75-05: Proper Cooling Tower Operation Makes Money

This example indicates an 8.4% differential in product recovery from 
the overhead condenser and a dollar cost which could easily pay for 
the cooling tower involved in less than two weeks. 
Let us go through this same exercise on an air conditioning unit. Consider a 590-ton absorption type machine. Again, we will assume a five degree rise in cold water temperature due to poor operation and maintenance conditions. In this case we will assume a normal 
Gulf Coast air conditioning cold water temperature design of g5op 
and a goop cold water in actual operation on a 2120 GPM cooling tow