Acceptance Test Code for Spray Cooling Systems - ATC-133 Energy Evaluation

Acceptance Test Code for Spray Cooling Systems - ATC-133 Energy EvaluationPart I Test Procedure: methods and instrumentation to determine the capability of spray cooling systems. Part II Evaluation of Results: outlines a method of evaluation of the performance of spray cooling systems from test data using performance curves. Part III Appendix: performance curve method. February 1985

damage or design issues of the tower’s components on power generation

power plants

The only method using the Heated Glass Beads Isokinetic probe is used for the certified measurement of drift

particularly iron or steel

Cooling water plays an important role in energy management

whether soh or hard

This program is in progress and additional data will be includes as it is developed

They show some very interesting and revealing information in that the biocides are applied based on the use of microbiological monitoring such as with “dip” slides or ATP tests which may not control Legionella Bacteria

Heat exchange surfaces that exceed the temperature threshold experience calcium carbonate scaling

based on surface absorption of so called "molybdo-phillic" entities

The increase in reuse waters replacing fresh water supplies in cooling tower systems requires an understanding of potential impacts on cooling tower and heat exchange equipment

examples will illustrate the way these curves can help to quantify the different kinds of wind effects like those due to the presence of obstacles close to the tower