Technical White Paper
Thermodynamic Prediction of Mineral Scale Formation in Industrial and Oilfield Waters
The science behind Water Scale Pro: full aqueous speciation, ionic-strength-aware activity models (extended Debye–Hückel and Pitzer), temperature- and pressure-corrected solubility products across thirteen scale-forming minerals, Momentary Excess mass predictions in field units, and the classical operational indices — plus the platform architecture and validation program behind them.
Computational Methodology
The six-stage prediction pipeline: unit normalization, electroneutrality checking, aqueous speciation, carbonate resolution, Ksp at temperature and pressure, and saturation state.
Thirteen Minerals
Carbonate, sulfate, halide, fluoride, and phosphate scale families — from calcite and barite to halite and hydroxyapatite — each with risk grading and Momentary Excess in lbs/1,000 bbl.
Classical Indices, Rigorously Framed
LSI, Ryznar, Puckorius, Larson–Skold, Stiff–Davis, and Oddo–Tomson — computed alongside speciation-based results, with their applicability limits stated plainly.
Verification & Limitations
Benchmark-tested speciation, auditable step-by-step derivations, automated end-to-end testing — and an honest statement of the assumptions that bound the results.
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