Environmentally responsible alternative

for managing Cooling Tower Water

WATER
TREATMENT
ENGINEERED
AT A HIGHER
LEVEL
Flow-Tech Systems, LLC

5594 N. Hollywood Ave, #202

Milwaukee, WI 53217
866-964-0072
www.flowtechsystems.com

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Chemical Free Water Treatment

Using technology derived from years of research and development by a team of petro-chemical
engineers and scientists, Flow-Tech Systems has created the most technologically advanced
chemical-free water treatment system available on the market today. Flow-Tech is simply more
reliable, efficient, powerful and cost effective than other cooling tower physical water treatment
system. Due to these advancements, Flow-Tech Systems is the new gold standard in managing
tower chilled water. Flow-Tech has designed a system that increases operational efficiencies by
reducing microbial contamination, potential heath and safety risks, corrosion and scale deposition.
Flow-Tech is the Ultimate Green Choice!

Mineral Scale

Microbial

Corrosion

Flow-Tech Home generates a radio

frequency signal in the 140kHz
range that is induced into the water
of the entire cooling tower system
and creates a diminishing sine wave
that randomly switches on and off
up to 40,000 times per second. This
causes a disruption of the layer of
water molecules around calcium
and carbonate ions and allows the
positive calcium ion (cation) to join
with the negative carbonate ion
(anion) to form a calcium carbonate
particle that acts as a seed
crystal. The system is capable of
producing hundreds of billions of
these nucleation events per second
throughout the plumbing system.
When heat or pressure changes
occur and the solution becomes
super saturated these seed crystals
are attracted to each other and
form clusters (Homogeneous Scale)
that continue to grow in suspension,
instead of forming Heterogeneous
Scale inside the tower, chiller or
on pipe surfaces. These suspended
clusters eventually settle out in
the tower basin or sump and are
disposed of through the normal
blow down

The Flow-Tech system controls

biological fouling by creating a
pure water layer along the surfaces
of the tower, chiller and pipes of
the cooling tower system, this
prevents bio-film formation and
eventually removes existing bio film
accumulation. Scientific testing by
a major US University - has shown
a 98% efficiency in preventing
sessile bacteria. (Bio-Film.) In
addition, heterotrophic bacteria
is caused to form flocks which
make them much easier to remove
by filtration. In most cases this
will keep heterotrophic bacteria
counts within acceptable levels. (In
some cases it may be necessary to
provide some residual disinfection
through chlorine dosing.)

The Flow-Tech system reduces

corrosion by the aforementioned
pure water layer and also by
allowing the system to operate
in a more alkaline environment
beyond the normal concentration of
calcium carbonate. These operating
parameters allow calcium carbonate
to act as a natural cathodic
corrosion inhibitor. Corrosion is also
reduced when using the Flow-Tech
system by eliminating the need of
feeding corrosive oxidizing biocides
into the cooling loop.

Cooling Tower Packing

Eliminate Expensive and Hazardous Chemicals

Installation
Options

Advantages
Prevents limescale and
biofilm formation
Promotes a less corrosive
environment
Prevents and removes scale
Discharge water can be
reused/reclaimed
Reduces liability from
handling hazardous chemicals
Safe on all types of towers
Facilitates eligibility for LEED
accreditation

Savings
Reduces energy consumption
Reduces water use by decreasing blow-downs
Eliminates cost associated with chemicals/
softeners
Lowers operating/maintenance costs
Increasing chiller/tower operating life

Background
In 2009 ASHRAE commissioned a study through the University of Pittsburgh
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The two parties collectively
established a protocol to test non-chemical water treatment systems and
evaluate their efficacy of controlling biological fouling in cooling water systems.
After an eight month comprehensive evaluation it was concluded that none of
the five different chemical free systems showed any ability to control sessile or
planktonic microbial growth rates compared with the control!
In April of 2012 Flow-Tech Systems commissioned University of Pittsburgh to test
their Chemical Free water treatment system under this same protocol and the
results were very positive.

Results
The test duration was
just under 2 months.
Biofilm coupon samples
were pulled and sent
to a Special Pathogens
Laboratory for culture and
counts.
The Flow-Tech system
reduced sessile bacterial
growth by between 1-3
log. On average, sessile
heterotrophic plate count
concentrations were
approximately 50 times
higher in T1 (Control) than
in T2 (Device) or in other
words, the Flow-Tech
treated tower realized a
98% reduction is biofilm
growth.

Fits up to 36 pipes
Simple installation
Rapid ROI
No Maintenance Required
No Plumbing Required

Use of the Flow-Tech

System provides facility
operators many choices
to reuse, recycle or the
safely discharge blow
down water.