The Big Picture

The whole field on one screen, at the level of ideas rather than details. Water’s molecular behavior gives rise to the threats (corrosion, scale, biology), which the treatment program manages inside the systems. For the mechanisms, open Diagrams.

flowchart TD
  F["Foundations<br/>atoms, bonds, the water molecule"]
  HB["The Hydrogen-Bond Network<br/>water's one superpower"]
  BEH["Water's behavior<br/>heat transfer, solvency, pH, carbonate"]
  THR["The three threats<br/>corrosion, scale, biology"]
  PROG["Treatment program<br/>holds the threats in check"]
  SYS["The systems<br/>cooling towers, boilers"]
  F --> HB
  HB --> BEH
  BEH --> THR
  THR --> PROG
  PROG --> SYS

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Bonding and Molecular Structure · Heat Transfer · Solubility and Dissolution · pH and Alkalinity · The Carbonate System · Oxidation and Redox · Corrosion · Scale · Microbiology and Biofilm · Suspended Solids · Water Treatment Programs · Cooling Systems · Boilers and Steam

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Part of The Blueprint of Water