Background
Silica volatilizes with steam and deposits on high pressure turbine blades in a silicate form that is extremely difficult to remove. In the turbine, even a modest thickness of silicate reduces capacity,lowers efficiency and can cause imbalance. Direct, continuous silica measurement is the best means to protect against contamination from spent anion resin and from steam carryover.The METTLER TOLEDO Thornton 2800Si Analyzer enables unattended automatic span calibration at a user-configured interval.
