Children's Mercy Hospital
Electrocell
Company
Children's Mercy Hospital
Type of Facility
Hospital
Methodology
Electrocell
Location
Kansas City, MO
The goal
Children’s Mercy Hospital was looking to reduce maintenance, reduce the risk of legionella, ESG goals to decrease electric/water usage and lower carbon emissions.
Open loop water was visibly dirty and contains lots of mud. Cottonwood fluff contributes to debris levels, particularly clogging the strainers. When the strainers are clogged, VFD drives overheat and shut down, and is the #2 cause for reducing their life span.
Particles/materials accumulate on your mechanical systems, including heat exchangers. This reduces heat transfer and fluid flow - increases system pressures and operational costs. Tubes must be “punched” or mechanically cleaned every year to clear deposits. It reduces lifespans, requires downtime, increases operational costs.
Scale builds up on surfaces and must be cleaned periodically. Microbials increase as nutrients accumulate. Corrosion is always a concern. Children’s Mercy increases chemical levels to combat these problems and a byproduct is the difficulty in controlling their levels in the water.
Children’s Mercy Kansas City believes that every child deserves more. More everyday solutions to keep kids safe and healthy. More life-changing research to fight rare diseases. More working together, with parents, schools and our community. Because when we partner together, we can clear new paths for every child’s potential.
The process
The particle results showed a reduction in Total Suspended Solids of 99+% after 4 weeks - from 57,464 parts/million to 104 ppm. A second test by their chemical provider stated the TSS was down to 38 ppm as of 1/13/2023.
Verified 99% reduction in Total Suspended Solids.
