SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE PROCESS COOLING WATER SYSTEM FOR STEEL AND IRON MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS

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A PROCESS COOLING WATER (PCW) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A STEEL AND IRON MANUFACTURING APPLICATION, THE PCW SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDES: SAMPLING A PLURALITY OF PCW FEATURES USING A PLURALITY OF SENSORS; CALCULATING ONE OR MORE OF THE LANGELIER SATURATION INDEX (LSI) AND THE RYZNAR STABILITY INDEX (RSI) BASED ON THE PLURALITY OF FEATURES USING AN LSI / RSI MEASURING UNIT COUPLED TO THE PLURALITY OF SENSORS; AND INJECT ONE OR MORE SCALE INHIBITOR CHEMICALS INTO THE PCW SENSITIVE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE LSI AND RSI CALCULATED IN REAL TIME USING A SCALE INHIBITOR INJECTION SYSTEM TO THUS CONTROL SCALE FORMATION IN THE PCW.