Cooling Tower Design and Application

This seminar takes an in depth look at cooling towers and condenser water systems. Below is an outline of what will be covered:

Why Cooling Towers

Evaporative Cooling versus Air Cooled

Basic Terminology

How to Pick a Cooling Tower

• Cooling Tower Types
• Cooling Tower Location
• Materials of Construction
• Fan Drive Systems
• Cooling Tower Accessories
• Header Supply and Return
• Parallel Pumping
• Staging Sequence of Operation
• Sound

Cooling Tower Fan Control

• Water Flow Considerations
• Cooling Tower Flow Limitations

Multiple Towers and Multiple Condensers

• H eader Supply and Return
• P arallel Pumping
• S taging Sequence of Operation

Water Side Economizers

Pipe Sizing and Design

• Suction Piping
• Discharge Piping
• Equalizing Lines
• Elevation
• Makeup and Level Control

Cooling Tower Pitfalls

The presenters will be Gary Holder, VP of JMP and Chris Edmondson, CEO of James M Pleasants Company. A certificate of attendance for four (4) Professional Development Hours will be provided.