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 toolkit for engineers to determine the use of variable frequency drivers. A guide to equipment selection for optimal design during the detailed engineering phase is provided, ensuring the reader is able to comply with the project specification within budget. Sections discuss various systems, circuits and processes for cooling tower and chiller systems before detailing design principles. Operational and control strategies are then discussed before a thorough analysis of economic factors, making this book idea for professional engineers, graduate students and researchers working in high-temperature settings, such as power generation or chemical plants. Presents strategies and tools for engineers to develop and manage efficient cooling towers and chilled water systems Analyzes the economic benefits of cooled water system designs through the full lifecycle, instructing the reader on how to accurately estimate operating costs Guides the reader through appropriate equipment selection to comply with project needs