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Jurandir Primo, PE
Course Outline
This two-hour online course is only an introduction to one of the most important aspects of the Cooling Towers Basic Calculations tailored for engineers, technicians, students, beginners, contractors and professionals interested in sizing Cooling Towers.
This course includes
a multiple choice quiz at the end,
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Understand the formulae and parameters used in the ASHRAE Standards as an authority on Cooling Towers mechanical design;
- Understand the formulae and parameters used for Cooling Towers to determine the minimum required area and flow process;
- Understand the common terms used for dimensioning pumps, fans and piping in power plants;
- Be able to learn and recognize heat, work, force, energy, power and other technical terms;
- Know the basic comprehension of the terms used in thermodynamics and HVAC calculations and to remember some technical concepts; and
- Be able of converting metric and imperial units used in Cooling Towers calculations.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for students, designers, mechanical engineers and professionals interested or working with Process Plants, Piping and HVAC.
Benefit to Attendees
Attendee of this course will be able to understand, calculate, specify and plan a Cooling Tower assembly.
Course Introduction
The student will understand the terms, concepts and the basic principles used in ASHRAE and HVAC Standards specification and codes.
Course Content
In this lesson, you are required to download and study the following course content in PDF format:
Cooling Towers - Basic Calculations
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Course Summary
This short course can be used to give the main guidelines to choose the correct Cooling Tower type under the ASHRAE codes, mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, non-mandatory guidance, construction activities, calculations and technical formulae.
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:
1. ASHRAE: The American Society of Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers at: www.ashrae.com.
2. The Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association at: www.tema.com.
3. OSHA Technical Manual at: www.osha.gov.
4. Cooling Tower Thermal Design Manual at: www.daeilaqua.com.
5. Tower Design Free Online eBook Collection at: www.pdftop.com/ebook/tower+design.
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
