Water Quality Analysis of a 300 Mvar Large-Scale Dual Internal Water Cooling Synchronous Condenser External Cooling System and Exploration of Optimal Water Treatment Agent Dosage at Different Temperatures

• Published in: Water (Basel) 2024-11, Vol.16 (22), p.3158
• Main Authors: Gu, Xiantao, Xu, Yunqing, Wu, Yuquan, Yang, Lin, Zhang, Junjie, Chen, Xiaochun, Zhou, Zhongkang, Fan, Peipei, Gao, Yuxiang, Ji, Qiaozhen, Wu, Yan, Dong, Haosheng, Ma, Xiaowei, Liu, Zhikui, Guo, Xingwang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acids; Algae; Carbon steel; Chemical inhibitors; Cooling; Corrosion and anti-corrosives; Corrosion inhibitors; Corrosion tests; Electric properties; Electricity distribution; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; Experiments; Mechanical properties; Temperature; Water quality; Water treatment
• ISSN: 2073-4441; 2073-4441
• DOI: 10.3390/w16223158

The external cooling water system of a 300 Mvar dual internal water cooling synchronous condenser at a certain ultra-high voltage converter station continued to exhibit significant scaling and corrosion, even with regular addition of scale and corrosion inhibitors. To solve this problem, the external cooling water of the synchronous condenser was sampled and tested periodically, with the main test items including conductivity, pH value, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, and other water quality parameters directly related to corrosion and scaling. The trends of these parameters over time were also analyzed. The results showed that as the operation time increased, the cooling water became concentrated during multiple circulation cycles, and the various dissolved or suspended substances underwent a certain degree of enrichment. However, the addition of scale and corrosion inhibitors did not dynamically adjust according to the changes in water quality, and there was always an excessive dosage. Thus, using the external cooling water as the experimental sample, static scale inhibition tests and rotating coupon corrosion tests were conducted to evaluate the scale and corrosion inhibition performance of the commercial AS-582 scale and corrosion inhibitor used at this ultra-high voltage converter station under different conditions. Considering the more obvious corrosive tendency of this water sample, the focus was on testing its corrosion inhibition performance. When the dosage was 600 ppm, the scale inhibition effect was optimal, with an inhibition rate of 92.15%. The corrosion inhibition effect of this scale and the corrosion inhibitor were significantly related to water temperature. At 25 °C, when the dosage was 500 ppm, the corrosion inhibition effect was optimal, with an inhibition rate of 86.79%. However, when the temperature increased to 40 °C, the corrosion inhibition effect under each dosage was significantly worse, unable to meet the requirements, and the use of other corrosion inhibitors in combination was necessary. This work will provide a reference for the scientific use of scale and corrosion inhibitors.