Whatever type of active cooling system is in use at a refinery, they all have several things in common. One of them, however, is essential for safety and throughput.

Hot oil refineries and other industrial facilities can present hazards for process cooling equipment and personnel, creating hazardous working conditions. Evaporative coolers have dry-mist technology to cool down the work environment while keeping work spaces dry.

A Russian refinery is reportedly the world’s largest industrial facility using membrane bioreactor (MBR) and electrodialysis reversal (EDR) technologies. Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim’s biological treatment plant, located in Ufa, will treat up to 84 million liters of wastewater per day.

Heavy industrial applications such as manufacturing, chemical processing and oil-and-gas refining use cooling towers and other equipment to cool the water integral to their operations.