eBooster™: Safe Water. Engineered.

version 2.1.6

Welcome to the eBooster™ Engineering Tool

This tool is provided by eBooster™ (Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd) for engineering sizing and evaluation of electrochemical systems for active chlorine generation in drinking water and warm water loop applications. It models the electrochemical production of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from chloride ions naturally present in source water — without the addition of chemical reagents.

System Estimator

      Enter water quality parameters or load a water profile, then specify operating conditions
      to receive a recommended system configuration and operating current for your target chlorine dose.
    

Advanced Model

      Analyse a specific operating point in detail. Set model, current, flow and water chemistry
      to obtain cell voltage, Faradaic efficiency, ohmic losses, outlet pH and scaling indices.
    

Please read carefully before proceeding

Model Limitations

    This tool is designed for drinking water and warm water loop applications. The following limitations apply:

    • Operating temperature range: 5°C to 45°C. Warm water loop mode is fixed at 43°C.

    • Faradaic efficiency is estimated using a proprietary model with Arrhenius temperature correction. Results are indicative and may vary from field conditions.

    • The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) and electrode service life (ESL) are engineering estimates
      only and do not replace laboratory water analysis or on-site verification.

    • The polarity inversion interval is a scaling-risk indicator only, not a maintenance schedule.

    • Conductivity estimated from ionic composition assumes dilute solution behaviour.

    • Results are only valid for the eBooster™ B250, B2k and B10k models.

    • The tool does not account for fouling, ageing electrodes, variable feed water quality,
      or non-ideal hydraulic conditions.
    For applications outside this scope, or where regulatory compliance is required, contact eBooster directly.

Disclaimer

    eBooster™ (Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd) provides this tool for indicative engineering purposes only.
    Results produced by this tool do not constitute a binding technical specification, a formal design,
    a product guarantee, or a representation of system performance under any specific site conditions.
    The user accepts full responsibility for verifying all results against site-specific conditions,
    applicable local standards, and regulatory requirements prior to commissioning any installation.
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    or losses incurred on the basis of outputs generated by this tool. For formal engineering design
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System Estimator — enter water quality and operating conditions to get a system recommendation. Start by loading a water profile or entering parameters manually.

Application

1. Water quality ►

⚠ No water quality data entered. Load a profile or enter parameters.

Conductivity μS/cm

Chlorides [Cl⁻] mg/L

Total alkalinity mg/L as CaCO₃

Total hardness mg/L as CaCO₃

Ammonia nitrogen [NH₃-N] mg/L

Temperature °C

Turbidity NTU

Triggers a pre-filtration warning if > 1 NTU; high turbidity increases chlorine demand beyond model estimates

TDS mg/L

Iron [Fe²⁺] mg/L

Cl₂ demand: 0.64 mg/mg Fe²⁺

Manganese [Mn²⁺] mg/L

Cl₂ demand: 1.29 mg/mg Mn²⁺

Nitrates [NO₃⁻] mg/L

Contributes to conductivity; no direct chlorine demand

Fluoride [F⁻] mg/L

Contributes to conductivity; no direct chlorine demand

2. Operating conditions

Operation mode

2. Operating Conditions

Target chlorine dosemg/L

Recommended range: 3–30 mg/L for sea water applications

Water temperature °C

Used for conductivity and kinetic correction

Average flow rate

Average flow rate through the electrochlorination unit.

Operating hours/day h/day

Used for daily energy estimate only

2. Loop configuration

Loop size

T = 43°C (fixed)

Target chlorinemg/L

Typical for warm water loops: 0.3–1.0 mg/L

Cl decay rate mg/L/h

Pseudo first-order decay. Typical: 0.5 mg/L/h at 43°C (literature value). Leave blank to use default.

User draw Q_outL/min

Total flow drawn from the loop by users (taps, showers, etc.). Leave blank if unknown.

3. Recommended system

      Fill in the parameters on the left to get a recommendation.
    

4. Notes & warnings

Enter parameters on the left to see recommendations.

Advanced Model — set current, flow and water parameters to analyse a specific operating point in detail. Alternatively, import data from the Estimator using the button below.

Unit selection

Operating mode

Operational parameters

Current (I)5 A

Flow rate (Q)5.0 L/min

Inlet pH7.2

Initial [Cl⁻]80 mg/L

Total alkalinity100 mg/L

Conductivity (κ)400 μS/cm

Ammonia nitrogen [NH₃-N]0.00 mg/L

Water temperature18 °C

Current efficiency

η_F calculated?Faradaic efficiency — fraction of current that produces Cl₂ rather than O₂. For drinking water: computed from [Cl⁻] and temperature using a calibrated kinetic model (typically 5–20%). For sea water: fixed at 95% (high salinity saturates the kinetic model).

0.0 %

Electrode & circuit parameters

Anodic overpotential (η_a)?Voltage drop at the anode beyond the equilibrium potential, due to kinetic limitations of the electrode reaction. Contributes directly to cell voltage. Default 0.65 V is representative of DSA electrodes at typical operating current densities.0.60 V

Cathodic overpotential (η_c)?Voltage drop at the cathode due to kinetic limitations of H₂ evolution. Contributes directly to cell voltage. Default 0.45 V is representative of stainless steel cathodes.0.30 V

Cable parameters

Total cable length?Length of DC cable between PSU and unit. Longer cables increase ohmic losses at high current.1.0 m

Cable cross-section?Cross-sectional area of the DC cable conductor (copper). Standard IEC sizes. Updates automatically with unit selection — adjust if your installation differs.2.5 mm²

Water quality

Water quality — ionic composition Detailed ion data

        Enter measured ion concentrations. Conductivity will be automatically calculated from these values.
      

Cations

Na⁺ λ=50.1 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

K⁺ λ=73.5 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

Ca²⁺ λ=119 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

Mg²⁺ λ=106 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

Fe²⁺ λ=108 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

Mn²⁺ λ=107 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

Anions

Cl⁻ λ=76.3 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

HCO₃⁻ λ=44.5 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

SO₄²⁻ λ=160 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

NO₃⁻ λ=71.5 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

F⁻ λ=55.4 S·cm²/mol

mg/L

Enter ion concentrations to check charge balance.

Estimated voltage and power

Cell voltage

0.00

Power consumption

0.00

Gas void fraction (anode / cathode)?Fraction of interelectrode gap volume occupied by gas bubbles (O₂ at anode, H₂ at cathode). Bubbles reduce the effective electrolyte conductivity.: — / —

Bulk κ at T: — μS/cm

Effective κ (Bruggeman correction): — μS/cm

pKa(HOCl) at T: —

Cell ohmic drop: — V

Cable ohmic drop: — V

Active chlorine production

Actual active chlorine

— mg/L

Active chlorine dose

— g/h

Energy yield

— g/kWh

HOCl at outlet pH

— %

Theoretical Cl₂ (Faraday)

— mg/L

Estimated Cl⁻ consumption

— mg/L

Current efficiency η_F

— %

Chlorine demand & chloramines

        No ammonia nitrogen — no chloramine chlorine demand.
      

pH variation

Inlet pH

7.2

→

Outlet pH

7.20

ΔpH

+0.000

Operational limits

Applied current & electrode service life (ESL)

I = — A | Recommended: ≤ — A | Maximum: — A

ESL estimated: —

Chloride availability

Available Cl⁻: — mg/L | Required: — mg/L

Local electrode conditions

        pH at the electrode surface estimated via Graetz-Lévêque diffusion layer model.
        These are local values — bulk outlet pH is shown above.
        Note: bulk pH change is typically very small due to bicarbonate buffering;
        larger shifts measured on collected samples may reflect CO₂ degassing
        during sampling rather than a true bulk pH change.
      

Diffusion layer δ

— μm

Local pH — cathode

—

Local pH — anode

—

Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) — requires Ca²⁺ and alkalinity

Saturation pHⓘ

—

LSI — bulk outletⓘ

—

LSI — cathode surfaceⓘ

—

          −3 (corrosive)0 (balanced)+3 (scaling)
        

eBooster™ — System Recommendation Report

Water Quality

Operating Conditions

Recommended System

Notes & Warnings