Throughout their service life, cooling tower structures are exposed to harsh conditions due to moisture and environmental extremes such as freezing temperatures, high wind, seismic forces, and deterioration caused by acids settling.
One of the key factors that affects the durability of concrete cooling tower structures is environmental exposure. Without proactively addressing the issue of chemical exposure, premature deterioration can occur and is a common concern for tower owners and operators.
In order to minimize the overall costs of keeping an asset operational for the expected life of the facility, it becomes imperative to base the design on using preventative maintenance components such as acid/chemical dilution troughs.
Although budgets and availability of funds drive the project, fairly quick economical evaluations can be made by utilizing preventative maintenance equipment. When maintenance is deferred, the resulting costs are much higher than that incurred in a methodical planned manner. In existing structures when repairs are required, it is also imperative that methods and procedures used by engineers keep in view long term performance of repairs and structural durability.
A valuable tool that cooling tower engineers often use is the Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA). The LCCA is a method used for assessing the total cost of facility ownership. Oftentimes, by incurring a higher initial capital cost, such as adding a chemical / acid dilution trough into the design, or retro-fitting a trough into an existing tower, it can make future maintenance easier and basin or structural repairs less costly.
The Acid Eddy Chemical Dilution Trough is used to dilute acids in cooling towers before the chemicals are introduced into the basin. The trough mixes re-circulated and make-up water to dilute the chemicals. The chemical/water solution then safely travels across of series of PVC or PCVC baffles before entering the cooling tower basin. Once in the cooling tower, the diluted solution rapidly disperses within the tower basin water.
Global Treat, Inc. has several models of the Acid Eddy Chemical Dilution Trough in stock and ready to ship out. The latest model features a closed trough design, which was designed to meet required safety standards at some facilities. For more information, or to receive a quote, please call 281-370-3425 or visit the website at http://www.globaltreat.com/products/aciddilutiontrough/
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