Cooling Towers & Water Systems

Evaporative cooling, wet-bulb approach, water balance, concentration, drift, fans and maintenance.

How evaporation rejects heat from recirculating water to ambient air.

Direct air-water contact in recirculating evaporative cooling systems.

Keep process fluid in a coil while using air and sometimes spray water for heat rejection.

Why cold-water temperature is compared with entering-air wet-bulb temperature.

Evaporation, blowdown, drift and makeup as linked water streams.

Why evaporation concentrates dissolved solids in cooling-tower water.

Small droplets carried out with exhaust air and why drift eliminators matter.

Air movement, fan energy and mechanical reliability in induced- and forced-draft systems.

Fill, basins, fans, strainers, water distribution and condition monitoring.

Separate thermal approach, fan power, pump power and water use when comparing performance.