Programs

COOLING TOWERS

List Of Topics and Related Documents

1. Introduction to cooling tower (Document A01 “Working-Principle-Of-Cooling-Tower” )

• What Is a Cooling Tower
• How Do Cooling Towers Work Explanation.
• Cooling Tower Working Principle.
• What Are Cooling Towers Used For.
• Cooling Tower Applications.
• Types Of Cooling Tower Systems.
• How Cross Flow Cooling Towers Work.
• How Counter Flow Cooling Towers Work.
• How Forced Draft & Induced Draft Cooling Towers Work.
• How Natural Draft Cooling Towers Work.
• Factory Assembled Cooling Towers (FAP).
• Field-Erected Cooling Towers (FEP).
• How are cooling towers related to Atmospheric Vortex Engines?
• Cooling Tower Parts & Functions

2. Cooling Tower Fundamentals (Document A02 “Cooling Tower Fundamentals” )

• STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• MECHANICAL COMPONENTS
• ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
• SPECIALIZED TOWER USAGE AND MODIFICATIONS
• AUXILIARY COMPONENTS
• THERMAL PERFORMANCE TESTING

3. Cooling Tower Pumping and piping (Document A03 “Cooling Tower Pumping and piping” )

• Tower Pumping
• Pump Curve Maintenance
• NPSH; Cavitation
• The Tower Pump and it’s Suction Line
• Predicting Pump Operating Points
• Tower Bypass
• Cooling Tower Filtration
• Cooling Tower Freeze Protection
• Free Cooling with Cooling Towers
• Multiple Loads
• Head Pressure Control
• Pumping Practices
• Cooling Tower Makeup water

4. Water conservation in cooling towers (Document A04 “Water conservation in cooling towers, A05”)

• Auditing the cooling tower water
• Managing cooling tower operations
• Optimizing water management
• Alternative water sources and uses

5. Case study Of cooling tower fan with Vibration Analysis (Document B01 “Vibration Analysis Case Study-Cooling Tower Fan”)

6.  Good Operation and Maintenance Practice of Fresh Water Cooling Towers (Document B02, B03,B06)

• Operation
• Routine Inspection and Preventive Maintenance
• Typical Problems and Troubleshooting for Cooling Towers (B07 , p.16)
• . Monitoring of Water Quality
• . How to manage a fresh water-cooling tower system?

7. Water Treatment Methods “code of practice” (Document “B04 Code of Practice for Fresh Water Cooling Towers water treatment HK, B05”)

• Corrosion Inhibition
• Scale Inhibition
• Water Treatment System Controls and Monitoring

8. Case Study on Failure of Gearbox of Cooling Tower Fan in Cement Mill (Document B06)