The second case study in this series had a system configuration depicted in Figure 1. The condenser water system had heat trace on the outdoor piping as well as a basin heater in the cooling tower.

Accumulation of debris in water systems can cause dangerous bacterial growth and performance loss—this is how to reduce the risk. In cooling systems, airborne debris, such as dust and leaves, or water ...

This is the third and final installment in the series on using makeup air unit (MAU) cooling coils as dry coolers. Part I introduced the concept and provided a case study with an air-cooled chiller ...