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Industrial Cooling Tower Capacity

Industrial Process

Year 3-475 XP

Scenario

An industrial process generates 6 million BTU/hr of heat that must be rejected through a cooling tower. The cooling tower must cool water from 95°F to 85°F (10°F range) at a 78°F wet-bulb design condition. How many tons of cooling tower capacity are needed, and what is the required water flow rate in GPM?