How to Pick a Cooling Tower: Factory Packaged or Field Erected?
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When designing a cooling tower, one of the first decisions an owner or engineer must make is whether choose a packaged, factory assembled tower or…
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New Series Introduction: How to Pick a Cooling Tower
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Cooling towers come in many different shapes, sizes and configurations. So, with so many choices, how does one decide which is right for a given application? With this series, “How to Pick a Cooling Tower” we are…
Read MoreParallel Pumping in Condenser Applications: Part 5 of 5
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Over the last few weeks the we’ve looked at pumping issues with multiple condensers and pumps. We have received questions about the topic, including these two:
Why do I need cooling tower outlet On-Off valves if I have an equalizing line?
Why do we see outlet On-Off valves on almost all jobs in North Carolina and only half the jobs in Michigan and Northern Ohio?
Read MoreParallel Pumping in Condenser Applications: Part 4 of 5
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Over the last few weeks we've looked at pumping issues with parallel equal sized condensers and pumps. This week we will look at the parallel condenser systems where the condensers are different types or sizes.
Read MoreParallel Pumping in Condenser Applications: Part 3 of 5
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Chilled water condensers are normally operated as constant flow devices and the pumps serving them are constant speed. Why would you ever use a variable speed drive for a pump in this application? This week we show you a couple of reasons...
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