Parallel Pumping Sketch
Parallel Pumping Sketch

Parallel Pumping: 2-Position Control Valves on Multiple Cooling Towers (Part 5)

Norm Hall, R.L. Deppmann and Chad Edmondson, J. M. Pleasants Commissioning and Balance, Cooling Towers, Cooling Towers, Hydronic System Design, Monday Morning Minutes, Parallel Pumping, Parallel Pumping, Piping and Pumps, Pumps, Selection and Specification

Over the last few weeks the Monday Morning Minutes posts have looked at pumping issues with multiple condensers and pumps. One of our most-received questions …

Small Drawing of Header Supply and Return
Small Drawing of Header Supply and Return

Parallel Pumping with Unequal Condensers (Part 4)

Norm Hall, R.L. Deppmann and Chad Edmondson, J. M. Pleasants Commissioning and Balance, Cooling Towers, Cooling Towers, Hydronic System Design, Monday Morning Minutes, Parallel Pumping, Parallel Pumping, Piping and Pumps, Pumps, Selection and Specification

Over the last few weeks our Monday Morning Minutes posts have looked at pumping issues with parallel, equal-sized condensers and pumps. This week we will look …

Metraflex LPD Y strainer
Metraflex LPD Y strainer

Parallel Pumping in Condenser Applications: Automatic Differential Pressure Control (Part 3)

Norm Hall, R.L. Deppmann and Chad Edmondson, J. M. Pleasants Commissioning and Balance, Cooling Towers, Cooling Towers, Hydronic System Design, Monday Morning Minutes, Parallel Pumping, Parallel Pumping, Piping and Pumps, Pumps, Selection and Specification

Chilled water condensers are normally operated as constant-flow devices and the pumps serving them are constant-speed. Why would you ever use a variable-speed drive for …