Koradi Thermal Power Station, Koradi, Maharashtra, India
The depletion of natural resources is of prime concern for the existence of mankind. Time has come to think on classifi cation of available resource water in terms of quality for use in various applications, i.e., Demineralized Water, Cooling Water, Domestic, Ash Handling etc. It would mean a step towards cost effective water management. The requirement of water at Koradi Thermal Power Station, Koradi is approximately 1 lakh m3 per day. The main source of water is Khairi dam built on Pench river. It is drawn in artifi cial pond (known as pond No.3) at KTPS. Water undergoes signifi cant changes in quality after entering pond No. 3. Demineralized water for all the seven units of Koradi Thermal Power Station (1100 MW) is supplied from water treatment plant, Stage-II. An attempt has been made to evaluate the change in intake water quality and cost on the basis of strong acid cation exchanger elute electrical conductivity and its impact on ion exchangers at demineralized water treatment plant.
Electrical conductivity, Strong Acid Cation Exchanger (SAC) Total Exchangeable Anion (TEA) Total Exchangeable Cation (TEC) Pond No.3, Filter water, Demineralised water. (DM), Output Between Regeneration (OBR)
