Cooling Water System Design Considerations

[Imran.Idris]

The main parameters to be considered while designing a cooling water system are:
1. Cooling tower load calculations
a. Heat load
b. Ambient temperature range
c. Cooling tower efficiency
d. Extreme wet bulb design temperature of ambient air
2. Blow down calculations
3. Cycle of concentration
4. Pressure drop in the piping network
5. Pumping system design
6. Circulation rate
7. Addition of chemicals to avoid corrosion & biological growth
8. How to cope with fouling issues in cooling water exchangers