This huge cooling tower is being cooled down by cooler water from Harris Lake. Check out the unit operations used for the process which include transformer, pump, fill (infill), draft eliminator, warm water distribution and a cold water basin.
Archive for December, 2009
Air Solution Company – Helping to Maintain Healthy Evaporative Cooling Systems
Legionnaire’s Disease (Legionellosis) and Evaporative Cooling System Maintenance Recommendations
What is Legionnaire’s Disease
It is a bacterial infection that is characterized by pneumonia. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), legionnaire’s disease is caused by bacteria known as Legionella pneumophila. There are at least 43 species of legionella however, it is the Legionella pneumophila strain that [...]
Cold Water Sanitizing Without Chemicals
For more than a century, ozone has been used in Europe for purifying drinking water and is currently used in the United States for purifying bottled water and decontaminating cooling towers. The cities of Los Angeles, Dallas, and Las Vegas all currently use ozone to purify their water supply
Effective Cooling Tower Water Treatment
Here in the Phoenix metropolitan area, adverse water conditions require intelligent water treatment strategies to adequately maintain water cooled equipment. Proper management of the characteristics of the cooling tower sump water along with maintaining good tower hygiene in general accomplishes at least four positive things.
1) It avoids wasting excess water.
2) It inhibits scale formation.
3) It controls biological growth.
4) It [...]
