The Blueprint of Water
The full industrial water treatment book by the author of the Blueprint of Water platform, rebuilt as an explorable Obsidian knowledge base.
Start here
Open The Big Picture for the one-screen overview, or Diagrams for the small mechanism pictures. Open the visual map The Blueprint canvas to see how the field fits together, or jump into any chapter below. Tracking the project? The private Project folder holds the handoff log, skills catalog, and data map.
The knowledge base
- 14 chapters, split into narrative, engineering notes, problem set, and answer key
- 544 concept notes
- 125 formula notes
- 76 chemical species
- 130 practice problems
- 10 comparison catalogs · Catalogs
- 28 Mermaid diagrams (in the chapter hubs)
- 19 data charts · Reference Data
- 14 epigraphs · Quotes
Browse
- Table of Contents · Index · Topics · Catalogs · Diagrams · Reference Data · Quotes
- Concepts, formulas, species, and problems are in the sidebar explorer.
Maps and hubs
Hub notes that cluster the graph. Open Topics for the full index.
Topics: 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 · Synthesis
Catalogs
- Bonding Types
- States of Matter and Phase Transitions
- Corrosion Types
- Scaling Salts
- Scale Inhibitor Chemistries
- Biocides
- Corrosion Protection Strategies
- Water Treatment Indices
- Passivation by Metal
- System Types
Front matter
Chapters
Foundations
- Chapter 1: Building Blocks
- Chapter 2: The Hero of Heat Transfer
- Chapter 3: The Solvent
- Chapter 4: The Power of Hydrogen
- Chapter 5: Carbonated Water
The Threats
- Chapter 6: Destructive Oxidation
- Chapter 7: Corrosion
- Chapter 8: Scale
- Chapter 9: Microbiology
- Chapter 10: Suspended Solids