Open Cooling Tower Systems – An External Water Treatment Example

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External water treatment in cooling tower systems will save labor and operational costs. It also saves the planet by reducing your clients’ dependance on chemicals …

A Cooling Tower Choice Solves Water Quality Issues and Saves the Planet

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What’s lurking in your traditional open cooling tower basin? There is increasing concern about the sediment build-up, algae growth, and bacteria growth in open cooling …

Water Use
Water Use

Strategies for Water Use Efficiency – Cooling Tower Selection – Part V

RL DeppmannMonday Morning Minutes, Hydronic System Design, Cooling Towers, Cooling, Cooling Towers, Energy and Water Saving, Selection and Installation

Today’s building owner’s have many opportunities to improve water use efficiency. ASHRAE Standard 189.1 identifies a few areas to focus on reducing water use specific to cooling towers. The last four issues of Deppmann’s Monday Morning Minutes has discussed specific strategies to improve water use efficiency using current Cooling Tower and Advanced Water Treatment technology advancements in design. [Read more…]

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Water Use Nozzle

Strategies for Water Use Efficiency – Cooling Tower Selection – Part IV

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Most new chillers can now handle variable flow through the condenser providing many opportunities for operational savings. As the cooling tower is an integral part of this system, it is important to understand the effect of flow rate changes and how to insure your cooling tower can provide optimal savings while operating [Read more…]

Strategies for Water Use Efficiency – Cooling Tower Selection – Part III

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In this issue, we will discuss the changing requirements specific to “cycles of concentration” in cooling tower applications. In addition, we will review the effect of increasing cycles of concentration and provide solutions to improving these results. ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 code change effective 10.18.2013 states [Read more…]