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As the number of data centers in the United States increases, the need to efficiently cooling those systems does as well. The computer power within the data systems generates heat, making cooling a building system requirement.
Growing sensitivity to water conservation and the ever-increasing cost to maintain mechanical systems are driving interest in closed-loop evaporative cooling technology.
It is a common question during the early design phase of most large mechanical systems: “Is open-loop or closed-loop cooling equipment better suited for this project?”
Evaporative cooling towers for refineries, power plants and process cooling facilities, among other locations, are the focus of a webinar series from SPX Cooling Technologies.
Accuchiller TCF chiller uses a hybrid-film evaporator to provide the energy efficiency of wet (flooded) systems in a compact footprint using less refrigerant. Flooded evaporative systems immerse copper water tubes in liquid refrigerant; by contrast, hybrid-film evaporation systems use a thin film of refrigerant to achieve energy efficiency with less refrigerant.
Cooling towers exchange the heat contained in the circulating water by spreading out the water over a large surface area and bringing air into contact with the surface of the water.
Evaporative cooling towers are one of the best long-term solutions for industrial cooling challenges. They offer advantages when compared to a dry cooler, notes one manufacturer. In a white paper, Gary Dicker, the director of DHD Cooling, offers his view on the two cooling technologies.
Two case studies highlight ways evaporative cooling is used in the process industries to reduce the impact of heat-generating equipment such as paint ovens and plastic-molding equipment.
Evaporative cooling has been around for centuries. Also called adiabatic cooling (particularly in Europe), evaporative cooling is the earliest form of air-side cooling known to man. In spite of that, it also is probably the least understood — and sometimes maligned — solution to cooling.