H. L. PABICH, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 146

A. C. REENTS, Illinois Water Treatment Company, Rockford, Illinois 148

ROBERT KUNIN, Rohm S Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa 149

Author 's Closure by I\. ODLAND 152

Author's Closure by H. L. PABICH 153

AFTERNOON SESSION

PROGRESS REPORTS

C. A. Bishop, Chairman, U. S. Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

RECENT STUDIES ON THE REMOVAL OF ORGANICS FROM WATER

I. M. ABRAMs and R. P. BRESLIN, Diamond Alkali Co., Western Div., Redwood City, California 155

UPFLOW REGENERATION-A PRACTICAL WAY TO REDUCE SODIUM ZEOLITE HARDNESSLEAKAGE

L. B. KLINE and R. P. STERNER, Hall Laboratories, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa

R. G. SWANSON, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

USE OF AMMONIATED CATION RESIN TO REMOVE IRON FROM HEATER DRAINS

158

S. B. APPLEBAUM and G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Division, Crane Co., King of Prussia, Pa 160

CONTINUOUS COUNTERCURRENT ION EXCHANGE, A PROVEN-LOW COST PROCESS

J. A. LEVENDUSKY, L. LIMON and L. F. RrAK, Graver Water Conditioning Co., Union, N. J. 163

CHLORINATION OF LARGE COOLING WATER

''-'t''l"'tit

S. A. COLE, Wallace S 'Pie]

; •f}^;!^^,:i:^. \c w 1!1 ``.! 181

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Seventh Annual Meeting

NOVEMBER 7, 8, 9 -- 1966PENN-SHERATON HOTEL

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15230

WALTER ZABBANGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of ContentsPapers presented Monday, November 7, 1966

MORNING SESSION

F. R. Owens, Session Chairman, Cyrus Wm. Rice Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF POLLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD

PAGE

CLARENCE IV. KLASSEN, Sanitary Water Board, Department of Public Health, State of Illinois,Springfield, Illinois 1

AFTERNOON SESSION

E. T. Wanderer, Session Chairman, Aluminum Company of America, New Kensington, Pa.

CONTINUOUS FLOW IO'N EXCHANGE BY DEGREMONT-ASAHI PROCESS

JoHN C. DALE, Degremont-Cottrell Incorporated, Bound Brook, New Jersey 5

Prepared Discussions-

M. E. GILWooD, Gilwood Associates, New York City, N. Y 10

LEONARD LIIroN, Graver Water Conditioning Company, Union, New Jersey 12

PIERO STURLA, NEL-0. C. T. N. Rome, Italy 12

COUNTERFLOW REGENERATION

JosEPH THOMPSON and A. C. REENTS, Illinois Water Treatment Co., Rockford, Illinois 15

Prepared Discussions-

FRANK X. MCGARVEY, Barnstead Still and Sterilizer Company, Boston, Massachusetts 19

F. N. KEmmER, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 21

Authors Closure 21

A MACRORETICULAR ANION EXCHANGE RESIN

KENNETH A. KuN and ROBERT KUNIN, Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa 23

Prepared Discussions-

I. B. DICK, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, New York, N. Y 36

COLOR REMOVAL FROM A NEW ENGLAND RIVER WATER

D. A. JAYES and I. M. ABRAMs, Diamond Alkali Co., Western Div., Redwood City, California 39

Prepared Discussions-

VERITY C. SMITH, Barnstead Still and Sterilizer Company, Boston, Massachusetts 43

ORGANIC TRAPS TO PREVENT ORGANIC FOULING OF ANION RESINS IN DEMINERALIZERS

S. B. APPLEBAUM and G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Company, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 45

Prepared Discussions-

A. HImsLEY, Ion Exchange (Canada) Limited, Toronto, Canada 49

RICHARD HETHERINGTON, Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa 51

Authors Closure 52

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Papers presented Tuesday, November 8, 1966

MORNING SESSION

E. P. Partridge, Session Chairman, Calgon Incorporated, Pittsburgh, Pa.

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING POLLUTION BY ACID MINE WASTE

DAVID R. MANEVAL, Department of Mines and Mineral Industries, Commonwealth of

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Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa 55

Prepared Discussions-

HAROLD L. LOVELL, Department of Mineral Preparation, Pennsylvania State University,University Park, Pa 60

LUCIEN GIRARD, Dorr-Oliver Incorporated, Stamford, Conn 61

S. A. BRALEY, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 62

Authors Closure 63

SYMPOSIUM ON ECONOMICS OF AUTOMATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MUNICIPAL AND UTILITYWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS

Introduction. V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning Company, New York City, N. Y 65

ECONOMICS OF AUTOMATIC WATER TREATING PLANTS

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND MANUFACTURING PLANTS

PAUL H. CQLEDIAN, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California 69

Prepared Discussions-

CRAZIER H. CooK, Rust Engineering Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 72

UTILITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT SYSTEMS

CHARLES H. ESHRICH, Sanderson and Porter, New York City, N. Y 75

Prepared Discussions-

W. J. LEwIS, Sheppard T. Powell and Associates, Baltimore, Maryland 85

VINCENT T. BURNS, Gibbs and Hill, New York City, N. Y 86

T. C. HorrE, Black & Veatch, Kansas City, Missouri

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AFTERNOON SESSION

V. J. Calise, Graver Water Conditioning Company, Union, New Jersey and

W. B. Laufman, P. C. McKenzie Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. Session Chairmen

ECONOMICS OF AUTOMATIC CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS IN WATER TREATMENT PLANTS.

MUNICIPAL AND POTABLE WATER TREATMENTS PLANTS.

FRANK L. MASCITTI, Minneapolis Honeywell Incorporated, Port Washington, Pa 89

Prepared Discussions-

J. EARLE CATON, BIF Division, New York Air Brake Co., Providence, Rhode Island 96

BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTION OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR INDUSTRIAL WATER TREAT-MENT PLANTS

FRANK H. FELLOWS, Bailey Meter Company, Wickliffe, Ohio 99

Prepared Discussions-

KARL E. JASPER, The Bristol Company, Waterbury, Conn 103

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PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND ECONOMICS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL TESTING,MONITORING, AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

PAGE

CLIFFORD C. HACH, Hach Chemical Company, Ames, Iowa„ 105Prepared Discussions-ROBERT H. JONES, Beckman Instruments Inc. Fullerton, California 114S. OLAF MEYER, Betz Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa 115

WATER TREATMENT PROCESS AUTOMATION: THE MANAGEMENT VIEWPOINT.

H. M. RIVERS, Hall Laboratories, Cu.lgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 117Prepared Discussions-W. L. BUETTNER, Monsanto Company, Alvin, Texas 121

Papers presented Wednesday, November 9, 1966

MORNING SESSION

S. F. Whirl, Session Chairman, Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.

This session was co-sponsored by the ASME Research Committee on Boiler Feedwater Studies.

PRE-OPERATIONAL CHEMICAL CLEANING OF A COMPLETE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE STEAMGENERATING SYSTEM

J. P. ENGLE and R. M. JOHNSON, The Halliburton Company, Duncan, Oklahoma 123Prepared Discussions-WILLIAM A. Ho11rER, Bechtel Corporation, Vernon, California 129J. F. STEWART, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton, Ohio 131

ROLE OF CHELATING AGENTS IN BOILER CORROSION

R. L. DEAL, U. S. Steel Corporation, Gary Indiana, D. J. HASSEBROEK and J. L. SLICKER,

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan 133Prepared Discussions-J. K. RICE, Cyrus Win. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 140JOHN J. ROOSEN, The Detroit Edison Company, Detroit, Michigan 141

CORROSION OF CARBON STEEL EVAPORATOR TUBING IN SEA WATER DISTILLATION SERVICEW. R. HOLLINGSHAD and E. P. SHEA, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missouri 145Prepared Discussions-F. W. PEMEN T and W. T. LINDSAY, JR. Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh, Pa. 150W. F. DIETRICH, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 151

AFTERNOON SESSION

C. A. Bishop, Session Chairman, U. S. Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

POWDEX FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

L. OLEJAR, Graver Water Conditioning Company, Union, New Jersey 155

AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF LIME TREATMENT

HUGH J. MARTIN, Infilco, General American Transportation Corporation, Tucson, Arizona.... 161

OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH CONTINUOUS COUNTERCURRENT ION EXCHANGE

GEORGE APFEL, The Permutit Company, Paramus, New Jersey and A. W. KINGSBURY, ThePermutit Company, Birmingham, New Jersey 165

APPLICATION OF A CLAY-CATIONIC POLYMER FOR SURFACE WATER CLARIFICATION

PHILLIP B. REILLY, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa. 171

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Engineers'

TheTwenty-Eighth

DECEMBER

International

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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15230

F. R. OWENSGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of ContentsPapers presented, Monday, December II, 1967

MORNING SESSION

S. F. Whirl, Session Chairman, Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PAY THE "WATER" PIPER!

E. P. PARTRIDGE, Consultant, Beaver, Pa 1

FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH STRATIFIED BEDS OF WEAKLY BASIC AND STRONGLY BASIC ANIONEXCHANGE RESINS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD

DONALD G. DowNING, ANDRE G. SUSANIN and CHARLES T. ORLANDO, Rohm and Haas Co.

Philadelphia, Pa 11

Formal Discussion-

E. C. WACKENHUTH, Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Newark, N. J 19

JOSEPH THOMPSON, Illinois Water Treatment Co., New York, N. Y 20

AFTERNOON SESSION

Walter Zabban, Session Chairman, The Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pa.

CONTINUOUS ION EXCHANGE AND ITS APPLICATION TO WATER TREATMENT AND POLLUTIONCONTROL

IR\PIN R. HIGGINS, Chemical Separations Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tenn 23

Formal Discussion-

H. WASEERG, Bechtel Corporation, New York, N. Y : 32

OPERATING EXPERIENCES WITH THE CONTINUOUS COUNTERCURRENT C. I. ION EXCHANGEPROCESS

J. A. LEVENDUSKY, C. H. DALLMANN and L. OLEJAR, Graver Water Conditioning Co., Union,

New Jersey ' 35

Formal Discussion

RADU HoLCA, Degremont-Cottrell, Inc., Bound Brook, New Jersey 50

FIXED-BED VERSUS CONTINUOUS ION-EXCHANGE EQUIPMENT

A. W. MICHALSON and A. C. REENTS, Illinois 'Water Treatment Co., Rockford, Illinois 57

Formal Discussion-

L. F. WIRTH, JR., Ian Exchange Div., Nalco Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois 59

F. X. MCGARVEr, Barnstead Still & Sterilizer Co., Boston, Massachusetts 60

RICHARD HETHERINGTON, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa 62

G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Division, Crane Company, King of Prussia, Pa 63

ION EXCHANGE SCREEN FOR ORGANIC MATTER IMPROVES DEMINERALIZER PERFORMANCE

L. E. HOREMBALA, Alchem, Limited, Burlington, Canada and C. A. FELDT, Nalco Chemical

Company, Chicago, Illinois 65

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Papers presented, Tuesday, December 12, 1967

This session is co-sponsored by the ASME Research Committee on Boiler Feedwater studies.

MORNING SESSION

Chairman, E. T. Wanderer, Aluminum Company of American, New Kensington, Pa.

ALKALINE COPPER REMOVAL

J. L. SLICKER, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 73

Formal Discussion-

J. J. RoosEN, Detroit Edison Company, Detroit, Michigan 77

THE USE OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS WITH PHOSPHATE AND CHELATION TYPE BOILER WATERTREATMENT

D. A. SWANSON and S. K. ADKINS, Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 81

BOILER SCALE CONTROL WITH POLYACRYLATES AND POLYMETHACRYLATES

W. L. DENMAN and M. L. SALUTSKY, Dearborn Chemical Division, W. R. Grace Company,

Lake Zurich, Illinois 85

AFTERNOON SESSION

PROGRESS REPORTS

Chairman, Stephen Vajda, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PROGRESS IN LAYERED-BED CATION EXCHANGE

I. M. ABRAMS and R. F. PoLL, Diamond Alkali Company, Redwood City, California 95

HIGH RATE DEPTH FILTRATION FOR PAPER MILL SERVICE

J. H. DUFF, Graver Water Conditioning Company, Union, N. J 101

APPLICATION OF WEAKLY ACID CATION RESIN BY DU PONT

C. S. 1VIooltE, JR., E. I. duPont deNemours Company, Wilmington, Delaware 107

A NEW GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR SUSPENDED CONTAMINATION IN HIGHPURITY WATER SYSTEMS

.

C. F. FaSTH, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts 109

ULTRA-HIGH WATER PURIFICATION

J. NED CHATHAM, The Ripley Corporation, Ripley, Ohio 115

THE MINIATURIZATION OF ELECTRIC CONTROL PANELS

A. M. LANGBERG, Hungerford S, Terry, Inc., Clayton, New Jersey 117

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CHEMICAL CLEANING

H. F. NEPHEW, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 121

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Papers presented, Wednesday, December 13, 1967

MORNING SESSION

This session is co-sponsored by the Water Committee, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Co-Chairmen, Lawrence K. Cecil, Consultant, Tucson, Ariz., and E. P. Partridge, Consultant, Beaver, Pa.

USE AND REUSE OF WATER IN SPECIFIC PLANT OPERATIONS OF THE ARMCO STEEL CORP.JOHN E. BARKER and GRANT A. PETTIT, Armco Steel Corporation, Middletown, Ohio 125

WATER UTILIZATION IN THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRYGEORGE O. LOF and ALLEN V. KNEESE, Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington, D. C 1138

Formal Discussion-

C. A. RORABAURH and G. W. MILES, Holly Sugar Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado.... 145

COST OF WATER AT THE ODESSA, TEXAS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXLAWRENCE K. CECIL, Consultant, Tucson, Arizona 147

MOVING BED FILTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF SECONDARY SEWAGE EFFLUENTS ANDINDUSTRIAL WASTES

DAVID T. LORDI, Johns-Manville Research & Engineering Center, Manville, New Jersey 151

AFTERNOON SESSION

This session is sponsored by T-3-M Committee, National Association of Corrosion Engineers.

Co-Chairmen, W. G. Welter, Mobil Oil Co., New York, N. Y. and C. A. Bishop, U. S. Steel Corporation,Pittsburgh, Pa.

CHEMICAL CLEANING INHIBITED HCL vs. EDTAR. W. GRIFFIN and R. H. DERR, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 157

Formal Discussion-

T. C. HorPE, Black & Veatch, Kansas City, Missouri 165

J. D. RoussEL, American Sugar Company, Boston, Massachusetts 166

THE APPLICATION OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND AMMONIUM BROMATE FOR SCALEREMOVAL IN UTILITY BOILERS

K. L. ArwooD and J. A. MARruccI, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, Connecticut 167

Formal Discussion-

I. B. DICK, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, New York, N. Y 175

J. W. SIEGMUND, S. T. Powell Associates, Baltimore, Maryland

177r

A. A. PACE, Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 178

EXPERIENCE WITH HIGH RATE AMMONIATED MIXED BEDS FOR CONDENSATE POLISHING ATCIPSCO, COFFEEN STATION

CARL M. KENNEDY and PERRY S. METERS, Central Illinois Public Service Co., Coffoen, Illinois :

GEORGE J. CRrrs, Cochrane Div., Crane Company, King of Prussia, Pa 181

Formal Discussion-

J. F. STEW ART, The Babcock C. Wilcox Company, Barberton, Ohio 196

L. F. WIRTH, Ion Exchange Div., Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois 197

R. D. BRITT, Southern California Edison Company, Redondo Beach, California 199

E. J. CONNELLEY, The Permutit Company, Paramus, New Jersey '202

D. L. DIxoN, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, Connecticut 204

Closure by Authors : 205

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceTwenty-Ninth Annual Meeting

NOVEMBER 19, 20, 21 -- 1968CHATHAM CENTER

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15230

STEPHEN VAJDAGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of Contents

Papers presented, Tuesday, November 19, 1968

MORNING SESSION

E. T. WANDERER, Session Chairman, Aluminum Co. of America, New Kensington, Pa.

THE DETERMINATION, USE, AND VALUE OF WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

CLARENCE M. TARZWELL, National Marine Water Quality Laboratory, West Kingston, R. I. 1

OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH CONTINUOUS ION EXCHANGE DEMINERALIZATION

LAWRENCE OLETAR, Graver Water Conditioning Co., Union, New Jersey and WILLIAM B.

`VILLSEy, Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pa 7

Formal Discussion-

M. E. GILWOOD, Gilwood Associates, New Brunswick, New Jersey 12

L. F. WIRTH, Nalco Chemical Company Chicago, Illinois 13

JosEPH THomPSON, Illinois Water Treatment Company, Rockford, Illinois 14

G. J. CRITs, Cochrane Div., Crane Corporation King of Prussia, Pa 15

AFTERNOON SESSION

W. B. LAUFMAN, Session Chairman, P. C. McKenzie Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY BY STREAM ALLOCATION

WALTER A. L1oN, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pa 17

Formal Discussion-

C. FRED GvRNHAII, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Chicago, Illinois 29

E. G. PAT;LSON, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 30

WALTER ZABDAN, The Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 30

RALPH FORCES, Delaware Basin River Commission, Trenton, New Jersey 31

INDUSTRIAL WATER RE-USE PROCESS AND COST CONSIDERATIONS

THEODORE L. 11SOORE, Gibbs & Hill, Inc., New York, N. Y 33

Formal Discussion-

E. W. J. DIAPER, Glenfield & Kennedy, Inc., King of Prussia, Pa 43

K. G. BARNHILL. and G. A. HOWELL, Roy F. Weston, Consultants, West Chester, Pa 48

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Papers presented, Wednesday, November 20, 1968

MORNING SESSION

WALTER ZABBAN, Session Chairman, The Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pa.

REPORT ON 1968 MOSCOW POWER CONFERENCE

V. J. CALISE, Graver Water Conditioning Co., Union, New Jersey 51

PLANNING CRITERIA-CONTROLS DURING CONSTRUCTION, ACID CLEANING AND START-UP OFHIGH PRESSURE BOILERS

R.OMANO GASPARINI, ENEL, Rome, Italy' 53

Formal Discussion-

H. BYDALEK, Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., Boston, Mass 59

Comments by G. J. CRITS, Cochrane Div., Crane Corporation, King of Prussia, Pa.

AFTERNOON SESSION

C. A. Bisi-Ior, Session Chairman, U. S. Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PROGRESS REPORTS

INSTRUMENTATION OF RESIDUAL CHLORINE MEASUREMENT

ROBERT J. BAKER, Wallace & Tiernan, Inc.; Belleville, New Jersey : 65

FIELD OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH THE SUL-BISUL PROCESS FOR BRACKISH WATERTREATMENT

KENNETH A. ScHMIDT, Elgin International, Inc., Elgin, Illinois 69

IMPROVING QUALITY OF RECIRCULATION WATER

ROBERT PAILLANTE, The Permutit Company, Paramus, New Jersey : 73

THE TROUBLE WITH LAYERED BEDS

Lours WIR,TH, JR., Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois .::... 77

LATEX WASTE INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS

HANS LUNDGREN, The Permutit Company, Paramus, New Jersey 81

PRESSURIZED DEEP-BED FILTRATION SYSTEMS FOR HOT MILL SCALE ROLLING OPERATIONS

G. A. BOWMAN, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 87

ULTRA HIGH RATE FILTRATION

JAMES T. WALLACE, JR., DeLaval Turbine, Inc., New York, N. Y 95

EXPERIENCE WITH POWDEX FOR ONCE-THROUGH CYCLE CONDENSATE POLISHING, JAMES H.CAMPBELL PLANT, UNIT No. 2

O. A. SMITH, Consumers Power Co. and W. E. BUNTING, Conunonweath Associates; Inc.,

Jackson, Michigan 97

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Papers presented, Thursday, November 21, 1968

MORNING SESSION

S. F. WHIRL, Session Chairman, Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

PRE-OPERATIONAL CHEMICAL CLEANING FOR NUCLEAR SYSTEMS

JOSEPH D. VINSO and BRIAN C. SLOWEr, The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan 103

Formal Discussion-

T. J. FINNEGAN, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Buffalo, New York 107

CONTINUOUS GLASS ELECTRODE MEASUREMENTS OF SODIUM ION IN POWER PLANTAPPLICATIONS

EDGAR L. ECKFELDT and WILLIAM E. PROCTOR, Jit., Leed & Northrup Co., North Wales, Pa.

and W. DoNALD HOwm and WALTER A. LOWER, Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 109

BOILER SCALE CONTROL IN THE CARBONATE CYCLE WITH SYNTHETIC POLYMERS

WAYNE L. DENMAN, M. ROBERT EDELSON and MURRELL L. SALUTSKY, Dearborn Chemical

Div., W. R. Grace & Co., Chicago, Illinois 119

PROBLEMS IN THE PRODUCTION AND HANDLING OF ULTRA PURE WATER

VERITY C. SMITH, Vaponics, Inc., Dedham, Mass 125

AFTERNOON SESSION

C. L. FITZGERALD, Jit., Session Chairman, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING CHLORINATION OF CONDENSER COOLING WATER

R. G. KNIGHT, Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and R. J. BAKER, Wallace & Tiernan,

Inc., Belleville, New Jersey 131

Formal Discussion-

E. C. WACKENHUTH, Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Newark, New Jersey 140

S. A. COLE, Wallace & Tiernan, Inc., Newark, N. J 142

COOLING TOWERS AS A BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

E. G. PAULSON, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 145

Formal Discussion-

C. FRED GURNHAM, Cyrus Wm. Rice Company, Chicago, Illinois 148

SPECIAL COOLING TOWER APPLICATIONS-UNUSUAL SERVICES

C. J. McCANN, McCann Associates, Inc., Fairfield, New Jersey 149

Formal Discussion-

J. A. NELSON, The Marley Company, Kansas City, Missouri 152

HIGHLY REFINED CONTINUOUS MIXED-BED ION EXCHANGE PROCESS FOR CONDENSATE POL-ISHING EMPLOYS SHARED REGENERATION FACILITY

RADU HOLCA, Degremont-Cottrell, Inc., Bound Brook, New Jersey 155

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Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

The International Water ConferenceThirtieth Annual Meeting

OCTOBER 28, 29, 30 --1969WILLIAM PENN HOTEL

PITTSBURGH; PENNSYLVANIA 15230

S. F. WHIRLGeneral Chairman

W. M. PORTERSecretary

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Table of Contents

Papers presented, Tuesday, October 28, 1969

MORNING SESSION

Walter Zabban, Session Chairman, The Chester Engineers, Coraopolis, Pa.

A CORPORATE APPROACH TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

WILLIAM B. HALLADAY, Atlantic-Richfield Company, Philadelphia, Pa 1

MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY DATA AT ORSANCO

DAVID A. DUNsâIORE, Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission, Cincinnati, Ohio 7

AFTERNOON SESSION

J. K. Rice, Session Chairman, C. W. Rice Division, Nus Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE USE OF POLYMERS FOR WATER TREATMENT

D. R. SEXSMITH, E. A. SAVIIsTELLI, and J. S. BEECHER, Drew Chemical Co., Boonton, N. J 15

A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE REMOVAL OF COLLOIDS FROM WATER BY MACRORETICULAR

ION EXCHANGE RESINS

ROBERT KUNIN and RICHARD HETHERINGTON, Rollin & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa. 25

ADSORPTION-SOMETHING NEW IN WASTE TREATMENT

JOSEPH L. Rizzo, Filtrasorb Dept., Water Management Div., Calgon Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa 35

SPACECRAFT WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE APPOLLO PROGRAM

RICHARD L. SAUER, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas and TIMOTHY G.

SHEA, Engineering-Science, Inc., Oakland, California 3

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Papers presented, Wednesday, October 29, 1969

MORNING SESSION

C. L. Fitzgerald, Jr., Session Chairman, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

CHELATING AGENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF BOILER FEEDWATER

W. E. BELL and R. C. RICE, C. W. Rice Division, Nus Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa. and R.

J. CLARK, U. S. Army Engineer, Reactor Group, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 53

DISSOLVED OXYGEN ANALYSES AND HYDRAZINE CONSUMPTION VS. CORROSION IN THE PRE-

BOILER CYCLE

T. C. HoPPE, Black and Veatch, Kansas City, Missouri and J. G. PAnr1LEY, Public Service

Company of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma 59

METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF CONDENSATE TREATMENT PLANTS IN EUROPEAN POWER

STATIONS

H. G. HEITMANN, Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft, Erlanger, Germany 69

WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE AND WATER CONDITIONS OF THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN THE

USSR

OLGA I. MARTYNOVA, Moscow Power Institute and P. A. AKOLzIN, All-Union Institute for Ther-

mal Engineering, Moscow, USSR 81

AFTERNOON SESSION

IV. R. Samples, Session Chairman, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Pa.

CONTROL AND . AUTOMATION OF CHROMATE WASTE REDUCTION PLANTS

WILLIAM A. MRACEK, Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. and LAIULY GREENBERG, Fischer

S, Porter Company, New York, N. Y 91

THE APPLICATION OF GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY TO THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF

TASTE AND ODOR-PRODUCING COMPOUNDS IN SURFACE WATERS

S. C. CAEuso and J. R. KosL0w, Mellon Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. 101

WATER ANALYSIS BY ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES

JULIAN B. ANDEL1IAN, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsbrgh, Pgh., Pa. 109

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Papers .presented, Thursday, October 30, 1969

MORNING SESSION

Stephen Vajda, Session Chairman, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.

CONTROL OF DEPOSITION IN COOLING WATER SYSTEMS

WILLIAM W. HALES, Betz Laboratories, Inc., Trevose, Pa 117

MAGNETICS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO POLLUTION ABATEMENT

PETER G.11IARsTON, Magnetic Engineering Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass 123

THE THERMAL POLLUTION CONTROVERSY-ECOLOGICAL COMMENTS

JOHN R. CLARK and MALCOM J. SILVERMAN, Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory, U. S. Bureau ofSport Fisheries & Wildlife, Highlands, N. J 127

AMINOMETHYLENEPHOSPONATES CONTROL SCALE AND CORROSION IN COOLING WATERSYSTEMS

G. W. SCHWEITZER, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa 131

USE OF PHOSPHONATES FOR TREATING COOLING WATER SYSTEMS

C. M. HwA, Dearborn Chemical Div., W. R. Grace & Company, Lake Zurich, Ill 138

AFTERNOON SESSION

PROGRESS REPORTS

E. T. Wanderer, Session Chairman, Aluminum Company of America, New Kensington, Pa.

AMMONIATED CATION RESIN AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES TO REMOVE IRON FROM HEATERDRAINS

G. A. FINKLEA and R. N. JONES, Jacksonville Electric Authority, Jacksonville, Florida, and G.J. CRITS, Cochrane Div.-Crane Company, King of Prussia, Pa 141

DEIONIZATION OF WATERS CONTAINING ORGANIC MATTER

J. J. WOLFF, Dia-Prosium, S. A., Vitry/Seine, France 148

ELECTRODIALYTIC RECOVERY OF SULFURIC ACID AND THE IRON CONTENT SPENT PICKLINGPROCESS

A. H. HEIT, Gamlen Chemical Company, South San Francisco, California 151

PACKAGE TYPE SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PURITY WATER SAMPLE CONDITIONING AND ANALYZING

C. V. RUNYON, Ohio Edison Company, Akron, Ohio and W. E. BUNTING, Commonwealth As-sociates, Inc., Jackson, Michigan 153

STARTUP OF LARGE SUPERCRITICAL BOILERS WITH POWDEX

PAUL W. GROSS and J. F. LoNGo, Graver Water Conditioning Company, Union, N. J 161

THE USE OF CHELANTS

JOSEPH L. SLICKER, Dow Industrial Service, Midland, Mich., and J. A. STERLING, Dow Indus-trial Service, Cleveland, Ohio 168

ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WASTE LUBRICATING OILS

H. A. HARTUNG, Restoil, Inc., Berwyn, Pa : 173

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