03-12: Cost Effective Cooling Tower Fan Vibration MonitoringInstallation of a low cost vibration system is being deployed at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant using accelerometers on cooling tower fan gearboxes. While this system does not have an automatic data gathering or vibration trip capability, the manual data is used to improve the reliability of the fans while reducing vibration levels and maintenance costs. Accelerometers are installed on the gearboxes perpendicular to the drive shaft and the cable runs

ozone replaced chlorine in a crossfire induced draft-cooling tower at a Henkel Corporation

Polymers used in cooling towers are available in varying degrees of flammability risk

High cycle cooling operations with sidestream softening systems often appear as the panacea for water shortages

The conventional (manual/optical) and digital methods are compared for actual samples as well as the effort and equipment involved

which will allow higher cycles of concentration than standard acid and non-acid cooling water programs

A novel evaporative process has been developed for reclaiming waste industrial water efficiently

the precursor solutions can pose a potential health and safety hazard and require appropriate safety precautions to be incorporated in the design and operation of generation and dosing equipment

For many years PVC film fills have been the most popular choice of heat transfer media for use in cooling towers

The challenge is to control chlorine low enough to maximize the efficiency of the tower and high enough to control slime and bacterial growth

which is only one form of energy demand

A recurring problem of industrial cooling systems is deposition of particulates brought into the cooling system from outside the unit and those particulates generated within the system

Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWP’s) are becoming a popular method of access in the demolition and repair of cooling towers and stacks throughout the USA