02-18: Evaluation of a Simplified Procedure to Determine the Condition of Wood Cooling Tower Water Chemistry

02-18: Evaluation of a Simplified Procedure to Determine the Condition of Wood Cooling Tower Water ChemistryThis study was conducted in a effort to evaluate a simplified procedure for determining the condition of structural members in a wood cooling tower. Shutdown periods for inspections are costly and often only a short time period is available. The simplified awl penetration test commonly used by contractors during inspections of wood cooling towers would be more reliable if penetration data were correlated to mechanical properties. For this study, an

various pollution agencies have been setting standards on chromate discharge levels in cooling tower blowdown

The purpose of this document is to provide general guidelines to plant owners and operators for water conservation through internal plant cooling water reuse

is highly effective in controlling the growth of algae in cooling water

Results of laboratory screening tests are also compared to those achieved in the Pilot System and on the main refinery cooling system

Hexavalent chromate can be removed from cooling tower blowdown by either reducing it chemically or electro­chemical1y1 •2 to the trivalent form or by ion exchange and reuse in the system

drift requirements as low as

combined-cycle power plants

This paper presents the findings from the study

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recirculation rate

unlike the steel

Certification capacities by the CTI assure the tower purchaser of full performance without the need for field-testing