Greetings,
I am working in a chemical plant which has a cooling tower with water recirculation rate of 10,000 m3/hr.
It is a wooden cooling tower with an age of approximately 15 years.
It is observed that drift velocity and evaporation loss is higher than usual.
When I calculated the Evaporation loss and drift loss using below relationship,
Evaporation Loss Calculation: E = 0.00085 x R x 1.8 x C
Windage or Drift Loss Calculation
For Induced Draft Cooling Tower D = 0.1 to 0.3 * C /100
Actual losses were higher than the above-calculated values.. ( Rest of the losses like leakages are considered)
Since raw water reduction is the utmost priority,
Can anybody suggest what can be done or at least recommend good cooling tower analysis companies?
Sincerely waiting for a positive response.
Regards
Charan