Cooling towers, the neglected energy conservations and money making machine
- Burger Associates, Dallas, TX (United States)
The heat Rejection Industry defines a nominal cooling tower as circulating three gallons of water per minute (GPM) per ton of refrigeration from entering the tower at 95 {degrees}F, Hot Water temperature (HWT), Leaving at 85{degrees}F Cold Water Temperature (CWT) at a Design Wet Bulb of 70{degrees}F (WBT). Manufacturers then provide a selection chart based on various wet bulb temperatures and HWTs. The wet bulb fluctuates and varies throughout the world since it is the combination ambient temperature, relative humidity, and/or dew point. Different HWT and CWT requirements are usually charted as they change, so that the user can select the nominal cooling tower model recommended by the manufacturer. In the specification of cooling towers it is necessary to clearly understand the definition of nominal cooling tower, and to make sure the specification you need addressed can be met by the system you purchase. This should be tested prior to final acceptance.
- OSTI ID:
- 466645
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960490-; TRN: 97:000951-0017
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Globalcon `96 Proceedings, Denver, CO (United States), 3-4 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of GLOBALCON `96 - proceedings; PB: 359 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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