Water has many dissolved Solids in it. The salts of calcium and magnesium are called the hard salts. These salts precipitate with the increase in temperature and leave a white deposit on the surface of the exchanger tubes. This white salt deposit is termed as scale, which acts as an insulator and prevents the transfer of heat.

It is a non-chemical online type scale preventor, which does not require any chemical. It works with a combination of adsorpption, turbulence & galvanic action. Inner core converts the hardness salts into colloidal particles. Absolutely no recurring, operating and maintenance cost are involved.

Working of SCALEOFF can be explained in the following 4 steps:

• Adsorption of H+ ions by the special metal alloy core.
• There is an increase in the pH value in the next layer of water.
• With the increase in pH the Solubility of water goes down.
• When the Solubility of water goes down the precipitation of hardness salts of Calcium and Magnesium begins.
• This precipitation is broken down into colloidal particles due to turbulence.
• These colloidal particles are very small in size about 0.01µ to 0.05µ. They remain suspended in the water in an interform. The water can thus pass through the system over the heat exchange surfaces, without depositing lime scale.

• Prevention of scale and removal of existing scale.
• No extra electricity consumption.
• Saves energy due to no scale formation.
• No chemicals required, hence no recurring cost.
• No corrosion risk.
• No extra manpower required for maintenance.
• No pollution.
• 5 years replacement warranty.
• Comprehensive after sales service.

• Air-conditioning plants: for condenser and chiller units
• Cold storage and refrigeration
• DG sets: water-cooled DG sets alSCALEOFF face-scaling problem
• Injection moulding machines
• Heat Exchangers
• Evaporating condensers
• Dye-casting machines
• CompresSCALEOFFrs
• Vacuum pumps

Water has many dissolved hardness salts of calcium and magnesium in the form of carbonates and bicarbonates. These salts precipitate with the increase in temperature and form scale deposits inside the exchanger tubes. This scale acts as an insulator and prevents the proper transfer of heat. As water flows through the SCALEOFF a combination of pressure changes, turbulence and galvanic action causes the dissolved scaling salts to be precipitated as fine (colloidal) particles. These colloidal particles remain suspended in water in an interform. The water can thus pass through the system and over the heat exchange surfaces without depositing lime scale. Hence upto 10% of the electricity can be conserved through the prevention of scale formation.

SCALEOFF breaks the hardness salts of Calcium and Magnesium into fine colloidal particles of size 0.01 to 0.05µ. These colloidal particles while flowing over the surface of the exchanger tubes erode the existing scale particles. Hence, the layer of scale diminishes with the passage of time.

We have an electricity savings chart wherein we do the calculations according to the plant capacity, working hours/day/year and electricity charges @ 15/kW say for example client has 150 TR A.C. plant. After calculations we found out that he can save electricity worth Rs.1, 53,000/- annually, which is a good saving. SCALEOFF investment in SCALEOFF is a wise decision. (See home page to find out electricity saving with SCALEOFF)

We have a model selection chart wherein we calculate the flow rate according to the capacity of the condensers etc. With the help of flow rate we determine the pipe size, length, weight and select the model.

Hard water is water that contains dissolved hardness minerals above 1 grains per gallon (GPG). GPG is a weight measurement, which is equal to 17.1 ppm (parts per million). Hence if the hardness minerals like calcium, magnesium and manganese is less than 17.1 ppm in water then the water is Soft otherwise hard.

A chemical treatment system like water Softening involves the interchange of one hard ion (calcium) for another Soft ion of like charge (Sodium) in the resin. Hard water is passed through a bed of resins containing SCALEOFFdium ions, which are exchanged with calcium ions in water. Thus the water is Softened.

SCALEOFF has a special metal alloy core, which has an overall negative charge. The water molecule has got one H+ ion and one OH- ion. The H+ ion owing to its positive nature is attracted towards the core, which is negatively charged. Hence we say that the H+ ions are adsorbed on the surface of the core.
On the contrary we also have an alternate layer of OH- ions. In this layer of water, the pH goes up and the water becomes alkaline since pH=1/ log [H+]. This sudden increase in pH causes the precipitation of Calcium and Magnesium carbonate salts. Once the precipitation has taken place, the core brings the pH to normal by releasing the H+ ions. Hence we say that the chemistry of water is unaltered when the water leaves the SCALEOFF.

It takes 1-2 days to install SCALEOFF. This is mainly dependent on the geography of the site like the height of water line & size (dia.) of water line in which SCALEOFF is to be installed. However, if it’s a project then the time required to drain the water from the pipelines is saved, which normally takes 5-6 hrs. The pressure drop is minimal say 1-2 psi after the installation of SCALEOFF, which is negligible.

A central air conditioning system that needs to cool and dehumidify uses a condenser, evaporator coil, and refrigerant piping to operate. The refrigerant is compressed in the compressor and run through a series of tubes inside the condenser to remove as much heat as possible, then piped to an evaporator coil as a warm liquid. Expansion of the compressed liquid causes it to cool, and as the air passes over the coil, heat is extracted. The cool liquid becomes a cool gas as it gathers heat from the air, and is drawn back to the compressor to start the procedure again. The pump is only meant to force the water from cooling tower to the condenser and back to cooling tower. The criteria required for installing SCALEOFF is that at least 75% of the volume of water flowing in the cooling circuit must come in contact with SCALEOFF to be able to be treated.

To understand Reverse osmosis let understand the term osmosis. Osmosis is the "movement of a Solvent through a semi permeable membrane (as of a living cell) into a Solution of higher dilute concentration that tends to equalize the concentrations of Solute on the two sides of the membrane. In reverse osmosis, the idea is to use the membrane to act like an extremely fine filter to create drinkable water from salty (or otherwise contaminated) water. The salty water is put on one side of the membrane and pressure is applied to stop, and then reverse, the osmotic process. It generally takes a lot of pressure and is fairly slow but the water is pure.

Sample water has to be collected from the site itself. The computer simulation Helps in checking the performance of SCALEOFF unit. Once the complete analysis of raw and recirculated water are fed into computer, the programme gives the behavior of water at different stages. For the perfect working of SCALEOFF, the Super Saturation Ratio (Sr) at SCALEOFF should be higher than Sr at condenser. Calculated Hardness (Hc) in cooling tower should be equal to actual hardness (Ha) in an ideal condition with a margin of 10 ppm. When Hc-Ha>+20 ppm we can observe that the SCALEOFF unit is not working satisfactorily.

SCALEOFF technical advisors are trained and continually informed about the results obtained in various applications. This entails analyzing the water periodically and making visual inspections of the plant which is being protected by SCALEOFF. Should adjustments be necessary the appropriate measures will be taken together with the customer.

Equipment would not rust as it is made from special stainless steel. We have already taken a five year replacement warranty. After five years if there is disruption in the smooth working of SO concerned dept/company have to opt for a new SCALEOFF.

For raw water generally Softening plant is used to reduce the hardness, but this hardness increases in the re-circulating water due to evaporation and heat exchange that takes place in the circuit of the cooling tower It is essential to treat re-circulating water as this is the water which goes to the chillers/condensers The condenser is the heart of a chiller’s mechanical system SCALEOFF we need to protect them at any cost.

For drinking purposes, water need to be clear and bacteria free, while hardness can be upto 600ppm. In case of centrally AC plant water hardness should not be 10 ppm i.e why water treatment is necessary, even or drinking/corporation water to avoid scale formation