Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Cottonwood Air Intake Filter Screens
When you think of chiller and cooling tower maintenance the first thought is usually about how much of a hassle it is to perform this important but unpleasant task; power washers, cleaning solvents hoses, buckets and other cleaning accessories need to be assembled and moved from unit to unit, up and down off of rooftops, behind buildings and other out of the way locations; chillers and cooling towers need to be opened, housings need to be removed and internal components power washed (all the while getting the debris from the cleaning process all over you) then the equipment needs to be reassembled before moving to the next one - WOW, what a hassle!
As unpleasant this job is, ensuring that the cooling equipment which supports your production process stays clean and running efficiently is one of the most mission critical jobs there is because if your process cooling equipment fails due to system fouling, then production will fail - costing the business thousands of dollars in maintenance, repairs, downtime and lost productivity.
In most regions of North America, cottonwood seed is a major contributor of cooling equipment fouling. This naturally occurring airborne contaminant (generated by the Poplar Tree) usually effects operations from May thru early August, hence, companies that rely upon process cooling must clean their equipment frequently during this period or risk failure. Then comes the dog days of summer when insects, paper, construction debris, birds and just about everything that blows in the wind seems to find its way into your cooling equipment, then comes the final seasonal assault during the fall season when the trees drop their leaves, scattering them to the wind where they always seem to find their way to your condenser coils and cooling towers.
Keeping up with HVAC maintenance during the spring, summer and fall is nearly a full time job for most production operations and as the economic realities of business cause maintenance budgets and staffing to be reduced, it is increasingly important that companies find effective maintenance solutions that will streamline their day to day HVAC maintenance activities and enable them to more effectively handle work loads with fewer people and with fewer budget dollars.
Think about it, if you are in a lean maintenance staffing situation and you had five things to do on any given day and one of the tasks was cleaning condenser coils and cooling towers, how high on the "To Do List" would it rank? Given that it's time consuming and hard, dirty work, most people would rank it pretty low; Unfortunately, if the equipment is in need of cleaning and maintenance continues to be delayed, no reason for delaying it will change that fact and the equipment will continue to operate at an increasing level of inefficiency until the equipment can no longer support the cooling requirements.
Now consider the same list of five things to do except this time cleaning cooling towers and chiller coils only took a few minutes per unit using a broom, now where would this task would fall on the "To Do List"? Well, there's no real way of knowing, but the likelihood of it ranking high on the list is pretty good. Furthermore, if cleaning the equipment was as easy as using a broom or rinsing with a garden hose and it didn't require opening or disassembly of the equipment, then nearly anyone could perform the maintenance and that would change the dynamics of the HVAC / Cooling tower maintenance process.
How to Change the Dynamics of the Maintenance Process.
Air Intake Filtration specifically engineered for use on condenser coils, cooling towers and other HVAC equipment is one of the best ways to prevent fouling of your equipment. Unlike window screen, bug screen, shade screen and conventional filters including roll media, pleated filters and electrostatic filters which are largely designed for internal use on air handling units and forced air heating systems, Air intake filters are specifically designed to mount to the outside of the equipment where it stops airborne debris before it enters your system and where it can be easily seen and quickly removed using a broom, brush, shop vacuum or by simply rinsing with a garden hose - Even the rain has a cleansing effect on air intake filters and they never need to be removed for cleaning. Furthermore, because of the critical airflow requirements on cooling towers, and air cooled chillers, air intake filters are specifically engineered to be nearly invisible to the airflow on high volume / high velocity air flow systems (static pressure drop is less than 1/10" w.g. at 600 fpm air velocity).
So What's The Big Deal About Air Intake Filtration? Air Intake Filters help eliminate the "hassle factor" by dramatically reducing HVAC maintenance time and effort - but the benefits don't end there; here's what else they will do to save budget dollars and change the dynamics of your maintenance process:
Condenser Coil Filter Screens -Benefits
* Prevents debris from getting into coils.
* Reduces / eliminates annual pressure washing
* Reduces / eliminates need for cleaning chemicals
* Helps reduce energy cost because coils stay clean all season long.
* Dramatically reduces maintenance, repairs, downtime and lost productivity.
Cooling Tower Filter Screens - Benefits
* Reduces / eliminates sludge build-up in the basin by significantly reducing bio-loading.
* Prevents fouling of fill.
* Prevents plugging of strainers, blow-down valves and heat exchangers.
* Helps reduce algae growth by diffusing sunlight, which supports photosynthesis.
* Reduces water treatment chemical consumption due to reduced bio-loading.
* Dramatically reduces maintenance and repair cost, downtime and lost productivity.
Air Solution Company developed and patented the first Air Intake Filter specifically engineered to mount to the outside of cooling towers and other HVAC equipment for purposes of stopping the debris before it entered into the system. Since that time, Air Solution Company has been manufacturing and has introduced a variety of other innovative filter systems including its new Fine Mesh Filter which is engineered for use on small and medium size refrigeration coils and machine fan intake housing units. Air Solution Company Randy Simmons is with Air Solution Company, author of articles can be reached at http://www.airsolutioncompany.com
Important Information On The Cooling Tower Water Treatment
Problems From Not Maintaining The Cool Tower
When you do not keep up the proper maintenance on you cooling tower water system, you will find that many different problems will come up. These problems can include scale formation, corrosion, and biological fouling.
Problems With Scale Formation
Scale is what is formed when wet solids get clogged in the pipes. This scale is made from heat and cold water that contains a very high mineral content. These deposits will continue to build up over time. If these scale deposits start to form on a heat exchange surface, they will eventually clog the passages and slow the system down. The cooling tower can also be affected by the scale deposits. If the deposits block the flow of the basin or fill in the cooling tower, problems arise.
Choosing to use a cooling tower water treatment system will help to stop the problems of scale deposits. It is a very budget friendly way for you to treat the problems you are having but also to lower the maintenance and the cost of maintenance on the cooling tower system itself. The majority of money that is spent each year is on the removal of the scale deposits from the inside.
Inside Corrosion
When metal starts to dissolve, you have what is known as corrosion. Oxidation effects break the metal down significantly. The breakdown will cause the system to degrade at a faster rate than normal. The major point being that when the metal starts to break down, the strength of the metal and the thickness off the metal are reduced. The structure of the metal can no longer stand up to the pressure that it was designed for and pits and craters can form in the metal.
A cooling tower system will help to stop the corrosion from happening. The better of the treatments for corrosion is the ozone treatment. There are also other methods that work just as good.
Problems With Biological Fouling
Problems with biological fouling occur when the water has not been used and left for long periods of time. When the water is left unattended, it has the potential to form bacteria, fungus, algae, and protozoa. The microorganisms will eventually get to large proportions in the water and will cause a biological film to form on the surface of the water. This film is very hard to get rid of. This is what is known as biological fouling.
The biological fouling problems are commonly known to be the worst problem that you can encounter with the cooling tower system. The problems that can occur with biological fouling are low heat transfer, the fill can stop working properly, the water flow can be restricted or blocked, or corrosion can occur from the microorganisms present. It can also result in health problems for the humans that are using it.
The use of a cooling tower water system helps to get rid of this particular problem. When you purchase a good system, it will remove the bacteria, viruses, fungus, and any other organisms that should not be in the water. The cooling system will help the fouling that is a problem with the biological affects in the water to not occur. When these nasty things are removed from the water, it will definitely improve the quality of the water and also the flow of the water through the tower.
You can also find more information on drinking purification and water treatment. eWaterTreatmentSystems.com is a comprehensive resource for water treatment with information on reviews, reverse osmosis and how it works.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Cooling Water Filtration - What is the Purpose?
In almost all of the industrial processes and manufacturing, water plays a basic role. It helps in cooling as well as cleaning but when this water becomes polluted it really damages the efficiency of the system by delaying the process and ultimately the quality of the product is affected.
This problem can be solved nowadays by a technology called cooling water filtration that removes suspended solids from cooling systems efficiently.
In this method untreated water is passed through a membrane which sends steam to another filtration device in order to clean it thoroughly. After that water is passed through the filtration equipment and there it cools down.
Cooling water filtration is used in commercial buildings, cooling towers, and closed loops and plays a vital role just as the lungs play an important role in the functioning of our body and are effective in removing deposits of corrosion and scaling.
In commercial buildings, the cost that water treatment systems bear is very small compared to the cost of water and other utilities. However these filtration systems help in reducing problems of fouling and corrosion that take place because of some deposits like calcium carbonate that acts as a bacterial slime that often results when that particular surface comes in contact with water.
Cooling water filtration is also used in cooling towers where water is taken from inadequate sources and requires sedimentation. A cooling tower allows water to pass through an air stream then it is cooled down. The working of a cooling tower depends upon the quality of water. If water is contaminated, the efficiency of these cooling towers is decreased which sometimes leads to system failure.
The installation of these systems in your condenser or blocked loop systems not only helps to hold large course rates but also removes dirt and sediments from your cooling system thereby increasing its efficiency.
Some cooling water filtration systems do not completely remove all the contaminants from water; you have to make sure about the efficiency of the system you are going to install. You can also use surfactants and dispersants, and chemicals to maximize the efficiency of your system but it largely depends upon the nature of water that circulates in a system.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Whirlpool Iceberg 310 Elite
Haven't you already started feeling cold? I mean if a refrigerator is named 'Iceberg', then of course you can imagine what it specializes in! Yes, it does specialize in keeping it ultra cool at the touch of a button. The Whirlpool Iceberg 310 Elite is a premium twin door refrigerator that has excellent freezer and cooling features and also a lot of manageable space to take care of everything you mind want to hand it over with!
Key Features
Capacity: The total capacity is a decent 310 liters out of which 75 liters is the freezer capacity. The fridge space is full of adjustable shelves that not only accommodate a larger amount of stuff but also holds them neatly. With its capacity and features, it is sure to take care of a large family.
Electronic User Interface: Picture this, you have put your spatiality ice cream to set in the freezer and you do not want to open it even for ones. Now you realize that you have not changed the temperature to minimum?.what do you do? Open the door and disturb the ice cream? Well, No. With the new Whirlpool Iceberg 310 Elite all you would need to do is stand in front of the fridge and change the freezer temperature on the temperature panel given on the door! That is what technology is all about you see!
Sixth Sense Tower Cooling System: An intelligent fridge, this one would observe the temperature changes outside in the climate and accordingly change its own temperature inside. Also, the twin cooling towers ensure a smooth, balanced flow of cool air to enhance uniform cooling throughout.
Faster Cooling and Chilling: Here is a refrigerator that is unmatched in terms of cooling bottles and churning out ice faster. The Whirlpool Iceberg makes ice exactly 30% faster and chills bottles exactly 33% faster than any other similar capacity refrigerator. It wipes out all the competition when it comes to chilling - thus the name 'Iceberg'.
Neat and Fresh Accessory Kit: tired of untidy looking poly bags in your refrigerator? Throw them away right this minute we say! The unique Neat and Fresh Accessory Kit is designed in such a way that it would maintain your vegetable accessories in a neater and eye appealing manner. Also faster to sort and pick!
User-friendly Features
Auto Cool System: The Refrigerator is equipped with a unique auto cool feature which automatically sets it in an auto cool mode according to the need.
Deodorizer: This feature takes away the entire odor from your refrigerator keeping the stuff stored in your refrigerator fresh and great smelling for long.
Magic Light: Troubled by insufficient light in your refrigerator? The Magic Lights in your Iceberg will give you a proper and clearer vision in the refrigerator with a beautiful glow to please your eyes.
Door Lock and Beautiful Finishes : The Iceberg comes in a range of exciting finishes and is also equipped with a door lock to prevent your naughty kids to lay hands on overdoses of that yummy treat hidden in you refrigerator!
Storage
The fridge is equipped with a total of 12 adjustable shelves and boxes which give you ample space to store and organize your stuff in a more convenient manner. The refrigerator has divisions like egg tray, chocolate tray, fruit box, covered vegetable box and separators in bottle and shallow bins which hold the stuff from falling off and also give you more organized storage.
Conclusion
Even though the Whirlpool Iceberg 310 L Elite emerges as a clear winner when it comes to faster bottle chilling and ice making and also provides you with very good storage solutions, it does lack a few features like the open door alarm , flexi chill, moisture control, Magi Fresh and Freshonizer technologies etc. However, it is also in the medium price range and thus justifies its cost. At the end of the day however, it is for you to decide that what your priorities are when it comes to choosing a refrigerator and select the one that suites you the most. All in all, it is a good choice.
Vinnit Alex is a well known author and has written articles on Whirlpool Refrigerator, Kitchen Appliances store, Samsung Washing Machine, online shop and many other subjects.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Cottonwood Air Intake Filter Screens
When you think of chiller and cooling tower maintenance the first thought is usually about how much of a hassle it is to perform this important but unpleasant task; power washers, cleaning solvents hoses, buckets and other cleaning accessories need to be assembled and moved from unit to unit, up and down off of rooftops, behind buildings and other out of the way locations; chillers and cooling towers need to be opened, housings need to be removed and internal components power washed (all the while getting the debris from the cleaning process all over you) then the equipment needs to be reassembled before moving to the next one - WOW, what a hassle!
As unpleasant this job is, ensuring that the cooling equipment which supports your production process stays clean and running efficiently is one of the most mission critical jobs there is because if your process cooling equipment fails due to system fouling, then production will fail - costing the business thousands of dollars in maintenance, repairs, downtime and lost productivity.
In most regions of North America, cottonwood seed is a major contributor of cooling equipment fouling. This naturally occurring airborne contaminant (generated by the Poplar Tree) usually effects operations from May thru early August, hence, companies that rely upon process cooling must clean their equipment frequently during this period or risk failure. Then comes the dog days of summer when insects, paper, construction debris, birds and just about everything that blows in the wind seems to find its way into your cooling equipment, then comes the final seasonal assault during the fall season when the trees drop their leaves, scattering them to the wind where they always seem to find their way to your condenser coils and cooling towers.
Keeping up with HVAC maintenance during the spring, summer and fall is nearly a full time job for most production operations and as the economic realities of business cause maintenance budgets and staffing to be reduced, it is increasingly important that companies find effective maintenance solutions that will streamline their day to day HVAC maintenance activities and enable them to more effectively handle work loads with fewer people and with fewer budget dollars.
Think about it, if you are in a lean maintenance staffing situation and you had five things to do on any given day and one of the tasks was cleaning condenser coils and cooling towers, how high on the "To Do List" would it rank? Given that it's time consuming and hard, dirty work, most people would rank it pretty low; Unfortunately, if the equipment is in need of cleaning and maintenance continues to be delayed, no reason for delaying it will change that fact and the equipment will continue to operate at an increasing level of inefficiency until the equipment can no longer support the cooling requirements.
Now consider the same list of five things to do except this time cleaning cooling towers and chiller coils only took a few minutes per unit using a broom, now where would this task would fall on the "To Do List"? Well, there's no real way of knowing, but the likelihood of it ranking high on the list is pretty good. Furthermore, if cleaning the equipment was as easy as using a broom or rinsing with a garden hose and it didn't require opening or disassembly of the equipment, then nearly anyone could perform the maintenance and that would change the dynamics of the HVAC / Cooling tower maintenance process.
How to Change the Dynamics of the Maintenance Process.
Air Intake Filtration specifically engineered for use on condenser coils, cooling towers and other HVAC equipment is one of the best ways to prevent fouling of your equipment. Unlike window screen, bug screen, shade screen and conventional filters including roll media, pleated filters and electrostatic filters which are largely designed for internal use on air handling units and forced air heating systems, Air intake filters are specifically designed to mount to the outside of the equipment where it stops airborne debris before it enters your system and where it can be easily seen and quickly removed using a broom, brush, shop vacuum or by simply rinsing with a garden hose - Even the rain has a cleansing effect on air intake filters and they never need to be removed for cleaning. Furthermore, because of the critical airflow requirements on cooling towers, and air cooled chillers, air intake filters are specifically engineered to be nearly invisible to the airflow on high volume / high velocity air flow systems (static pressure drop is less than 1/10" w.g. at 600 fpm air velocity).
So What's The Big Deal About Air Intake Filtration? Air Intake Filters help eliminate the "hassle factor" by dramatically reducing HVAC maintenance time and effort - but the benefits don't end there; here's what else they will do to save budget dollars and change the dynamics of your maintenance process:
Condenser Coil Filter Screens -Benefits
- Prevents debris from getting into coils.
- Reduces / eliminates annual pressure washing
- Reduces / eliminates need for cleaning chemicals
- Helps reduce energy cost because coils stay clean all season long.
- Dramatically reduces maintenance, repairs, downtime and lost productivity.
- Reduces / eliminates sludge build-up in the basin by significantly reducing bio-loading.
- Prevents fouling of fill.
- Prevents plugging of strainers, blow-down valves and heat exchangers.
- Helps reduce algae growth by diffusing sunlight, which supports photosynthesis.
- Reduces water treatment chemical consumption due to reduced bio-loading.
- Dramatically reduces maintenance and repair cost, downtime and lost productivity.
Air Solution Company developed and patented the first Air Intake Filter specifically engineered to mount to the outside of cooling towers and other HVAC equipment for purposes of stopping the debris before it entered into the system. Since that time, Air Solution Company has been manufacturing and has introduced a variety of other innovative filter systems including its new Fine Mesh Filter which is engineered for use on small and medium size refrigeration coils and machine fan intake housing units. Air Solution Company Randy Simmons is with Air Solution Company, author of articles can be reached at http://www.airsolutioncompany.com
Thursday, September 18, 2008
What is Cooling Tower Target Nozzle?
All this while I only know this type of target nozzle. After researching in the internet, I found there are various other types of target nozzles.
The first type (left) is a Counterflow Nozzle - 2" NPT Thread, (Orifice sizes 1/2" - 2"); the second (mid) is the a counter-flow down-spray nozzle; Square-Pattern, Full Coverage Type, 1-1/2" Standard Pipe Thread Connection; and the third (right) is a counter-flow up-spray Nozzle, fits 1-13/16" Diameter Hole in PVC pipe. There are more types of target nozzles at CoolingTowerNozzles.com.
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