AI Cooling Water Optimization
The Problem
“Reduce cooling water waste and heat-rate losses”
Organizations face these key challenges:
1
Condenser backpressure and cooling tower approach vary with weather and cleanliness, causing hidden heat-rate penalties and dispatch disadvantage
2
Over-conservative blowdown and chemical dosing increase water consumption, treatment cost, and corrosion/scale risk without guaranteeing reliability
3
Limited real-time visibility into fouling, tube leaks, sensor drift, and microbiological upsets leads to reactive maintenance and forced derates
Impact When Solved
Lower auxiliary load by optimizing pump/fan staging (1–3% cooling aux reduction)Reduce makeup water and blowdown (5–15% water savings) while maintaining corrosion/scale limitsImprove unit efficiency and emissions by reducing condenser backpressure (0.3–1.0% heat-rate gain; 3,000–15,000 tons CO2/year reduction typical)
The Shift
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