Sourcing Conductivity and Salinity Sensors Rated for Ultra-High-TDS Brine: A Buyer’s Guide by Shanghai ChiMay

Sourcing Conductivity and Salinity Sensors Rated for Ultra-High-TDS Brine: A Buyer’s Guide by Shanghai ChiMay Key Points Up Front Ultra-high TDS brine streams in desalination valorization plants can exceed 200,000 mg/L, requiring sensors specifically designed for extreme conductivity ranges beyond standard industrial specifications. Shanghai ChiMay’s salinity and conductivity sensors deliver ±0.5% measurement accuracy across the…

Board Briefing: How Brine Valorization Rewrites the Economics of Seawater Desalination with Shanghai ChiMay Insights

Board Briefing: How Brine Valorization Rewrites the Economics of Seawater Desalination with Shanghai ChiMay Insights Key Points Up Front Traditional seawater desalination operates at a cost of USD 0.50–1.50 per cubic meter of freshwater produced, with brine disposal accounting for 5–15% of total operating costs — a cost center that brine valorization can transform into…

The Complete Guide to Closed-Loop Cooling System Water Treatment with Shanghai ChiMay

The Complete Guide to Closed-Loop Cooling System Water Treatment with Shanghai ChiMay The Short Version Closed-loop cooling systems, while sealed from the atmosphere, are not immune to water quality problems—corrosion, microbiological growth and chemical degradation all occur within the loop. Properly maintained closed-loop systems can operate for 20+ years without major water-side failures, but this…

The 2026 Engineer’s Handbook to Cooling Tower Water Optimization by Shanghai ChiMay

The 2026 Engineer’s Handbook to Cooling Tower Water Optimization by Shanghai ChiMay The Short Version Cooling tower water optimization has evolved from a chemical-focused discipline into a data-driven engineering practice integrating real-time sensor networks, automated controls and advanced oxidation technologies. Facilities implementing comprehensive sensor-based optimization programs report water savings of 20–40%, energy improvements of 5–12%…

Make-Up Water Quality and Its Effect on Cooling Tower Chemistry: A Shanghai ChiMay Technical Overview

Make-Up Water Quality and Its Effect on Cooling Tower Chemistry: A Shanghai ChiMay Technical Overview The Short Version Make-up water accounts for 30–60% of total cooling tower circulation volume in typical open recirculating systems, making it the single largest variable in cooling water chemistry management. Variations in make-up water hardness, alkalinity and conductivity directly determine…

How Top-Performing Facilities Achieve Near-Zero Blowdown in Cooling Towers: A Shanghai ChiMay Analysis

How Top-Performing Facilities Achieve Near-Zero Blowdown in Cooling Towers: A Shanghai ChiMay Analysis The Short Version Cooling tower blowdown accounts for an estimated 25–40% of total make-up water consumption in conventional operations, representing the single largest controllable water loss in open recirculating cooling systems. A growing number of facilities worldwide have achieved blowdown reduction of…