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POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASUREMENT OF HIGH-PURITY WATER QUALITY A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee D-19 on Water AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS Milwaukee,Wis.,9-10 June 1980 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 742 R.W.Lane,Illinois State Water Survey,and Gerard Otten,Puricons,Inc.,editors ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-742000-16 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,Pa.19103 Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1981 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:81-65834 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Baltimore,Md.September 1981 Foreword The symposium on Power Plant Instrumentation for Measurement of High-Purity Water Quality was held on 9-10 June 1980 in Milwaukee,Wis.The event was sponsored by the American Society for Testing and Materials,through its Committee D-19 on Water,and was also cosponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Gerard Otten of Puricons,Inc.,and R.W.Lane of the Illinois State Water Survey presided as chairmen of the symposium and also served as editors of this publication.Related ASTM Publications Analysis of Waters Associated with Alternative Fuel Production,STP 720(1981),$23.00,04-720000-16 Aquatic Invertebrate Bioassays,STP 715(1980),$24.00,04-715000-16 Aquatic Toxicology:Third Conference,STP 707(1980),$39.50,04-707000-16 Aquatic Toxicology:Second Conference,STP 667(1979),$37.75,04-667000-16 Native Aquatic Bacteria:Enumeration,Activity,and Ecology,STP 695(1979),$25.00,04-695000-16 Disposal of Oil and Debris Resulting from a Spill Cleanup Operation,STP 703(1980),$15.75,04-703000-16 Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Evaluation,STP 634(1977),$30.75,04-634000-16 A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers This publication is made possible by the authors and,also,the unheralded efforts of the reviewersthis body of technical experts whose dedication,sacrifice of time and effort,and collective wisdom in reviewing the papers must be acknowledged.The quality level of ASTM publications is a direct function of their respected opinions.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their contribution.ASTM Committee on Publications Editorial Staff Jane B.Wheeler,Managing Editor Helen M.Hoersch,Senior Associate Editor Helen P.Mahy,Senior Assistant Editor Allan S.Kleinberg,Assistant Editor Contents Introduction 1 PANEL DISCUSSION Introduction to the Panel DiscussionJ.K.RICE 5 Monitoring Power Plant Water ChemistryF.J.POCOCK 8 Critical Overview of Power Station Sampling and Analysis of Water and Steamo.JONAS II A Consulting Engineers Role in Power Plant Instrumentation for Meas-urement of High-Purity Water QualityT.C.HOPPE 24 Power Plant Instrumentation for Measurement of High-Purity Water QualityJAMES BROWN 30 GENERAL GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR MONITORING Status of Continuous Monitoring in Central StationsD.E.NOLL 37 Power Plant Water Quality Instrumentation:A Guideline for Operation,Calibration,and MaintenanceK.A.SELBY 49 Program for Steam Purity Monitoring:1.Instrumentation and Sam-plingD.F.PENSENSTADLER,S.H.PETERSON,J.C.BELLOWS,AND W.M,HICKAM 55 Program for Steam Purity Monitoring:2.Results of Power Plant Test-INGS.H.PETERSON,D.F.PENSENSTADLER,J.C.BELLOWS,AND W.M.HICKAM 71 NEWER TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR MONITORING Quantification of Sodium,Chloride,and Sulfate Transport in Power-Generating SystemsT.B.WILLHITE,S.G.SAWOCHKA,AND W.L.PEARL 83 Detennination of Anions in High-Purity Water by Ion Chromatog-rapliyJ.A.RAWA 92 Recent Advances in Ion ChromatograpliyJ.E.GIRARD AND j.A.GLATZ 105 In-Plant System for Continuous Low-Level Ion Measurement in Steam-Producing WaterJ.L.SIMPSON,M.N.ROBLES,AND T.O.PASSELL 116 High-Purity Water Quality Monitoring Based on Ion-Selective Elec-trode TechnologyA.A.DIGGENS,SUSAN LICHTENSTEIN,J.C.SYNNOTT,AND S.J.WEST 131 Evaluation of Power Plant Measurement of Sodium Ions in High-Purity Main Stream and Feedwater Utilizing In-Line Continuous Spe-cific-Ion ElectrodesR.F.EHERTS 139 Use of On-Line Atomic Absorption in a Power Plant EnvironmentM.C.SKRIBA,G.B.GOCKLEY,AND J.A.BATTAGLIA 156 Zero:The Unreachable Goals.A.FISHER 167 Resistivity of Very Pure Water and Its Maximum ValueT.s.LIGHT AND P.B.SAWYER 175 Continuous Conductivity Monitoring of Anions in High-Purity Water R.W.LANE,F.W.SOLLO,AND C.H.NEFF 185 Description and Evaluation of a Continuous Sample Water Evaporator S.J.ELMIGER,N.J.MRAVICH,AND C.C.STAUFFER 196 Determination of Trace Chlorine and Oxidants in Seawater by Differen-tial Pulse Polarography-GUY WASHINGER AND PEETER KARK 213 SUMMARY Summary 229 Index 233 STP742-EB/Sep.1981 Introduction This symposium was organized to present the need for power plant in-strumentation in the measurement of high-purity water quality and to dis-close the latest developments in this instrumentation.Present water treat-ment techniques in high-pressure electric utility plants are complex,and monitoring