An Intro to Cooling Tower Water Treatment

Course Description:

Cooling water systems remove heat generated from a variety of industrial processes. There are three basic types of cooling water systems: once-through, open re-circulating, and closed re-circulating cooling water systems. This publication describes water treatment requirements for the most common systems, once-through and open re-circulating.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the open re-circulating cooling water systems
• Know the drift eliminators and fill
• Understand the importance of controlling legionella bacteria