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From YouTube: Where's Brian?
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On today's episode of Where's Brian we're going to one of the hottest buildings in town. The staff here keeps their building hot so you can cool off in the summer, work during the day, and see at night. Do you know where I am today?
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I'm
brian
phillips
on
most
days
I
work
in
an
office
for
the
aim
city
manager,
since
starting
here,
I've
learned
a
lot
about
the
different
job
city.
Employees
have
many
of
them.
You
might
see
every
day,
others
work
behind
the
scenes
to
provide
quality
programs
and
exceptional
service
to
the
community,
and
that's
why
I'm
here
to
experience
the
different
jobs
the
city
of
Ames
has
to
offer
you
never
know
where
I'll
go
next.
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All
right,
Joe,
so
we're
sending
in
front
of
a
big
contraption
that
has
water
coming
out
of
it.
What
can
you
tell
me
about
this
unit
here?
Well,
this
is
our
testing
station.
This
is
our
water
panel.
It
draws
samples
from
all
of
our
different
water
systems
in
the
power
plant.
Ok,
so
the
I
understand
that
the
power
plant
requires
a
lot
of
water
to
do
what
it
needs
to
do.
Yes,
so
what
are
some
of
the
routine
things
that
you
do
to
make
sure
that
the
water
is
doing
its
job?
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Well,
we
test
the
water.
We
test
water
from
each
of
the
different
systems
in
the
boiler
and
the
cooling
systems
for
different
chemicals
and
mineral
content.
What's
the
reason
by
testing
for
mineral
content,
what
kind
of
problems
can
occur
if
there's
minerals?
Well,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
the
water
pure
so
that
we
don't
have
built
up
in
our
boiler
tubes,
which
can
reduce
heat
transfer
and
cause
boiling
problems.
Okay,
so
go
ahead
and
walk
me
through
what
some
of
these
tests
are.
A
I
suppose
this
is
our
conductivity
meter,
which
helps
us
keep
track
of
the
conductivity
in
the
water
and
all
we
do
is
grab
a
sample
and
we
rinse
the
cell
and
then
turn
the
meter
on
and
it'll
tell
us
what
conductivity
is
so
this
one
says:
what
is
this
106
yep
on
the
boiler?
Water?
Okay?
So
how
does
that
compare
with
water
that
you
might
get
out
of
your
tap
at
home?
Well,
the
water
in
your
tap
at
home
is
probably
between
six
and
seven
hundred
and
we're
a
hundred
in
our
boiler.
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The
kinds
of
things
you
don't
want
as
much
open
the
water
rights
right.
Okay,
so
why
don't
you
walk
me
through
what
a
what
a
an
iron
tests
would
look
like
or
okay
upper
test?
Well,
we
take
two
sample
tubes
and
we
fill
and
rinse
them
three
times
each
to
make
sure
that
the
tube
is
clean.
Okay,
let
me
take
a
25
mil
sample.
Okay,
now
is
this
similar,
where
you
would
do
this
test
several
times
per
shift?
Yes,
okay,
yep!
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So
when
we
get
our
to
25
mil
samples,
we
will
take
them
into
the
test
lab
at
our
chemical
pillows
and
then
wait
for
the
amount
of
time
that's
required
for
the
test
of
import
through
a
spectrum.
Analyzer,
okay,
it'll
read
the
sample
and
tell
us
what
the
level
of
the
chemical
or
mineral
for
is.
So
what
kind
of
adjustments
can
you
make
if
the
samples
come
back
and
you
have
too
much
of
a
chemical
that
you
don't
want
it
there?
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So
that's
pretty
hot,
that's
very
hard
to
the
temperatures
get
inside
of
their
1,700
degrees.
Okay,
so
that'll
toast
some
marshmallows
right
so
right
now
the
fire
that
you
see
is
RDF
burning.
Okay,
so
that's
that's!
The
refuse
derived
fuel
that's
made
out
of
garbage.
Basically,
that's
been
a
process,
that's
right
and
then
that's
mixed
with
the
coal
inside
the
boiler.
Yep.
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As
the
fuel
burns
in
the
boiler,
it
falls
down
as
ash
into
the
bottom.
Here,
that's
yep,
okay!
So
what
do
you
have
to
do
to
maintain
all
of
this
every
couple
of
hours?
We
have
to
dump
the
great
to
clear
the
ash,
okay,
so
that
we
can
maintain
good
air
flow
up
through
the
grates
to
help
maintain
that
combustion
of
the
RDF
and
then,
where
does
the
ash
go?
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Well,
today,
we
got
a
look
at
some
of
the
chemistry
and
raw
power
that
go
into
making
electricity
for
the
residents
of
Ames.
If
you'd
like
to
learn
more
about
the
electric
utility
visit,
our
website
at
wwc
be
of
an
or
and
be
sure
to
tune
in
for
the
next
where's
Brian,
because
you'll
never
know
where
I'll
go
next.