WATER TREATMENT-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IN A PAPER MILL POWERHOUSE

• The purpose of this Technical Information Paper is to identify and optimize areas of energy use in the paper mill powerhouse system that relate to water and water treatment systems.
• The three main areas of focus that will be addressed are:
  • Paper Mill Condensate Management.
  • Blowdown Heat Recovery.
  • Blowdown Rate Adjustment.
• There are a number of potential energy savings opportunities that are outside the scope of this paper that may represent just as significant or possibly larger savings opportunities.
• There are certainly other areas of potential energy savings in the paper mill powerhouse that are outside the scope of this TIP. Fuel selection, boiler fireside management and burner optimization are all major energy savings possibilities.

It Provides information on:

• Materials.
• Safety precautions.
• Paper mill condensate management.
• Determine the rate of condensate return.
• Variables affecting percent condensate return.
• Assuring condensate quality.

It Benefits:

• Production Manager.
• Technical Manager.
• Quality Manager.
• Researchers.
• Laboratory Personal.
• Analyst.