Among the most important pieces of technology that are used by many different industries is a heat exchanger. A heat exchanger is designed to transfer heat from one type of media to another. The various media that heat exchangers accommodate include liquid, gas, and a combination of the two. It's possible for the media to [...]
If you've been growing crops with a hydroponic system, an important aspect of any hydroponic system is making sure that your plants receive the proper nutrients. One method you can use to introduce nutrients to your crops involves fertigation, which is a unique system that combines irrigation and fertilizer. If you opt for a fertigation [...]
When your facility wants to create polymers, petrochemicals, or fragrances, these chemical compounds are produced from chemical processing. During chemical processing, raw materials are chemically converted into finished products. There are several ways that chemical processing can occur. For instance, it's possible for chemical reactions to be produced from inorganic or organic materials. Separation of [...]
Whenever a thunderstorm passes by or rain moves through your area, stormwater is created and can lead to runoff. Stormwater runoff can collect many different contaminants while the water is flowing throughout streets and yards. These contaminants include pet waste and harmful fertilizers. In the event that the stormwater runoff is moving quickly, it can [...]
Removing contaminants from water can be accomplished via several different methods, one of which is water distillation. The water distillation process is able to effectively purify water in a quick and efficient manner. It's also more affordable compared to other purification methods. This process uses a basic heat source to boil and vaporize the water, [...]
The only way to efficiently run a sprinkler system is by pairing it with an irrigation control system. An irrigation controller is essentially a clock that tells your sprinkler system when to turn on and how long the water should remain on before the system shuts down. Without an irrigation controller in place, you would [...]
Regardless of the source that a sample of water comes from, water can be acidic, alkaline, or neutral. Acidic water occurs when the water's pH drops below 7.0. In most cases, the water becomes acidic because of the introduction of different contaminants to the water. These contaminants can include everything from agricultural chemicals to microorganisms. [...]
The quality of the water you consume or use in municipal or industrial processes must meet specific parameters. For instance, the EPA has set legal limits on more than 90 different contaminants that can be found in water. These limits are necessary to ensure that drinking water remains free from contaminants that could cause health [...]
Turbidity is intrinsically linked to the quality of water. It measures the overall clarity of water by looking at how much light scatters when it hits the surface of a water sample. If the light scatters significantly, this indicates that the water has high turbidity. Some of the materials that can cause high turbidity include [...]
Treating water is an essential aspect of many different applications. Whether you're looking to create bottled water or require clean and disinfected water for industrial processes, the water treatment process requires many moving parts. Among the most important components of the wastewater treatment process involves biological oxygen demand. BOD refers to the total amount of [...]
