Many industrial and commercial processes produce large quantities of heat that need to be removed from the process. This heat is typically removed by transferring it into a stream of cool water. After the transfer, the heated water is often re-cooled in a cooling tower. A cooling tower is a liquid-to-air heat exchanger that rejects heat to the atmosphere.
This course will discuss the operating principles of cooling towers. It will also cover different cooling tower designs, some basic operating guidelines, and factors that affect the quality of the circulating cooling water.