04-01: Denver's Cooling Tower Water Conservation Program Use of Biocides

04-01: Denver's Cooling Tower Water Conservation Program Use of BiocidesThe Denver Water Board has initiated a cooling tower water audit program. The purpose of this program is to identify if and to what extent water conservation is possible through optimizing cooling tower system operation. This paper provides the results of these audits to date. It includes the water savings that have been identified along with specific data on water quality that could be maintained. Over 700 cooling towers could be involved to help

Chromium concentra­tions in plant materials (fescue grass) decreased with increasing distance from the cooling tower

The Chocolate Bayou Plant is a world class chemical plant located in Alvin

Some of these features are not obvious to the casual observer and if not chosen correctly can adversely affect tower performance

A system in which all treated process waters were added to the cooling water system

bromide-activated planktonic bacteria

A large semi-closed cooling water system was created ten years ago and since has had aggressive corrosion attack particularly on carbon steel surfaces

Because of the specialized nature of chemical water treatment knowledge

question was: How could a tower burn when it was wet at all times

is examined in light of this data

Reviewed January 2024

and the forgiving nature of the programs in use

There are instances when an owner wants to assess the thermal performance of just an individual cell of a cooling tower as per ATC 105