82-04: Structural Evaluation of Profiled Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester PanelsProfiled fiberglass reinforced polyester panels (FRP) are gaining acceptance in the cooling tower market. They are attractive, durable, lightweight, easily applied and competitively priced. Cooling towers should be carefully engineered and built, as they represent considerable investment. Profiled FRP panels form an integral part of the cooling tower infrastructure. They deserve careful testing evaluation before being applied to the structure.

Field case studies are presented discussing the application of newly developed polymers to prevent deposition under actual operating conditions

Specific examples are given based on multiple hours of test data acquired on both natural draft (crossflow and counterflow) and mechanical draft (rectangular and circular) cooling towers

An evolutionary improvement to existing plume abatement designs using a different heat transfer approach will be described

the cooling tower manufacturer has very limited involvement in the design of support framing for commercial type cooling towers

building plants at low cost has been the priority rather than the performance

a new water treatment system was installed in the fall of 2006 resulting in a full payback in just 33 days

Since the solution must remain electrically neutral

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Operation of cooling water systems requires that availability of system components be optimized

Results from computer codes to predict tower performance

determining quality of water required for various uses

A new online analysis platform for water treatment systems is discussed