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Title: Interactive chemistry management system (ICMS); Field demonstration results at United Illuminating

Conference · · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (USA)
OSTI ID:6914186
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (USA)
  2. United Illuminating Co., New Haven, CT (USA)

The authors report on a field demonstration of the interactive chemistry management system (ICMS) performed in the late summer of 1987 at the New Haven Harbor Station of United Illuminating Co. This demonstration was the first installation of the ICMS at an actual plant site. The ICMS is a computer-based system designed to monitor, diagnose, and provide optional automatic control of water and steam chemistry throughout the steam generator cycle. It is one of the diagnostic modules that comprises CE-TOPS (combustion engineering total on-line performance system), which continuously monitors operating conditions and suggests priority actions to increase operation efficiency, extend the performance life of boiler components and reduce maintenance costs. By reducing the number of forced outages through early identification of potentially detrimental conditions, diagnosis of possible causes, and execution of corrective actions, improvements in unit availability and reliability will result.

OSTI ID:
6914186
Report Number(s):
CONF-880403-; CODEN: PAPWA
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (USA), Vol. 50; Conference: American power conference, Chicago, IL (USA), 18-20 Apr 1988; ISSN 0097-2126
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English