210 Pinks and Blues: Concentration Ratio

Welcome to Scaling UP! H2O, the water treaters’ podcast. For newer listeners, something I try to do at least once a month is to take listener’s calls or show suggestions and answer them in episodes we like to call “Pinks And Blues”.

I LOVE taking your questions and talking about them on the show, and today is no different. We’re talking about Concentration Ratio on today’s Pinks and Blues Episode. 

Now that term might be a little confusing because there are 2 terms for the same thing: Cycles of Concentration AND Concentration Ratios. Don’t worry about it, I’m going to break down for you why I like the term “Concentration Ratio” and how using that term with your customer will help you build a better relationship with your customer.

 

Bottom line: Join me as we scale up our knowledge so we don’t scale up our systems.

Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client. 

 -Trace 

 

Timestamps: 

Questions from the Scaling Up Nation [6:20]

What is Concentration Ratio? [8:44]

Concentration Ratio Math [13:45]

Putting the math to work for you [30:25]

Our responsibility to the planet as water treaters [33:14]

James’ Challenge [39:33]

 

For those of you driving here is the Evaporation rate in gallons per minute  = 0.001 X recirculation rate X temperature differential across the cooling tower X a heat rejection factor 

 

Quotes:

“Concentration Ratio makes your life easier.” - Trace Blackmore

“There’s only so much water on the planet.”  - Trace Blackmore

“We have duty to protect all the water on this planet.”  - Trace Blackmore

“If we don’t have a clean surface we cannot efficiently transfer heat from one area to another.” - Trace Blackmore

“When we can clearly communicate and explain to our customers why we do what we do, we will have less issues and happier customers.” - Trace Blackmore

“When you understand how to run ratios you don’t have to guess what’s going on in the system, you can prove what’s going on in the system.”   - Trace Blackmore

“You have all the tools you need to figure out what is going on in your system.” - Trace Blackmore

 

Links Mentioned:

128 Pinks & Blues: Tonnage x3

The Rising Tide Mastermind

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