Water as a means of energy-heat transportation Excessive heat not used by machines must be removed. This is important to avoid accumulated heat and, hence, compromise the functioning of the machines. One would think that a quick remedy for this type of Read More
Why recycle water used for cooling industrial plants? Water is a precious resource. Wasting water, besides being a waste of money, precludes resources otherwise used for the benefits of all. For example, irrigation systems, sources of drinking water, and so on will be Read More
The purpose of this post is to stimulate you to share your experiences and thoughts on energy related issues. The following table and related diagrams illustrate how to assess energy in a production plant scenario served by a water cooling tower. It Read More
Use of Cooling Towers with Geothermal Energy 1. What is geothermal energy? Geothermal energy derives from the heat of the earth’s core. Here we will refer to energy deriving from the core of the earth. Based on new research, the earth’s core Read More
Cooling Tower System: Converting Geothermal Energy into Electricity Example of flash power plant producing electricity Heat emanates from the earth’s interior and crust generates magma (molten rock). Because magma is less dense than surrounding rock, it rises but generally does not reach Read More
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF A COOLING TOWER OPERATING AT LOW EFFICIENCY? Cooling tower detailed calculations A low efficient cooling tower brings very serious consequences. Bruno Neri The tower is part of a system designed to dispose residual waste heat from Read More
HOW TO MEASURE THE EFFICIENCY OF A COOLING TOWER In the design process of a cooling tower there is a need to have at least seven data values, or rather 7 variables. If only one of these values is changed, Read More
COOLING TOWER Cooling tower design require water and air related data. Data concerning the water include flow rate, water temperature going into the tower, and temperature going out of the tower. This data is provided by the cooling tower plant design. Data Read More
Process plants that can be cooled with evaporation systems. The importance of disposing quantity of energy. Efficiency of the cooling system. Image from previous post “NERI Calculator”. Click on the above image to learn more about the calculator. From what has been written on this Read More
SYSTEMS THAT COOL WATER IN AN EVAPORATIVE WAY: WHERE THEY ARE USED A hint is given by knowing how refrigerators function in terms of “transfer of energy-heat”. Although this topic is very interesting, we will not linger on the quality of energy. Read More