AWT Technical Reference & Training Manual, Chapter 1: General Water Treatment Knowledge

The AWT Technical Reference & Training Manual was developed to assist in training employees in the latest water treatment methods. This comprehensive manual provides proper procedures in basic cooling and boiler treatment, as well as a brief introduction to waste water treatment and air washers. Included are specific chapters dealing with boiler water treatment chemical guidelines, basic boiler calculations, phosphate programs, steam and condensate line treatment, field determination of deposits, biocides, open and closed loop systems and much more.

Chapter 1 deals with general water treatment knowledge and covers topics such as the heat transfer process, the elements of the periodic table, the ionization of water, solubility, alkalinity, acidity, scale formation, corrosion and interpreting water analyses.

Chapter 1 in this manual explains basic water chemistry, problems that develop when water is used for cooling and heating purposes, and the use of water treatment to help solve these problems. The information in this chapter is very important. It is fundamental to understanding all of the more detailed water treatment information in later chapters.