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 Performance Testing

Whether acceptance for new or rebuilt towers, or finding the performance status of an older tower, testing provides vital information for tower owners. We can offer site performance testing for any type or make of evaporative cooling tower and in accordance with the following international standards: BS 4485 - Part II DIN 1947 CTI ATC-105 NF E38 - 422

 The following parameters must always be measured: water flow rate, hot water temperature, cold water temperature, wet bulb temperature, fan power (mechanical draft towers), dry bulb temperature (natural draft towers), and wind speed. In addition, any other factor affecting the towers operation or the data taken must be accounted for. Examples may include pump discharge pressure, make-up flow and temperature, blow-down flow and temperature, auxiliary streams entering the collection basin, etc. 

 The first order of business to conduct a test is to inspect the tower to ensure it is ready for the test and identify points of measurement for the various parameters. While the 3rd party test agencies may consider the tower condition, it is really not their obligation to clean, balance, or otherwise adjust the tower. The customer is expected to maintain the condition of the tower and prepare it for the test. In the case of an acceptance test, the manufacturer will normally be much more thorough in this area to ensure the tower's full potential is measured. Once this is complete and all parties are satisfied, instruments are deployed and the testing begins. This process can take from a couple of hours to one or more days usually depending on the size of the tower.
 

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