Description

The scarcity of fresh water and the government’s restricting the use of it for cooling tower makeup has caused Hong Kong to evolve into a city that has the most seawater cooling systems in the world . This paper presents a brief history of seawater cooling in Hong Kong and discusses the following:

– The most common designs of intake structures and equipment.
– Materials selected for condenser tubes, pumps, etc .
– Some case studies of existing installations.
– Various remedial measures to overcome the erosion/corrosion type failure by mechanical and chemical treatment.

Units: Dual

Citation: Symposium, ASHRAE Transactions, 1985, vol. 91, pt. 2B, Honolulu, HI

Product Details

Published:

1985

Number of Pages:

12

File Size:

1 file , 860 KB

Product Code(s):

D-HI-85-08-2