Self-Supply Water Monitoring
Drinking-Water Monitoring for a Coal-Mining Workforce in Inner Mongolia
1 / 4Project Background
A coal-mining enterprise in Inner Mongolia runs its own water supply for its workforce. The surrounding environment leaves the source water unstable — with elevated impurities and a pH that runs high — making continuous quality monitoring essential for employee health.
Customer Challenge
With unstable source water feeding both domestic supply and the boiler room, the enterprise needed a multi-parameter watch that stays accurate in difficult water — without adding maintenance burden to a non-specialist site team.
The TENGINE Solution
After assessing local conditions, TENGINE recommended the TMS-D3100 drinking-water multi-parameter analyzer, installed at both the raw-water inlet and the boiler room. It monitors six parameters — residual chlorine, pH, turbidity, temperature, conductivity and ORP. Residual chlorine uses the microelectronic electrode method with pH and temperature compensation; the pH electrode is glass; turbidity uses patented measurement and self-cleaning technology; and an external filter traps physical impurities.
Implementation
TMS-D3100 analyzers were installed at the raw-water inlet and boiler room, delivering six-parameter online monitoring with long maintenance intervals.
Project Results
The enterprise now watches its drinking-water quality continuously at both critical points — precise, reliable data safeguards employee water safety with minimal maintenance, and supports the site's energy-saving and compliance goals.
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