I have 3 cooling towers with an equalizer line connecting them. I have noticed a condition when 2 of the 3 are running. I looked inside the 2 running towers and noticed that the water level was normal and that no water was being made up. I then looked in the tower that was not running and noticed the the water level was below the normal line and the makeup water valve was full-open trying to fill it. Any thoughts on what is going on here?
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Multiple cooling Tower equalization issue
- Thread starter BronYrAur
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goutam_freelance
Mechanical
What are the flow situations inside the running cooling towers and standby cooling towers? Was the performance of CT normal? CT basin Level normal can mean that the make-up control is running normally.
How are basins interconnected? weird to me.
Pierre
Pierre
Equalizers correct water level issues from things like clogged strainers, inlet/outlet incorrect valve position, or clogged nozzles. But they won't correct unbalanced water flow. First, make sure the water going into and out of running towers are equal. Right now, the makeup water lines for running towers are closed because their basins are already full. Since running towers lose water to evaporation and drift, the basin that's not running stand as a water source and is supplying water to running towers through the equalizer line. Also check the size of equalizer line
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