Archive for the 'General' Category

Process Chillers – Process Chiller Basics

Water chillers are used in just about every industry where a component, be it machinery or product, needs to be cooled. Sometimes, however, simple water chillers are not strong enough, and a process chiller may be used. Process chillers differ from standard HVAC chillers in that they use refrigerant coolants like ammonia and halocarbons, and [...]

How to Save Money on Your Water Bill

When considering the great gift of rainwater for use, to “How to Save Money on Your Water Bill”, it must be understood what potable and non-potable water is. In order to do that, one must also look at applications. Where portable water is necessary no substitution can be made; where it’s not, a substitution can [...]

Selecting a PC Tower Cabinet

Computer tower stands/cabinets are changing. Thanks to innovations by manufacturers, they can now be found with a lot more glitz and glamor than ever before. They still primarily perform very important practical functions though and house the heart of any PC. This means there are many things people should consider before making any purchase. The [...]

Water Treatments – Legionella and Its Effect

What is Legionella? Legionella bacteria are found at the air-water interface in surface water, in ground water and in aerated biofilms. Very low numbers of Legionella enter buildings and mechanical equipment in the water supply. Legionella subsequently may multiply to high numbers in cooling towers; evaporate condensers, air washers, humidifiers, hot water heaters, spas, fountains, [...]

1950 Texas Natural Gas Co. Benedum Plant

Texas Natural Gas Co. came to Upton County, Texas in 1950. They selected a site to build a Natural gas processing plant 17 miles North East of Rankin. Men and equipment were brought to the site in unheard of numbers. The Plant design was laid out in seven different stages, beginning with the engine room. [...]

McQuay Heating Coil

Energy saving without sacrificing efficiency is crucial when you plan to replace absorption type of chiller with a chiller that is mechanically driven. Chillers that are mechanically driven let you save the amount of water needed to evaporate heat. You can save as much as 40% to 55% of the required amount of water needed [...]

List of Cooling Tower Companies

There are many cooling tower companies around the globe. This list is maintained and updated regurlarly in order to keep related people such as process engineers, facility engineers, plant managers and others to know about the existence on other cooling tower related companies. It will be easier if such database is made easily accessible and [...]

Air Conditioning

When the days get longer and the thermometer starts to climb, there is only one thing on most people’s minds, besides bikinis. We are talking, of course, about air conditioning. Like most modern appliances that make our lives easier and more comfortable, air conditioners are something we tend to take for granted. In this article [...]

How Cooling Tower Works?

Check out this short video which explains briefly how a cooling tower works, the purpose and workings of cooling tower. They are large efficient and used extensively in the HVAC field..

Whirlpool Mastermind 30 Elite

Ever heard of a refrigerator that performs the balancing trick? Yes, a fine balance between storage space, technology and looks is what your Whirlpool Mastermind 30 Elite will give to you. It is a twin door, frost-free refrigerator that comes with technological specials like Twin Tower Cooling and Quick Ice maker and also with many [...]