02-10: Avoiding Cooling Tower Catastrophe Fans & Associated Equipment For designated seismic system equipment

For designated seismic system equipment that must remain operable following an earthquake

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Several typical examples will be presented along with appropriate charts and graphs to clarify proper application

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The Simplex pitot tube has long been used for water flow rate determinations

02-10: Avoiding Cooling Tower Catastrophe Fans & Associated Equipment For designated seismic system equipmentThe three major catastrophic events on cooling towers are structural failure, fan failure, and icing damage, in that order. This paper describes in detail the causative factors, methods of detection prior to event, workable preventative solutions, and solutions after the event, on all three types of catastrophes. The author has been personally involved in these type failures on multiple occasions over the past years.