13-29: Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester in Cooling Towers – Structural History of Cooling Towers

13-29: Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester in Cooling Towers – Structural History of Cooling TowersFRP material has been used for Cooling Tower Structure for over 20 years. Its properties are quite suitable for the wet cooling environment. This paper explores the history of use, properties testing supporting use, problem areas, and concludes with an overall evaluation of effectiveness.

April 1992 / July 1994

and shutdowns of any stage of operations adds up to a significant value more often than not

The goal is to create comprehensive programs that will help to reduce or eliminate the pollution of interstate water

ASME's Performance Test Code 11 Committee is in the process of developing a test code aimed primarily at testing in a dry environment

and by creating an environment for destructive and pathological organisms such as sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRBs) and Legionella pneumophila

Public awareness of environmental standards has grown enormously in recent years

Much industrial equipment employs wetted surfaces

Several systems were designed and built from first principles

The purpose for this design is to provide a method of demonstrating the thermodynamic

based on the Findley creep model

Both methods were employed at the same location during a recent test program

The site of drift contamination