Electronic Water Treatment As Alternative
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Alternative Option, EWT Non-Invasive SystemtoRemove Beerstone and Limescale According to Scalewatcher North America Inc
Beer contains 90% water and is the most important ingredient in determining its flavor. Watercontains calcium and is the most important mineral to the brewing process.
The levels of calcium inlocal water have determined the type of beer produced. The different types of beer whether a lightlager or a porter are for the most part due to the water profiles of the areas that made the stylesfamous.
Calcium is by far the most influential mineral in the brewing process.
It reacts with phosphates, formingprecipitates that involve the release of hydrogen ions and in turn lowers the pH of the mash.
Calcium is theprincipal mineral of hardness, which increases mash acidity and inverts malt phosphate.
It stimulatesenzyme activity and improves protein digestion. Calcium also extracts the fine bittering principles of thehop.
However, whilst calcium is the most important ingredient in brewing beer it also has a negative effecton brewing equipment as it creates beerstone and limescale.
Electronic Water Conditioning
EWT is a non-invasive system utilizing a solenoid coil or coils wrapped around the pipework to be treated.
A continuously frequency changing signal generator, within a specified range, supplies current to the coils.
The pulse shaped current creates an induced electric field, concentric around the axis inside the pipe.
As a consequence to this arrangement, any charged particle or ion moving within the field experiences a so-called Lorentz force generated by the interaction between charged particles and magnetic and electric fields.
The treatment influences the initial nucleation, resulting in crystals that do not "stick" together.
Untreated water builds up matted structures that continuously grow.
This treatment creates idiomorphic, scattered crystals, which do not form matted structures.
They have a rotundas shape, which means that they have a larger volume in relation to a smaller surface.
This feature makes them sensitive to water currents and they are easily flushed out of the pipeline.
As no new scale layers are formed, the sheer force of the water flow will gradually remove existing layers of scale.
The ability to adjust power, frequency and coil configurations of products like the Scalewatcher on site enables performance to be optimized with no downtime and no pipe replacement.
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