Carter Cooling Towers Conduct Energy And Water Saving

Carter Cooling Towers Reducing Energy CostsInitially, two of Carter’s Forced Draught Towers (running at just 11kW) were brought in to replace systems with dual-speed motors (running at 30kW high speed) that would have proved uneconomic to retrofit with energy-saving invertors.

As a member of NXP’s facilities department explains, after 12 months’ successful operation, a further two Carter Sandringham cooling towers, specified in 304 stainless steel, were installed (as were the first two) by Portobello Engineering.

“Since installation of the Carter’s cooling towers along with inverters, there has not only been a reduction in energy, but because of the accurate control there has also been a reduction in water usage”.

The old cooling towers had been overflowing and were arduous to maintain, especially as the pack could not be removed easily for inspection – whereas Carter’s L8-led design, with open troughs and sumps sloping towards the drain make cleaning and inspection much easier.

In addition to designing the pipework modifications required, Carter has also made maintenance much easier by fabricating stainless steel platforms, rails and ladders, along with a removable pack access door for visual inspection and cleaning.

He added: “Overall, this has been seen as a first class upgrade, with a very professional installation by Portobello Engineering and wide ranging, long-term benefits from Carter’s cooling tower design”.