HVAC Water Chillers and Cooling Towers: Fundamentals, Application, and OperationHVAC Water Chillers and Cooling Towers provides fundamental principles and practical techniques for the design, application, purchase, operation, and maintenance of water chillers and cooling towers. Written by a leading expert in the field, the book analyzes topics such as piping, water treatment, noise control, electrical service, and energy effi |
Contents
Refrigeration Machines | 1 |
Chiller Configurations | 24 |
Chilled Water System Elements | 45 |
Chiller Controls | 62 |
Thermal Storage | 71 |
Special Chiller Considerations | 86 |
Chiller Operation and Maintenance | 95 |
Buying a Chiller | 109 |
Cooling Tower Controls | 179 |
Condenser Water Treatment | 191 |
Special Tower Considerations | 212 |
Cooling Tower Operation and Maintenance | 225 |
Buying a Cooling Tower | 238 |
InSitu Tower Performance Testing | 247 |
DESIGN AMBIENT WET BULB TEMPERATURES | 254 |
DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS | 257 |
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absorption chillers airflow and/or ASHRAE blowdown bypass capacity control centrifugal centrifugal compressor chilled water system chilled water temperature condenser water flow condenser water pump condenser water supply condenser water system condenser water temperature configuration control valve cooling load cooling tower system corrosion cost crossflow towers cutout discharge efficiency electrical equipment evaporator fan(s fill galvanized heat exchanger heat transfer heaters HVAC applications HVAC cooling tower increase inlet installed Legionella load profile located Lubricate maintenance make-up water manufacturer manufacturer's mechanical minimum motor multiple noise on-peak outdoor peak problems Provide psig range reciprocating compressor reduced refrigerant rotary compressor selected setpoint shaft shown in Figure starter suction surface Table tank Thermal expansion valve thermal storage tower air tower basin tower cells tubes typically utilized vapor compression cycle vibration water chillers water flow rate water supply temperature water treatment water-cooled wet bulb temperature wet deck