Boiler Chemicals and Energy Savings
Boiler chemical and energy savings are a main emphasis in RTA water treatment programs. See Chemical Program Cost Savings. We provide custom steam boiler chemicals as well as high quality steam line treatment amines, along with customer tailored service programs in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Boiler chemical and energy savings are the end result of our emphasis because the chemical program is specifically designed to be both (1) low cost and (2) effective in keeping
1. the boiler tubes clean for fuel savings. {See Clean Boiler heat exchange surface (tubes) below.}
2. Efficient in the control of treatment for water treatment savings
3. and effective in using steam line treatment amines in maintaining the integrity of condensate return lines free from corrosion. This eliminates the need for their replacement, resulting in savings.
The three prime results above are the major emphasis of an effective boiler water treatment program.
See chart below for a more complete list of energy conservation measures in the boiler plant.
Items in red especially result in boiler chemical and energy savings.
Consulting services provided by the company include recommendations of what energy conservation measures are most applicable to the customer. See chemical services.
Boiler Plant Energy Conservation
Many of the following Boiler Plant Energy Conservation Measures have paybacks of less than one year. RTA Water Treatment has installed or advised customers of specific application benefits for most of the below energy conservation measures, many times having provided calculations or other specific data to quantify expected savings.
Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) | percent savings |
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Clean Boiler heat exchange surface (tubes) | 3-25% |
Boiler fine tuning | 2-25% |
Steam Trap replacement or repair | 1-15% |
Condensate leak repair | 1-15% |
Turbulators | 5-16% |
Boiler blow down waste heat recovery | 1-5% |
Stack gas waste heat recovery | 3-15% |
Automatic blow down | 1-5% |
Automatic oxygen trim controls | 3-4% |
Automatic flue damper controls | 3-40% |
Steam line treatment amines controls | 2-10% |
Addition of base load boiler | 10-40% |
Boiler treatment control for savings | 4-5% |
Energy management system/microprocessor | 10-35% |
Hot water heater controls and tuning | 5-25% |
Stack draft modification equipment | 10-40% |
Hot water heater (acid) cleaning | 5-25% |
Decision to use alternative fuel | up to 40% |
Building make-up air reduction | 10-25% |
Zone controls and control valves | 10-25% |
Boiler alternation and use practices | 5-10% |
Boiler outside air temperature setbacks | 3-5% |
Boiler derating | 10-25% |
Hot water heater stack reclaim | 5-15% |