One Indian petrochemical was facing problems with its cooling tower. The required cooling water temperature was maintained easily during the winter months but during the summer months, the cooling water temperature often increased beyond 95°F (35°C).
A major Indian producer of ammonium nitrate and nitric acid chemicals was using induced-draft cooling towers. In the summer and monsoon months, the outlet temperature from the cooling tower was too high.
For Press-Seal Gasket Corp., a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based injection molder of specialized industrial fasteners and high-precision sealing products for underground collection systems, close part tolerances are crucial.
The saturation temperature, or boiling point, of ammonia is the temperature at which ammonia molecules change freely from the liquid state to the vapor state.