Cooling Tower Design and Application

Name: Cooling Tower Design and Application
Start: 2025-12-05T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-05T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Conference Center at NCBiotech

Schedule

Fri Dec 05 2025 at 08:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Conference Center at NCBiotech | Durham, NC

Seminar is from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. An on-site luncheon will be provided. There is no charge for the seminar or luncheon.
About this Event

This seminar takes an in depth look at cooling towers and condenser water systems. Below is an outline of what will be covered:

Why Cooling Towers

Evaporative Cooling versus Air Cooled

Basic Terminology

How to Pick a Cooling Tower

Cooling Tower Types
Cooling Tower Location
Materials of Construction
Fan Drive Systems
Cooling Tower Accessories
Header Supply and Return
Parallel Pumping
Staging Sequence of Operation
Sound

Cooling Tower Fan Control

Water Flow Considerations
Cooling Tower Flow Limitations

Multiple Towers and Multiple Condensers

H eader Supply and Return
P arallel Pumping
S taging Sequence of Operation

Water Side Economizers

Pipe Sizing and Design

Suction Piping
Discharge Piping
Equalizing Lines
Elevation
Makeup and Level Control

Cooling Tower Pitfalls

The presenters will be Chris Norwood, VP of JMP and Chris Edmondson, CEO of James M Pleasants Company. A certificate of attendance for four (4) Professional Development Hours will be provided.