When Southern California was blasted by record-breaking heat, the tenants of an LAX Airport Center office building were fortunate that the cooling tower that works in conjunction with the building’s chillers had just been replaced. So, rather than having to endure the sweltering heat, the tenants remained cool and comfortable.

Source: Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

In a previous article on chilled water systems we focused on maintenance of the “heart” of the system, the chiller.

An area where overhead can be contained or reduced is in the operation of the chilled water systems that support a/c throughout college campuses, specifically the cooling towers.

When evaporation occurs in a cooling tower, only the water evaporates; it exits the cooling tower as water vapor, but leaves the minerals behind to concentrate in the cooling tower’s water system.

Providing a 12- to 15-dBa sound reduction, the Whisper Quiet Fan for the PT2 cooling tower has CTI certified thermal capacity, and is ASHRAE 90.1 compliant, says the company. The fan itself is a chemical resistant, durable, high solidity, single piece, molded fan made out of fiberglass reinforced polyester.