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Water Cooling

Maintaining Cooling Tower Operation in Cold-Weather Environments

Mark Pfeifer, SPX Cooling Technologies
In applications ranging from industrial process facilities to data centers, many buildings require cooling — even in cold weather. Careful oversight is needed when operating cooling towers in subfreezing temperatures …
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Chillers

Select a Chiller Based on Total Cost of Ownership

Raschell Hickmott, Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions
Selecting and purchasing an industrial chiller can represent a significant investment of time and money: one that should make financial sense upfront and for the life of the equipment. …
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Equipment Cooling

Cold Plates in Process Cooling Applications

Josh Perry, Advanced Thermal Solutions Inc. (ATS)
The miniaturization of high powered electronics — and the requisite component density that entails — have led engineers to explore cooling methods of increasing complexity.  …
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Refrigeration Systems

Electrification: Providing Efficiencies Throughout the Cold Chain

Ammi Amarnath, EPRI
Consider the lifecycle of a head of lettuce: The lettuce is grown, it is harvested, it is transported to be cleaned and wrapped, it is shipped to a grocery store …
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Chillers

Testing Cooling Tower Water for Total Bacteria and Legionella

John E. Dresty, Dresty Consulting
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Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates Inc.
Microbiological testing, specifically for total bacteria and Legionella bacteria in cooling tower water systems, has been using a methodology that basically has not changed for many years. The recent Legionnaires’ …
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Food Processing

Cranberry Processing Plant Taps Carbon Dioxide Refrigeration System

Terry L. Chapp, P.E., Danfoss
With 80 cranberry bogs, Canneberges Bécancour is one of the most productive cranberry farms in North America. The farm, which was established in 1996, processes about a half-million pounds of …
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Exhaust vs. Filtration: Improving Air Quality for Process Cooling Applications

Trevor Kendall, RoboVent
Nearly every industrial process comes with its own indoor air quality (IAQ) challenges. Whether you are engaged in the production of food products, silica chips or chemicals and polymers, keeping …

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