TP24-02 Water Impurities: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Thermal PerformanceAs is well known, experienced personnel across many industries are retiring. The brain drain is forcing younger personnel to learn new concepts very quickly. This paper, which could also be titled Cooling Water 101, outlines a number of important water treatment fundamentals to help those new to the cooling water industry. This paper is a condensed version of a very broad subject, but even in short form is still rather lengthy. Readers may wish to
The following information is offered as an introduction to and elementary explanation of those parameters and facts concerning a number of flow devices particularly applicable to water flow measurement in large pipes and conduits
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effective control of calcium phosphate precipitation must be maintained both in the recirculating cooling water and at heated surfaces if corrosion is to be controlled without a loss of heat transfer efficiency
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(3) the lack of any statute or regulation establishing the appropriate legal standard of care regarding Legionella prevention or control
It was demonstrated in the laboratory that bacteria possessing the enzyme urease were present in the cooling water
Biofilm is a hidden cause of lost heat transfer efficiency in heat exchangers and chillers
