Cooling Tower Basin Heater Sizing

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Cooling tower basin heater sizing.

Using the lowest expected ambient temperature of which data can be found at here the heat loss of an open top cold water basin can easily be calculated using the chart in figure 1. Cooling tower basin heaters available with brass or stainless steel sheath. The 2 mpt connection is easy to retrofit into any cold water basin for cooling towers closed circuit fluid coolers and evaporative condensers. There are a variety of cooling towers types and they can vary in size from small roof top units to large stand alone hyperboloid structures that can be hundreds of feet tall.

They have durable copper heating elements for long life. A typical 200 ton cooling tower operating 1000 hours can accumulate up to 600 lb of particulate matter from airborne dirt and the makeup waters supply. Two in npt pipe thread size available in lengths from 8 to 38 inches. Second the cooling tower should be equipped with basic options such as basin heaters electric water level control and vibration switches to prevent operational issues due to basin freezing if a remote sump is not possible.

2 mpt connection is easy to retrofit into any cooling tower. Refer to marley techni cal bulletin h 003 cooling towers and freezing weather. The required cooling tower design and size will be a function of following values. They re named for the cooling method they employ.

The heater system is sized according to tower model and location to give maximum protection against water freezing in the cold water basin. Lastly capacity control must also be carefully considered especially if. This heating system is not intended to protect the tower fill and other components from icing. C approach to wet bulb temperature.

2 24 kw ratings 50 watts in2 watt density 200 230 460 and 575 volt. Whatever happens to be floating in the air around the cooling tower can and will end up in the cold water basin. B web bulb temperature. Wet type dry type and hybrid type.

Heater 10kw 12amp 480 3 60 27 long. Bac basin heaters are ul and csa rated. Sizing basin heaters are often interlocked with the pump and should only operate when the tower is in a standby condition.