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Setting the Pace for Advanced Cooling Tower Performance There are a number of issues that continue to confront cooling tower manufacturers as well as industrial users who rely on cooling towers to protect and control their production processes. As the demand for cooling towers continues to grow, especially in heavy industries including oil and gas, chemical, metalworking, plastics, food and beverage, as well as pulp and paper, the need to solve these issues becomes increasingly important. Among them: lost production from unplanned cooling tower downtime, expensive and frequent maintenance, increasing energy costs, as well as environmental and health concerns — including legionella, the bacteria that causes the often-fatal Legionnaires’ disease. For many industrial operations, successfully addressing these issues calls for an examination of recent advancements in cooling tower technology. At the forefront of the industry is the transition from traditional metal-clad towers to those made out of engineered plastic. These high-density polyethylene (HDPE) towers offer exceptional durability, significantly less maintenance, and an easier and quicker installation. HDPE cooling tower technology is also environmentally friendly due to lower water treatment requirements as well as improved water conservation, substantial energy savings and other “green” benefits. In addition, recent designs are now incorporating antimicrobial properties into the resins, greatly reducing or even eliminating the threat of outbreaks from Legionnaires’ disease — which often originate in cooling towers. In total, cooling towers composed of advanced engineered plastic are setting the pace for the industry. The question is, can cooling tower users who remain married to the conventional galvanized or even stainless steel paradigm manage to keep up with that pace? History suggests that it will be difficult. (Continued on page 14) Volume 85 · Number 4 | 13
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