70-11: Fire Retardant Treated Wood For Cooling Tower ConstructionIt is not unusual for a catastrophe in a totally unrelated area to have a marked effect upon the future of one's own industry. Could it be that the Bel Air conflagration in Southern California will have an effect upon the future construction of cooling towers? That fire did have an effect upon the insurance industry and they wrote a performance requirement for the fire proofing of cedar shingles and shakes. Several chemical manufacturers picked up

This can have high economic consequences due to a loss of thermal exchange

Using no moving parts

the use of the so called ultra-low noise fans is mandatory

reduced corrosion inhibitor feeds

discharge criteria

environmentally friendly isothiazolone biocide has been developed

the regulations concerning the noise emission are prescribing more and more stringent requirements

So let's talk about money

will also be discussed

This paper discusses the advantages of pre-coolers and presents some basic design considerations

Revised August 2017

The resistance increases by a factor up to 25 if stagnant film temperature and pressure allows gas evolution to be trapped in the film