Personal Water Analytics: A Nexus of Need, Technology, and Human Productivity

摘要

Industrial water systems … whether pre-treatment, cooling, steam generation, or process waters arekey enablers for manufacturing or human comfort and must be maintained carefully. Systemperformance serves to realize primary business goals, such as production throughput and yield, energyconsumption, capital asset preservation, environmental compliance and the protection of human health.Measurement and control of critical water chemistry parameters are key performance indicators ofwater system conditions.In today’s industrial arena, all enterprises require that the productivity of their assets be maximized toremain competitive and profitable in the markets they serve, and in particular, their human assets. Theadvent of technologies that enhance the human experience and productivity in achieving a better endresulthave been accelerating in the past decade in almost every facet of our personal and professionallives.This paper discusses the convergence of the changing needs of the owners and operators of industrialwater systems. The discovery and development of technology that transfers to personal, hand-helddevices, that vastly improve the productivity of measurement and control of water systems is discussed.Testing real-world systems shows the system’s value in practical, every-day situations.