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Cooling towers and chilled water systems : design, operation, and economic analysis /

Cooling Towers and Chilled Water Systems: Design, Operation, and Economic Analysis is a guide to the design and operation of cooling systems within high temperature settings. The book presents various strategies to increase the turndown of cooling towers and chilled water systems and provides a tool...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pontes, Ricardo de Freitas Fernandes (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2025]
Subjects:
Cooling towers.
Cooling towers > Design and construction.
Low temperature engineering.
Low temperature engineering > Economic aspects.
Tours de refroidissement.
Cryotechnique.
Cryotechnique > Aspect économique.
cooling towers.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Cooling Towers and Chilled Water Systems
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Cooling requirements in industrial processes
  • 1.2 Cooling fluids
  • 1.2.1 Water
  • 1.2.2 Air
  • 1.2.3 Fluids for cooling below ambient temperature
  • 1.3 Cooling equipment
  • 1.4 Project uncertainties and operating variations
  • 1.5 Summary
  • Exercises
  • References
  • 2 Cooling water systems and cooling towers
  • 2.1 Estimating cooling water consumption
  • 2.1.1 Cooling tower heat load
  • 2.1.2 Cooling tower approach and range
  • 2.1.3 Maximum cooling water temperature
  • 2.1.3.1 Heat exchangers fouling
  • 2.1.3.2 Cooling tower fill maximum temperature
  • 2.1.3.3 Cooling water piping insulation
  • 2.1.4 Cooling water demand reduction
  • 2.1.4.1 Heat integration
  • 2.1.4.2 Air coolers
  • 2.1.4.3 Process use of cooling water
  • 2.2 Cooling water circuits
  • 2.2.1 Once-through cooling water circuit