Gear Speed Reducers - STD-111 Cooling Tower Water Treatment Programs

Gear Speed Reducers - STD-111 Cooling Tower Water Treatment ProgramsThis standard sets forth rating practice and operating considerations for gear speed reducers used with propeller type fans on industrial water cooling towers. Reviewed June 2024.

because water for evaporation is unavailable at the plant site in the winter

scaling and corrosion

This paper will discuss the approach and results used in this cooling tower application

corrosion rates experienced in the systems and deposit composition when experienced

such as silt or clay

or condenser cell) or second stage flow (counter-flow

The Simplex pitot tube has long been used for water flow rate determinations

a process was patented (1) utilizing an anion exchange resin to selectively remove chromate ions from waste water

declining fresh water supplies and the trend toward a more environmentally friendly approach have served to increase the level of interest in various types of water treatment devices

In comparison to standard methods

the owner is now able to handle the heat rejection requirements with a single piece of equipment that provides the advantages of evaporative cooling in the summer

CTI issued a revision