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Cooling Tower Rentals – Portable Cooling Towers

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Cooling tower rentals or portable cooling towers started appearing around 1980 and modular cooling towers started appearing around the 1990’s. Today the portable cooling tower industry is booming more than ever . Some companies would rather rent cooling towers instead of having them manufactured because there is as much of a need more cool water like traditional cooling towers. Also, because they are easier to fund without using capital.

Due to the environmental impact on water life, power plants are forced to preserve low water temperatures from the river or lake they pump from. This impacts the energy a plant can produce especially during the summer time when water temperature is already higher than other parts of the year. Renting cooling towers can help the plant keep water temperatures lower than required giving them the capability of running full potential all summer long.

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Cooling tower rentals can also be used during a repair or replacement of your existing cooling tower to keep your plant up and running without needed shut downs. Portable Cooling towers are just like the radiator in your car, if there is no water, overheating starts and can eventually damage other equipment. Cooling tower rentals can save you millions of dollars in saved revenue from not having to shut down.

Fix Crack In Concrete With Epoxy Crack Injections

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If you have horizontal or vertical cracks in your concrete floors or sidewalks, repairing them with cement will not be your best option. The best option to fix cracks in your concrete floors is to use an epoxy crack injection kit. Sealing the missing parts in the concrete will help prevent further deterioration of the concrete and also prevent water from seeping in and causing damage to the rebar.

Step BY Step Concrete Restoration:

Step 1. In order to rehabilitate the concrete, use your epoxy filler paste to fill in the outside of the crack. Sealing the outside before installing the ports will help keep the lower viscosity epoxy from seeping out while you are installing your injection ports.

Step 2. Install your epoxy injection ports into the concrete.

Step 3. Once the epoxy paste hardens, you will be able to use a caulk gun to fill in the whole with more low viscosity epoxy into the crack starting with the lowest points first. This will ensure that the epoxy penetrates as deep as possible and creates the strongest bond.

Step 4. Make sure you have completely filled all of the wholes.

Step 5. Allow the recommended time to cure.

Step 6. Once the epoxy has cured, you can now remove the ports and chip away any excess epoxy to make the filler flush with the rest of the concrete.

That should fix the crack in your concrete. If you need any help with your concrete restoration project, feel free to give us a call. We are professional concrete floor restoration contractors in Phoenix, AZ.

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Keeping Up Your Chiller Tubes

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Chiller tubes can use an incredible amount of energy, up to 50% of all energy used at a facility at peak times.  That can be an astronomical number and can effect your margins greatly if you aren’t getting the most out of the energy going into your chiller tubes.

Chiller tubes cans see up to a 35% reduction in overall efficiency if your cooling towers are poorly maintained or dirty. That is important for a couple reasons; A) You are losing a lot of money by paying for energy that isn’t necessarily being used effectively and B) You are making your chiller work harder than necessary to achieve results it could reach much easier if maintained which can drastically reduce the lifespan of your chiller tube. Maintaining your cooling towers does cost a good amount of money but the amount pales in comparison to the cost of replacing chiller tubes or entire cooling towers. That is the kind of expense that can cripple a business.

Keeping maintenance consistent is key as having as much data about your towers and their current condition can help you catch problems in their early stages instead of when they mature and become potentially problematic to other components in the cooling tower/chiller tube.  Legionnaire’s disease is commonly found in the pools of poorly maintained cooling towers along with other organisms that quickly breed and can potentially clog the system.

Make sure your waterways are clear as they can bring in sediment and particles from outside of the tower and introduce them into the inner workings of your towers. Keeping the water ways from collecting build up is important when it comes to keeping your pools clean and water clear of contaminates. It may seem like a lot to maintain your chiller tubes frequently, but it is well worth it to keep them working as close to 100% efficiency as possible.

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Cooling Towers 102

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Cooling tower class is officially back in session, welcome to Cooling Towers 102! Before moving into new material, we will start with a review of basic cooling tower function. Cooling Towers are used to extract heat from water that is sprayed along fills that line the tower’s interior. The natural process of evaporation is artificially enacted and the extracted heat is passed out of the tower through the top in a cloud of steam. There are different types of cooling towers that use different fills and water/air distribution systems. No matter the methodology, cooling towers all serve the same purpose to extract and expel heat from water so it can be sent back into the main facility for use.  Cooling towers can also be used for air conditioning in certain scenarios.

Cooling towers effectively serve as main components for air conditioning, heating ventilation and industries that use large amounts of water for cooling, ie power plants. They are desirable because they are very cost effective for the purpose they are used for. Thousands of large scale facilities use massive amounts of water for cooling purposes. Large buildings use cooling towers in order to effectively cool and heat the entire structure.

There are risks associated with cooling towers that need to be kept in mind if employing the use of one. Cooling tower pools are prone to growing the Legionella bacteria if they are cleaned and maintained routinely and efficiently. Legionella loves heat and thrives in warm and moist environments and cooling towers provide and ideal environment for the propagation of Legionella which can cause Legionaires disease if the bacteria is breathed in. Making sure cooling towers are cleaned and maintained is of the utmost importance.

This concludes Cooling Towers 102, we shall return in time with Cooling towers 201 next term. Until then, happy cooling, students.

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Cooling Tower Cleaning is Important!

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Cleaning cooling towers is an enormous undertaking that involves steps that could include having to shut down your entire operation. When cleaning one of your towers it would be ideal to be able to divert the water flowing through the tower that is being cleaned to another tower where the heat extraction process can continue. If it is not possible for you to divert the water flow to an adjacent tower then you most likely will have to close operations until the cleaning of your tower is finished.

If it’s been a good amount of time since you cleaned your tower you most likely will have sludge build up present as well as mineral deposits that have developed. The sludge can be especially odorous and is a testament to why regular cleaning and maintenance are highly recommended. Delaying proper cleansing can also lead to issues with internal components of your cooling tower which will lead to slowed production and ultimately less money coming in. Aside from a possible drop in production, if pushed out too far, your cooling tower components could outright fail and need to be completely replaced which would both further the delay of your operations resuming and cost you a good amount of money.

Cooling towers are a major part of any operation that they are a component of and if they are present, it is because they are necessary for the process being carried out. If a cooling tower experiences issues, the entire operation is experiencing issues. Regular maintenance for not only your cooling tower, but all components of your facility is necessary in order to maximize production, efficiency and profitability. Pushing back cleaning and maintenance may seem like a smart move to save money in the immediate, but you may see the consequences in the future. Do it when it needs to be done, you’ll never regret it.

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Floor Coating Options For Various Traffic Levels

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Light Traffic

Industrial floors in areas that experience relatively light traffic then a liquid seal coating may be the appropriate choice for you and your floor. Liquid seals are good for protecting your floor against chips, scratches, flaking and damage from water. No need to overspend on a coat that does more than you need it to. Accurately assessing your needs can save you a lot of money.

Medium Traffic

If you have a floor that sees moderate or medium level traffic then you may want to consider the same liquid seal described above to get the base protection from chipping, flaking, scratching and water. Liquid seals can also protect against various chemicals, acids and sugars. Another option that should be considered are multi –layered floor coatings. These coatings add augmented levels of protection against the same elements as the liquid seal coat. Multi-layered floor coatings come in a variety of styles to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the space that they occupy.

Heavy Traffic

In areas or facilities that see heavy duty traffic should consider thick resin coatings. These coatings are 2-3 millimeters thick and off a tough, super resistant and resilient surface that will protect against chemical spills, chipping, flaking, acids and sugars. There are hygienic options that can kill bacteria available for sensitive facilities. There are options that can withstand extreme tempereatures and wear and tear from things like tires, preventing  marks from vehicle traffic. There are options that can be as thick as 9 millimeters.  These coats will last for a very long time, especially if they receive regular maintenance and upkeep.

There are many options available in the realm of floor coatings, including custom coats that can host designs as well as provide long lasting protective service for your facility. Do your research and you will find the right flooring option for you.

Cooling Towers 101

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Cooling Towers seem pretty self explanatory when you listen to their name, but there is a lot more complexity than indicated by their simple moniker. Complex both in function and deployment, cooling towers are fascinating machinations that synthetically recreate a natural phenomenon, evaporation.

The core function of cooling towers is to extract heat from heated water and disperse the extracted to heat into the surround environment outside of the tower. This evaporative process is maximized when as much air as possible flows over as much water surface as possible. There are different methods of heat extraction as well as several types of cooling towers  that are used depending on where the facility is and what it is used for.

Two very common types of cooling towers are crossflow and counterflow towers.  Crossflow towers use splash fills to expose descending water to air flowing across is at is falls in order to extract the heat. Counterflow towers the air is moved upward against the downward flow of the descending water as opposed to across the water in order to achieve the same heat extraction. While these are the two most common types of cooling towers there are definitely more styles that are used.

Mechanical and Natural Draft are two styles that are used as alternatives to cross flow and counterflow. Mechanical draft towers use mechanized methods to push the air across the water, usually in the form of fans. The mechanized components can vary, but they ultimately serve the same purpose. Natural draft towers are tall and chimney like and use the buoyancy of heated air to provide the flow of air over the water. These are the iconic looking towers often seen on nuclear sites. Their shape promotes the natural flow of warm air out of the top of the tower.