Timer Rinse Control Systems

摘要

Timer rinse control systems were installed on eight rinse tanks at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center (SA-ALC) electroplating shop to evaluate their use for reducing water consumption at military metal finishing facilities. The controllers achieved 71 percent reduction in water consumption for the eight tanks tested. The economics of applying the controllers, installed cost approximately $1000 per unit, is site-specific and dependent upon factors such as initial water use rates. Although SA-ALC does not use enough water to justify a complete change over to the new system, most military metal-finishing facilities would benefit from the system. Included in this report is a predictive model for system application.