COOLING TOWER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

ILD has developed a Condenser and Cooling Tower Modeling Tool based on the methods of HEI, ASME PTC 12.2 and ASME PTC 23.  The tool is intended to be used daily to track cleanliness and cooling tower performance as well as to provide a way to predict plant performance for expected changes such as changing circulating water flow rate, tube plugging, water temperature, weather changes, cooling tower fans, etc. The ILD model is used regularly by ILD personnel to analyze and diagnose condenser and cooling tower related performance issues.