How Cooling Towers Work

In this video we look at how a cooling tower works. We take an overview of each main component with real world examples, colour illustrations and 3D models to help convey the learning material.
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  • @EngineeringMindset
    @EngineeringMindset7 жыл бұрын

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  • @cphillps1749
    @cphillps174911 ай бұрын

    I’ve been doing HVAC for 15 years and even I learned a few new things on this video…. Great content and keep up the great work

  • @dmitrym3757
    @dmitrym3757 Жыл бұрын

    Hello from 2023! You run one of the best (or is it the best?) engineering KZread channels. Especially, your EE series are a piece of art, can't tell you how useful those are to me! Thank you a lot!

  • @test1test219
    @test1test2196 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the most well thought out easy to digest, and incredibly visualized presentations I’ve ever seen. Great work!

  • @user-gc6bj4zx3p
    @user-gc6bj4zx3p5 жыл бұрын

    thanks for our time. finally, I understand the cooling tower. I did not find any vid that explains the cooling tower like this. thanks again and keep up the great work

  • @olivernesh1706
    @olivernesh17065 ай бұрын

    After watching tons of videos and reading lots of mechanical engineering books and especially hvac systems, this was the neatest explanation that I have had during 6 years of experience in the industry.

  • @nurhalizamay4772
    @nurhalizamay47723 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your sharing! Among all the videos this is the most simple&easiest to understand!

  • @rudyvargas3309
    @rudyvargas33096 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man ever since I subscribed I have been learning so much I have a project on chillers thank u

  • @juandominguez6025
    @juandominguez60257 жыл бұрын

    great video nicely explained keep up the great work.

  • @larry2569
    @larry25694 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for all your videos. Really very well done! Great and easy to follow

  • @oliviag8323
    @oliviag83232 жыл бұрын

    AMAZING!!! VERY SIMPLE EXPLANATION...thank you!

  • @zsofiabarnadr.4307
    @zsofiabarnadr.4307 Жыл бұрын

    I used this video to learn English terminology (of cooling towers); perfect! Thank you!

  • @avadhootwale1422
    @avadhootwale14226 жыл бұрын

    Nice and to-the-point presentation... As always... 👍

  • @romanibukharst9517
    @romanibukharst95177 жыл бұрын

    Thanks sir. Thanks is a small word for this great work.

  • @nigelbrookes8534
    @nigelbrookes85346 жыл бұрын

    You blitzed this one!! Bravo!

  • @London_Native
    @London_Native8 жыл бұрын

    Great video! How about some maintenance video on for example, how to service a building pressurisation unit and expansion vessels? Or how to clean out a calorifier? Thanks!

  • @themansavingtech
    @themansavingtech5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for providing such a useful video.

  • @RajasthanInsight
    @RajasthanInsight7 жыл бұрын

    Nicely explained with real pictures of each component. Also plz share a video on VAM.

  • @8828569015
    @88285690156 жыл бұрын

    Really very helpful video !!

  • @mirasujana9347
    @mirasujana93475 жыл бұрын

    thankyou!! the best explaination

  • @chefjonsf
    @chefjonsf3 ай бұрын

    So very informative. Thank you. 🙏🏽 I’ve been working around these things a couple years now and your videos make sense of it all. Stationary Engineers and Operators!

  • @mtrghiu44
    @mtrghiu448 жыл бұрын

    Very good, thank you.

  • @derickmhlongo6399
    @derickmhlongo6399 Жыл бұрын

    A very informative video, this took my cursor straight to subscribe. I believe there is still a lot to learn here. thank you

  • @zaraknadeem7726
    @zaraknadeem77266 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to appreciate your efforts! your videos really helped me learn about and understand hvac systems thank you so much! (a civil engineer from pakistan)

  • @dongertan3320
    @dongertan33205 жыл бұрын

    Thanks guys for uploading this video. You guys are better than my instructor.

  • @randallthirteen8991
    @randallthirteen89917 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation.

  • @shemar_8793
    @shemar_87935 жыл бұрын

    Great detail video really helps a lot

  • @xinchen6369
    @xinchen63695 жыл бұрын

    very perfect 3D model

  • @techserv1bc
    @techserv1bc7 жыл бұрын

    very informative

  • @arwaabougharib8698
    @arwaabougharib86982 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Paul for the great explanation, as always. Can you please make one more video for Closed-circuit cooling towers, and how they're different from open cooling towers?

  • @CHOMAHOMA
    @CHOMAHOMA3 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always. Thank you.

  • @sriramreddy1236
    @sriramreddy12367 жыл бұрын

    Thank You Very much Sir!

  • @Chicken4beef
    @Chicken4beef7 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Video!

  • @takethedamnphoto
    @takethedamnphoto8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again mate.

  • @busiegcobo6107
    @busiegcobo61078 ай бұрын

    Very well explained. Thank you

  • @sayedmushtaq9415
    @sayedmushtaq94156 жыл бұрын

    Very nice explain thank u

  • @shardulkale7443
    @shardulkale74434 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video ♥️

  • @muhammadtallal9345
    @muhammadtallal93457 жыл бұрын

    Great Video, Please make a video Maintenance of the Hvac System

  • @justinnacu4502
    @justinnacu45024 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou very much paul! You explained everything very clear! I promise to buy you a coffee! Hahahah

  • @donaldthomas6010
    @donaldthomas60107 жыл бұрын

    great information

  • @jeylful
    @jeylful2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, mate -- Cheers!

  • @roystongibbs7189
    @roystongibbs71897 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @hannahjouy8644
    @hannahjouy86447 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your videos :)

  • @Quickscopezzzzzzzz
    @Quickscopezzzzzzzz3 жыл бұрын

    Best engineering content creator for the new generation of elite engineers

  • @prakhartiwari963
    @prakhartiwari9635 жыл бұрын

    I just got a project on study of cooling tower and efficiency improvement. This is great video for basic starting. Subscribed.

  • @89stylomilo

    @89stylomilo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can you share your study?

  • @ryantavera8729
    @ryantavera87293 ай бұрын

    makes alot of sense thank you so much for the information!

  • @bigejike95
    @bigejike957 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir

  • @alfonsod.287
    @alfonsod.2872 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed, amazing video mate!

  • @ahmadallam5355
    @ahmadallam53553 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much Paul, very clear \

  • @killacam838
    @killacam8385 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jakeriddell5017
    @jakeriddell50175 ай бұрын

    Really great video, thankyou 👍🏻

  • @IngDzib
    @IngDzib5 жыл бұрын

    All your videos are interesting!!!!

  • @SlickManChoux
    @SlickManChoux2 жыл бұрын

    There is also water jet oriented towards the thins. The tower cleans itself. Thank's for sharing

  • @francois-philippeparadis1839
    @francois-philippeparadis18398 жыл бұрын

    Well explained and very helpful. Thanks.

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    8 жыл бұрын

    +François-Philippe Paradis Glad you enjoyed it

  • @TheDarth24
    @TheDarth244 жыл бұрын

    awesome video ty

  • @markjosephmatol294
    @markjosephmatol294 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for video like this ❤️❤️❤️

  • @madhanj1079
    @madhanj10795 жыл бұрын

    really great video explaination is awsome keep up great work , and one request make the sound better

  • @619fcbgio
    @619fcbgio5 жыл бұрын

    Very well made video

  • @chankoksoon
    @chankoksoon10 ай бұрын

    Drain for draining the system for preventive maintenance, float valve for make up water to maintain water level at the basin to prevent air pocketing.

  • @softel3000
    @softel30005 жыл бұрын

    Good job. Please kindly write the basic equations used in design the cooling towers. ( simple and practical forms).

  • @jaysonteodosiointeg2141
    @jaysonteodosiointeg2141 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @charlesromero9570
    @charlesromero95707 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely wonderful presentation!

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Charles. Glad you enjoyed it, plenty more on the way.

  • @kmc7242
    @kmc72425 жыл бұрын

    great video! support

  • @hassanbias-ml5vc
    @hassanbias-ml5vc Жыл бұрын

    Yo bro when I mean I’m so grateful to have came across this video. I am in the field as we speak. I feel like a rookie, but this just gives any more knowledge to what I need to know. Thank you if there’s a way I can ever reach out to you please let me know.💪🏿🤙🏿

  • @sainadhreddy2845
    @sainadhreddy28456 жыл бұрын

    can you make a separate video for Air separator in Hvac system

  • @atefrod680
    @atefrod6802 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Maybe you could make a discord server for your channel? Would love to join one and discuss your videos with other fans! Keep it up, especially on HVAC topics! Please!

  • @rubendario3426
    @rubendario34266 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot, nice and clear explanations. Curious question: what is the software you use to do these wonderful presentations?

  • @user-ig7sm9ou1j
    @user-ig7sm9ou1j7 жыл бұрын

    好喜欢这个视频,图画的很直观。可惜听不太懂,英语太差。XIE XIE .感恩。

  • @l.crossjr
    @l.crossjr4 жыл бұрын

    What is the difference between a fluid cooler and a cooling tower and why would I choose one over the other. I have seen some sites that have both types. Not sure why

  • @ultrajn25
    @ultrajn253 жыл бұрын

    What are your observations between open and closed loop cooling towers, as to their cooling efficiencies?

  • @don.orlando.9351
    @don.orlando.93517 ай бұрын

    bouta pass my quiz bc of this 😈😈😈

  • @joepius2819
    @joepius28195 жыл бұрын

    Hey great video!! I had a doubt though how does the drift eliminator exactly help in condensing the warm air being sucked by the fan.

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    5 жыл бұрын

    It collides with the surface so the impact and pressure change, the material will be a cooler temperature also.

  • @ahmadshahzadkhan4319
    @ahmadshahzadkhan43194 жыл бұрын

    You are making so helpful and successfully videos hvac kindly make vrf system video

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    2 жыл бұрын

    New VRF unit video here:➡️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zp1lusmcgJTando.html

  • @malodenans
    @malodenans2 жыл бұрын

    This is channel is simple AWESOME, helped me a lot||||

  • @mytwocents7773
    @mytwocents77737 жыл бұрын

    Could you please increase the volume.

  • @sanjai.g9739
    @sanjai.g97393 жыл бұрын

    Super sir

  • @indiantraveller194
    @indiantraveller194 Жыл бұрын

    Very niece sir 🇮🇳👍

  • @michaelmooney3369
    @michaelmooney33695 жыл бұрын

    what part if any does evaporation play?

  • @nomadirfan
    @nomadirfan9 ай бұрын

    Good

  • @reasmeingor1962
    @reasmeingor19623 жыл бұрын

    What is the problem if heat rejection smaller than 200kw? but in/out temperatures and water flow rate are the same.

  • @rudyvargas3309
    @rudyvargas33096 жыл бұрын

    Is there a fan in the bottom by the base to get the ambien air inside the cooling tower is it just pulled from you top fan

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    6 жыл бұрын

    most have fans on the top but some will use ground mounted fans which sit at the side and blow air inside, these are usually used when the cooling tower would exceed height restrictions for local building regulations so shorter towers are needed

  • @jonathanpratt8036
    @jonathanpratt80362 жыл бұрын

    I've seen some of your more current videos, and they are much better than this. You should update this one with some engineering and design calculations as well as the physics behind the actual heat dissipation and water evaporation

  • @malikshehryar7145
    @malikshehryar71456 жыл бұрын

    If there is multi cell cooling tower then will there be a separate float valve for each cell or one float valve is enough for multi cell cooling tower?

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    6 жыл бұрын

    There are many ways to do it, there could be several towers connected together and a pipe running between all to balance the water level too

  • @holmanyusedciprianoliveros8935
    @holmanyusedciprianoliveros89356 жыл бұрын

    Hello my friend, why in the cooling towers that go on the roofs, it is assumed that the refrigerant that is in temperatures around 30 ° C, having contact with the ambient air that is supposed to be at a lower temperature, the coolant will give it heat , But what happens if the ambient temperature is higher, say 35 ° c, the process does not work? Am I understanding the concept well?

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    6 жыл бұрын

    These are just typical temperatures. The system will be designed to meet local requirements. If it can't dump heat into the air then the chiller will fail although the temperature can be increased, check with manufacture before doing so

  • @mihail7185
    @mihail71854 жыл бұрын

    Hi, if the water supply to the cooling tower (specified on the chiller's schematic) is 2000L/h, does that mean that 2000L of warm water are lost to the environment every hour? Is it worth trying to recover somehow? (asking for an academic group project that aims to recover heat/water from a chiller) Thank you..

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    4 жыл бұрын

    No it will recycle the water, a much smaller amount is lost to evaporation. You can reclaim some heat yes.

  • @matthewpadula1731
    @matthewpadula17312 жыл бұрын

    Question that seems very basic here... What is the difference between a cooling tower and a fluid cooler. Working in residential now everyone calls these towers fluid coolers, and that its different than cooling towers in commercial. Any info is appreciated, have not got a complete answer yet.

  • @sieandknsproductions3491
    @sieandknsproductions3491 Жыл бұрын

    There are also round cooling towers

  • @str8kronic
    @str8kronic Жыл бұрын

    Where does the water go when it's drained ? Is it reused somewhere or does it just go to the sewer? Also, where does the new, fresh water come from? If the building is connected to the city water supply, is that where the new water comes from? Is that usually connected at the chiller ?

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    Жыл бұрын

    It goes to the sewer, it comes from the water main. It enters near the pressurisation unit. See our video on chilled water schematics

  • @str8kronic

    @str8kronic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EngineeringMindset thank you. I'm taking my RMO exam from FDNY. I'm watching all your videos in order..many people told me these videos helped them a lot to pass the exam

  • @elran123
    @elran1236 жыл бұрын

    Great video. But I had to up the speed to 1.25 to get through it.

  • @garcjr
    @garcjr5 жыл бұрын

    So this is kind of like a giant swamp cooler except the air that is returned to the room would be dry?

  • @moumeshroy9384
    @moumeshroy93845 жыл бұрын

    How to calculate water loss in cooling tower as a rule of thumb

  • @kriskraken3669

    @kriskraken3669

    5 жыл бұрын

    rough rule of thumb we use- 1% of the flow for every 10degF just for evap

  • @TheTruthForum
    @TheTruthForum5 ай бұрын

    my building is about 30 yrs old and our bypass is pneumatic but even after watching this i still dont have a full concept of what the need is for the bypass... our pnumatic operations are being slowly phased out and changed to digital but if anybody reading this knows please fill me in

  • @richaunfacey5447
    @richaunfacey54477 жыл бұрын

    You have some very good vids but you need to speak louder, very hard to hear with my computer volume at 100%

  • @JohnnyJr396
    @JohnnyJr3964 жыл бұрын

    Please help.. how can a cooling tower reject heat, but a swamp cooler basically is the same setup is used for cooling. Can someone break it down for me?

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    4 жыл бұрын

    It rejects heat so its therefore cooling also.

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    @toinoux675 жыл бұрын

    Dédicace a tous les BTS FED qui viennent voir cette vidéo pour faire l'oral d'anglais TECH . Une pensée pour vous :) PS : moi je l'ai eu ;)

  • @dandan-yh3my
    @dandan-yh3my6 жыл бұрын

    so is this an open circuit then

  • @EngineeringMindset

    @EngineeringMindset

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes this is an open circuit, the condenser water leaves the pipe and is sprayed into the air of the cooling tower.

  • @chankoksoon
    @chankoksoon10 ай бұрын

    Baltimore Aircoil International?

  • @samson2395
    @samson23953 жыл бұрын

    Play at 1.5x speed it will save some time. Great video though

  • @kieranveres7498
    @kieranveres749812 күн бұрын

    why does water evaporate? If the intended purpose for the water is to get colder instead of hotter?

  • @thanasekaran3368
    @thanasekaran336820 күн бұрын

    How to maintain cooling tower