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names mentioned, registered or not, are the property of their respective companies. The technical and other data contained in this document is provided

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Technos

BALL MONITOR

Keeping the correct number and size of cleaning balls in condenser tubes isessential for efficient power plant maintenance. As a leader in Condenser TubeCleaning Systems, TECHNOS has developed tools to guarantee betterfunctioning of equipment.

CUSTOMER BENEFITS

Increase condenser safety

Guarantee circulation of good balls in

the system

Records the state of the system to

guarantee performance of the

condenser

Life time extension of the condenser

Prevent waste of usable balls

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BALLS ARE NOT

MONITORED ?

Leaving worn-out balls in circulation can have COSTLY

CONSEQUENCES: LOSS OF CONDENSER EFFICIENCY,

and therefore LOSS OF PRODUCTION and eventually

leading to the potential need to perform risky mechanical

or chemical cleaning on dirty tubes. Operators

periodically check the number and diameter of the

balls in circulation. However, relying on a manual

sieve with calibrated holes to identify worn-out

material is time consuming and often leads operators

to renew the complete ball load at routine intervals.

This can obviously lead to excessive ball consumption

and its associated costs.

HOW CAN THE BALL MONITOR HELP YOU ?

The TECHNOS Ball Monitor CONTINUOUSLY SORTS

AND REMOVES undersized balls and constantly monitors

the ball count to assure continuous cleaning of tubes. The

Ball Monitor can be used with the TECHNOS Continuous

Ball Feeding system for worry free maintenance.

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names mentioned, registered or not, are the property of their respective companies. The technical and other data contained in this document is provided

for information only. Neither ALSTOM, its officers and employees accept responsibility for or should be taken as making any representation or warranty

(whether express or implied) as to the accuracy or completeness of such data or the achievement of any projected performance criteria where these are

indicated. ALSTOM reserves the right to revise or change this da ta at any time without further notice.

BALL SORTER

SIZING THE EXTRACTION

THRESHOLD

The minimum diameter at

which the balls must be sorted

is defined by the inside diameter

of the condenser tubes. Although

it is fixed at the manufacturing

stage of the Ball Sorter, it can be

adjusted slightly to take into

account any possible change in

ball specification.

REMOVING SPENT BALLS

Once sorted, worn-out balls areprevented from returning into

the main ball recirculation circuit

and are stored inside a spent ball

basket. This basket must be

emptied periodically by opening

the drain valve.

PROPERTIES AND QUALITIES

- Ageing will not affect its

performance

- Adjustments are easily made by

means of a variable orifice plate

- The Ball Sorter is autonomous

BALL COUNTER

The Ball Counter continuously

monitors the number of balls

in circulation and activates an

alarm when their number falls

below a pre-set value.

PROPERTIES AND QUALITIES

A light barrier of 40 I.R.

beams screens a glass pipe

section fitted on the ball-

recycling circuit. All recycled

water flows through this glass

pipe and each ball in

circulation is counted as it

crosses the light barrier while

debris and air bubbles pass

through unrecorded.

A programmable logic

controller receives information

from the light barrier and a

high-speed entry device

records the number of ball

passages within a measured

period.

Software calculates the

number of balls in

circulation based on the ball

circuit configuration and its

nominal operating

characteristics. The Ball

Counter must be calibrated

during commissioning of the

equipment.