Heat Exchangers: Cooling Towers

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0.5 hrs. Online Course
Level: Advanced
Average Rating: (2277)

Item #: RVI-11076
SME: Jim Taube

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Course Description

In many industrial facilities, various pieces of equipment and fluids used in process systems need to be cooled. Disposing of or discharging hot water into lakes or rivers can lead to thermal pollution, and water that is discharged must be replaced. For these reasons, it's often more efficient to cool the hot water with a cooling tower and reuse it.

This interactive online course will introduce you to cooling tower systems and a couple of types of cooling towers, and you will see how a typical cooling tower is operated. You will also look at how chemistry is involved with maintaining a cooling tower.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Describe the operation of a basic cooling water system and what occurs in the tower during the cooling process
Explain the general operation of a natural-draft cooling tower and the two types of mechanical-draft cooling towers: induced-draft towers and forced-draft towers
Describe a typical shutdown and startup procedure for one cell of a multicell cooling tower
Cite examples of typical operator checks for cooling towers
Explain what suspended and dissolved solids are, how they affect a cooling water system, and how problems caused by suspended and dissolved solids can be minimized
Explain what dissolved gases and microorganisms are, how they affect cooling water systems, and how their effects can be minimized
Describe ways chemicals are added to cooling water systems and precautions when working with hazardous chemicals

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Subject Matter Expert: Jim Taube

Biography

Jim Taube holds a BS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from ClarksonUniversity in Potsdam, NY. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Ohio. Jim has 23 years experience in the pulp and paper industry as a capital project engineer overseeing capital construction projects as well as managing maintenance and utilities departments. In addition, his experience includes engineering management positions with MEP consulting firms. Responsibilities include overall project design, site evaluation and inspection, and construction administration. Typical projects include retail/commercial buildings, medical science laboratories, and institutional/educational facilities.

Jim possesses the Certified Energy Manager certification (CEM) granted by the Association of Energy Engineers.

Jim is married with 4 grown children and lives in Middletown, Ohio north of Cincinnati.

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