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What is the main purpose of a cooling tower?

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How much of the 30 % of water lost to evaporation can you potentially save by using the right control?

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Does fixed-speed operation give you a greater control of energy use?

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What can scaling lead to?

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The typical choice of Grundfos pump is a single-stage NB/NK pump with what?

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What does biofilm do?

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1: What is the main purpose of a cooling tower?
To transfer heat from the cooling water to the air by evaporation
1: What is the main purpose of a cooling tower?
To boost pressure in the distribution area
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1: What is the main purpose of a cooling tower?
To keep a volume of water for emergency use
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2: How much of the 30 % of water lost to evaporation can you potentially save by using the right control?
None
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2: How much of the 30 % of water lost to evaporation can you potentially save by using the right control?
5%
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2: How much of the 30 % of water lost to evaporation can you potentially save by using the right control?
20%
3: Does fixed-speed operation give you a greater control of energy use?
Yes
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3: Does fixed-speed operation give you a greater control of energy use?
No
4: What can scaling lead to?
Increased energy consumption
4: What can scaling lead to?
Increased concentration of chemicals
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4: What can scaling lead to?
Increased water pressure in the pipes
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5: The typical choice of Grundfos pump is a single-stage NB/NK pump with what?
High flow and low pressure
5: The typical choice of Grundfos pump is a single-stage NB/NK pump with what?
High pressure and low flow
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6: What does biofilm do?
It leads to an overdosing of chemials
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6: What does biofilm do?
It reduces the capacity of the cooling tower
6: What does biofilm do?
It leads to scaling
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