CALCULATION OF MAKE UP WATER FOR COOLING TOWER

VARIOUS LOSSES IN COOLING TOWER

1 EVAPORATION LOSSES (We) = 0.00085 x Wc x (T1 - T2) x 1.8

2 DRIFT LOSSES (Wd) = VARIES BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.2 PERCENT OF

3 BLOWDOWN LOSSES (Wb) = We/(C-1)

GIVEN DATA:

WATER FLOW RATE = 1150 m3/hr

COOLING WATER TEMPERATURE = 32 deg C
HOT WATER TEMPERATURE = 39 deg C
Cl CONTENT IN CIRCULATING WATER = 300 mg/lt
Cl CONTENT IN MAKE UP WATER = 122 mg/lt

CYCLE OF CONCENTRATION ( C ) = 2.4590164

EVAPORATION LOSSES (We) = 12.3165 m3/hr

DRIFT LOSSES (Wd) = 2.3 m3/hr

BLOWDOWN LOSSES (Wb) = 8.4416461 m3/hr

TOTAL LOSSES = 23.058146 m3/hr

MAKE UP WATER = 24 m3/hr

Wc x (T1 - T2) x 1.8

ETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.2 PERCENT OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE TOWER.

FOR EXISTING

C = 3.4 (GIVEN)
THEREFORE
Wb = 5.131875 m3/hr

MAKE UP WATER = 19.748375 m3/hr

MAKE UP WATER APPROX 20 m3/hr