Specifications For Water Quality - REV.04
Specifications For Water Quality - REV.04
Recommended limits
Analysis Unit Replacement Condensation
Ice Water
Water Water
pH 1 to 14 6.5 to 8.0 7.0 to 8.0 8.5 to 10.5
Total Alkalinity ppm CaCO3 15 to 80 30 to 300 <300
Conductivity μmhos/cm 20 to 300 <1,200 <2,000
Chlorides ppm Cl- 5 to 30 <350 <150
Chlorine ppm Cl2 1.0 max. 0.2 to 0.8 zero
Color ppm UC 15.0 max. 10 max.
Hardness Calcium ppm CaCO3 5 to 35 <250
Total Hardness ppm CaCO3 10 to 50 <250 <100
Dissolved iron ppm Fe 0.1 max. <1.0 <1.0
Total Iron ppm Fe 0.3 max. <1.0 <1.0
Aluminum ppm Al
2-
Phosphonate ppm PO4 zero 3.0 to 6.0
2-
Ortho- Phosphate ppm PO4 zero 2.0 to 4.0 2.0 to 4.0
2-
Total phosphate Digested ppm PO4 zero 6.0 to 10.0
Nitrite ppm NO2 250 to 600
Nitrates ppm NO3 zero <5.0 100 to 600
Ammonia Nitrogen ppm NH3 zero <1.5
Reactive Silica ppm SiO2 3 max. <20
Total Silica ppm SiO2 30 max. <150
Suspended Solids ppm zero <3 <3
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) ppm 250 max. <1,000 <2,000
Turbidity ppm UT 5 max. <25
Zinc Soluble ppm Zn zero 3 to 5
Total Zinc ppm Zn zero 4 to 6
Total Count CFU / ml zero <10,000 <10,000
Carbon Steel Corrosion rate mpy <3.0 <3.0
Copper Corrosion rate mpy <0.5 <0.5
Stainless Corrosion rate mpy <1.0 <1.0
Index for fouling Dimensionless 0 < LSI < 1 6.5 < RSI < 7.5 N.A.