Utilities

Comprehensive insights into industrial utilities — cooling towers, steam systems, compressed air, and water treatment for efficient plant operations.

Utilities

Cooling Tower Efficiency: Formula, Psychrometric Principles, and Real-World Optimization

An engineering guide to calculate true cooling tower efficiency, optimize L/G ratio, and implement predictive maintenance using psychrometrics and field data.

Chemcasts Team

December 3, 2025

Utilities

Cooling Tower Fan Power Calculation – The Definitive Guide

Engineering guide to calculate cooling tower fan power using fan laws, airflow and pressure drop, with Excel and Python tools to cut energy use.

Chemcasts Team

December 1, 2025

Utilities

Cooling Tower Blowdown Calculation – The Definitive Guide

A modern, step-by-step engineering guide to accurately calculate cooling tower blowdown using 2025 best practices, silica control, Excel and Python tools.

Chemcasts Team

November 30, 2025

Utilities

Cooling Tower Makeup Water Calculation – Accurate Formulas & Tools

Master cooling tower makeup water calculation with exact mass-balance equations, modern evaporation formulas, drift rates, COC limits, ready-to-use Excel/Python calculators, and real plant examples.

Chemcasts Team

November 30, 2025

Utilities

Cooling Tower Cycles of Concentration Explained – The Complete Engineering Guide

A complete engineering guide to Cycles of Concentration (COC) in cooling towers with equations, silica limits, real plant benchmarks, Excel and Python tools.

Chemcasts Team

November 30, 2025

Utilities

What is a Cooling Tower and How Does it Work?

A complete engineering reference on cooling tower design and operation, covering evaporative cooling fundamentals, natural and mechanical draft types, psychrometric principles, water balance, heat load and loss calculations, and troubleshooting methods. Ideal for process, chemical, and mechanical engineers involved in utility system design or plant optimization.

Chemcasts Team

November 6, 2025

Utilities

Wet Bulb vs Dry Bulb Temperature | Cooling Tower Guide

Understand wet and dry bulb temperatures, their difference, psychrometric principles, and how they determine cooling tower performance and efficiency.

Chemcasts Team

November 6, 2025