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“CTI” ~ When I Google CTI, there are several names and companies associated with the acronym “CTI.” From Colorado Taekwondo Institute to Computer Tech-nologies Integrated to Coaches Training Institute to Oasis Cyber Threat Institute and to of course, our beloved Cooling Technology Institute. Amazingly enough the good ol’ internet comes up with “about 9,290,000 hits in 0.77 seconds~!

Think about that, almost ten million hits in less than one second! I could spend months just trying to see who all is associated with the acronym CTI! Yes modern technol-ogy has its benefits, however, do you know the acronym DDC? One is that it stands for the Dewey Decimal Classification. It is a proprietary library classification system first published in the US by Melvin Dewey in 1876. It has been revised and expanded through 23 major editions, the latest in 2011. For some of you “younger folks out there” who are scratching their heads think-ing everything is on line what’s this DDC? Try going to the Washington Library of Congress and find a book. A book rich in US history, a book rich in world history, a book on the arts, a book on the Constitution of the United States. Good luck if you don’t understand the DDC. The DDC introduced the concept of relative location and relative indexes which allow new books to be added to a library in the appropriate location based on subject.Cooling Towers have been around for a while too, back in the

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Annual Conference NewsHilton Houston North, Houston, Texas

February 4 - February 8, 2018

’18Your program committee would like to invite you and your company to the 2018 Annual Conference this year held in Houston, Texas. Along with the outstanding location we have a great pro-gram lined up for you. We have a full offering of informa-tion, education, and an opportunity to participate in some of the ongoing work on standards and codes. We believe it is our responsibility to make sure what we have to offer you can share with others at your company. Our goal is to bring you the most timely and latest information in the industry.

We have 30 papers being presented in a concurrent format on Monday and Tues-day. Water Treating will have one session, and our Performance & Technology Group and Engineering Standards & Maintenance Group will have the other. We hope you find our attempt to add more technical papers to our program beneficial. We will offer an extended time for committee work. In past winter meetings we had only a very short amount of time set aside to do the committee work. This year we have allowed much more time to do the work so important to the CTI. Please refer to the CTI news for times and committee work to be done. In addi-tion, please check our mobile app for the most up to date information. The Table Top Exhibits on Tuesday from 4:00p – 8:30p will consist of 63 top ven-dors from our industry to offer you a time to view the products and services they provide. There is still room for your company to put up a table for the exhibits.

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Monday Night Dinner Information ..................... page 13Committee Minutes ............................................... page 17List of Exhibitors and their Tables ........................ page 21CTI Certification Program .................................... page 23CTI Licensed Testing Agencies............................. page 24CTI Sound Testing ................................................. page 24Hotel Information .................................................. page 25Registration Form................................................... page 27

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Contact the CTI office with your inquiries.The CTI program includes an Owner/Operator Seminar (w/lunch) on Tuesday from 10:00a – 2:00p. All Owner/Operators (ONLY) are invited. Be sure to mark it on your registration form so we’ll have a close count.The very popular Ask The Expert session will be held Tuesday from 2:00p - 4:30p. Come prepared with your questions for the panel of experts. We will have folks from all the standing committees ready to support your questions with good qualified answers.Then on Wednesday from 8:00a - 12:00p will be the Education Program Ses-sion with five different topics. Information on the program is on page 3 of this newsletter.The CTI Program Committee has put together a program that will offer the best opportunity to inform, educate and expand your knowledge about our industry. We hope you come prepared to take full advantage of everything we have to offer you. A great location, outstanding food, entertainment, and a conference that will give back to the membership what you want… “Information”I, Helen Cerra, John Lichtie, your program committee, invite and welcome you to the 2018 Annual Conference and meeting. I look forward to seeing you in Houston, Texas.Phil Kiser, 2018 CTI Program Chairman

Message From The President

Bill HowardPresident

late 1800’s in fact some of the first towers were created and used. There is a rich history of cooling towers over the past 100 or so years, some on line, some in books and mostly there are individuals which have a plethora of great information re-garding cooling towers! Unfortunately, these individuals have not found the fountain of youth and there is the chance that we may someday lose all this great information! There is a small on-going campaign on “The History of Cooling Towers” which some of us have been trying to champion. We need your help and support and information. This should cover all continents and all cooling tower applications so if you are in the know and have history and documentation pertaining to cooling towers, the CTI office needs to hear from you! This is where we will compile all information and attempt to compile a historical, chronologi-cal past of cooling towers. Are you in the know, do you have historical knowledge and facts pertaining to Cooling Towers? Let us all join in on this endeavor! Go to the CTI website and click on the “Home” tab then click on contact CTI, and send your information to us, we will take it from there! As Snoop Dog says, “You’ve got to always go back in time if you want to move forward.” Let’s move forward together and as always:

Bill HowardCTI President 2016/2017

“Join in, get involved, learn, educate others, participate and thrive!”

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Session 4: Cooling Tower Performance Curves - a Primerpresented by Rich Aull, Richard Aull Cooling Tower Consultant

CTI’s cooling tower thermal test code ATC-105, is used as the basis of cooling tower testing around the world. The test code is complete with appendices that illustrate the use of the code with example analysis in both US customary and SI units. Examples of typical performance curves are provided for both mechanical draft and natural draft towers. These curves are used in the interpretation of test results and form the basis of the resulting reported tower’s capability and cold-water deviation. My talk will center on how typical performance curves should appear for all types of cooling towers, how they differ with regard to tower type, how to recognize

curves that are blatantly incorrect, and how the new revision of CTI ATC-105 will address these issues. Also, there will be reference to the CTI Toolkit software and how it can be used as tool for producing and checking performance curves.Richard Aull, PE is an expert in cooling tower design, performance rating and analysis with over 38 years of experience in the industry. Prior to starting his consulting business, he was Director of Application Engineering within the Cooling Tower Group at Brentwood Industries. His responsibilities included application engineering, new product develop-ment, product quality assurance standards and sales support for the international business development team. Rich is active in the Cooling Technology Institute (CTI), having served as a board member and Vice Chair of the Performance & Technology (P&T) Committee and is currently serving as the Software Publishing Task Group Chair and Vice Chair of the Multi-Agency Testing Committee. In addition, he has published technical papers and conducted seminars on a variety of cooling tower topics for the CTI, EPRI, International Water Conference, IAHR, India’s National Thermal Power Corporation and ASME. Rich received his B.S. & M.S. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of New Jersey & Pennsylvania.

Owner Operator SessionTuesday, February 6, 2018 / 12:00p - 2:00p

(lunch included)

2018 Educational SeminarWednesday, February 7, 2018, 8:00a - Noon

Session 1: Cooling Tower Fundamentalspresented by Kent Martens, SPX Cooling Technologies

Have you ever had a “basic” question about cooling towers, but were afraid to ask? You’re not alone! Even seasoned industry veterans are sometimes involved in a very specific area of cool-ing towers, and may not know everything about the basics. The broad range of topics covered in this presentation will include common cooling tower terminology, how cooling towers work, the parameters that need to be defined to size a cooling tower, the advantages and disadvantages of different tower types, designing and operating towers efficiently, how to design for reduced flow

operation, water quality basics, water consumption, and basic sound mitigation techniques.Kent Martens has been employed by SPX Cooling Technologies/Marley for thirty-four years, serving in a variety of technical and commercial positions. His roles have included thermal ratings, product management, sales, management, marketing, training, and techni-cal advisory roles. He is currently a Regional Sales Manager for the Western USA. Kent holds a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University, and serves as the chairman of the Industry Advisory Council for the Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering Department at KSU. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Kansas. Kent is a member of ASHRAE, and is very active in CTI where he currently serves on the Board of Directors, and is Chair of the Performance & Technology Committee.

Session 2: Patient’s Perspective of Legionnaire’s Diseasepresented by Tonya Winders, Allergy & Asthma Network

This session will cover the patient’s perspective of Legionnaire’s Disease and the need for comprehensive standards focused on the entire water system, not the cooling towers alone.Tonya Winders, MBA is currently the President and Chief Execu-tive Officer of Allergy & Asthma Network, the leading patient advocacy organization dedicated to ending needless death and suffering due to asthma, allergies and related conditions. Tonya has over 17 years of experience in leadership roles within the allergy and asthma industry. From sales and marketing leadership to man-

aged markets access, she has worked tirelessly to ensure patients have access to effective diagnostic and treatment tools. Tonya serves on several expert panels including NAEPP and NIAID Immunotherapy Utilization. Furthermore, she is on the board of directors of Not One More Life, American Respiratory Care Foundation and is the current president of the Global Asthma & Allergy Patient Platform. Tonya is the mother of five children, four of whom have asthma and/or allergies, ranging in age from 12-18 years old. She is a fierce patient advocate who overcame cancer twelve years ago. She now enjoys spend-ing time with her husband of twenty years Brian Winders and cheering on her children in various sports.

Session 3: EPRI Research on Cooling System Technologiespresented by Jeffery Preece, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Mr. Preece’s presentation will highlight the following points: Gen-eral overview of EPRI research on cooling system technologies and new test center (under development); Review of techno-economic evaluation on flue gas heat recovery combined with membrane distillation for cooling tower water makeup treatment; Review of demonstration using iodine vapor for cooling water biofouling control; and Review of recent projects related to advanced cooling system technologiesJeffery Preece is a senior technical leader at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and is responsible for planning and

managing power plant water management R&D projects for EPRI’s Water Management Technology program. Focus areas include water requirements for environmental controls; increasing efficiency of water use; and addressing water treatment issues. Prior to joining EPRI in 2014, Jeffery provided technical support for flue gas desulfurization wastewater treatment systems at a U.S. electric utility company. In previous roles, he supported boiler/steam cycle chemistry, demineralized water treatment systems, and cooling water chemistry applications for coal-fired and combined-cycle facilities. Jeffery has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Serving as Chairman of the Owner/Operator program this year is Jeffrey Parham. Jeff has been with Xcel Energy in Amarillo, Texas since 2003. He has a MBA from West Texas A&M University (emphasis on management) and a BS - Mechanical Engi-neering Technology with a Minor in Manufacturing from New Mexico State University.Please attend the Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) Owner/Operator Session at the 2018 CTI Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. The Council is comprised of owner/operators that are responsible for cooling towers, associated equipment as well as water treatment for the cooling systems at their facilities. This is an opportunity for owner/operators to hear informative presentations from recognized experts in the industry and talk with their peers about issues they are having and share lessons learned as well as best practices developed through experience. All those with an Owner/Operator ribbon at the Conference are welcome and encouraged to attend.

This year’s Council will feature one technical presentation followed by an owner/operator only open forum discussion (no suppli-ers or manufacturers present). The presentation will be about the use of CTI Standards and Guidelines when creating Construction Scopes of work and/or Installation Specifications. The open discussion following the presentation is a great opportunity for owner/operators to cultivate relation-ships amongst each other and have a candid discussion about their ongoing operations, problems and solutions. Come prepared to share thoughts and experiences on topics ranging from performance monitoring, certifying cooling towers, water quality, plume abatement, and vibration. Be sure to sign up and come enjoy the benefits of being an active participant in this Council.

Jeffrey ParhamO/O Program Chair

Session 5: Reliability in an ACC Gear Box: From a Designers Perspectivepresented by Chad Brown, Amarillo Gear Company, LLC

Gearbox reliability is imperative in critical and demanding appli-cations. If reliability is out of focus relative to the design work, the result will be frustration and downtime when the gearbox is expected for operation. During the gearbox design stage, there are certain considerations necessary to ensure proper gearbox performance and that the expected equipment life is realized. Design standards, application understandings, and serviceability are key categories to evaluate when designing a gearbox for a specific purpose and duty point. This paper will discuss proven considerations that will build reliability in at the foundation of an

air-cooled condenser parallel shaft gearbox yielding a design that is robust, cost effective, and dependable. Chad Brown graduated West Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science for Mechanical Engineering in 2008. He has had the opportunity to work for Amarillo Gear since 2004 as an Engineering Intern, Metallurgical Laboratory Technician, Gear Engineer, Research and Development Supervisor, and now Engineering Manager. For three years after college, he worked various positions at Xcel Energy as an engineer as well. Chad has received the Advanced Gear Engineering Certificate from American Gear Manufac-turers Association and currently serves as a director on the board for Access Community Credit Union and the engineering advisory board for West Texas A&M University. Most importantly, he loves spending time with his family of 3 young girls and wonderful wife of 12 years. He especially enjoys camping and the outdoors.

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New CTI Members for 2017

Aero Solutions SASWesley Bradley

CostainJoe Cuellar

Deseret PowerDezhou Beitai Refrigeration

Equipment Co., LtdExxonMobil

Galebreaker Industrial LimitedGuntner U.S. LLC

Imas Klima Sogutma Makina Sanayi Tic Ve Mum As

LaborelecLiyang Conlen Cooling System Co., Ltd

Metrix Instruments CompanyPoon Cheon Vina Company Ltd*ProChemTech International, Inc.

Qinyang Zhonghe Zhida Technology Co., Ltd

Radical Polymers, LLCRichard Aull Cooling Tower

Consulting, LLCSAI Industrial Techno-Service*

Siemens Industry IncStone Cold Cooling Towers

Super Tower Industries Pte Ltd*Synergy Services Co., LtdTavan Afzar Company*

United Water ConsultantsVIRIDIS Engineering

*reinstated members

Ask the ExpertTuesday, February 6, 2018

2:00p - 4:30p

Make plans for the Ask the Expert session to be held Tuesday, February 6, 2018 starting at 2:00p and going to 4:30p. Do you have a nagging question that con-cerns any aspect of your cooling tower operation? Maybe you have a question concerning one of the technical papers you heard at the conference. This is the place to get those questions answered. Put your question on cards provided or on a piece of paper and place it in the receptical at the regiatration area. As with last year the questions will appear on a monitor - helping all to understand what is being asked.

Cooling Technology Institute’s 2018-2019 President Elect

Helen CerraHelen is a Technical Staff Consultant with ChemTreat, Inc. located in Richmond, Virginia. She has over thirty years of professional experience in all aspects of water treatment, including boiler, cooling, waste treatment and environmental/regulatory affairs.

She has authored/co-authored papers for and made presentations at various trade organizations includ-ing, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Cooling Technology Institute (CTI), Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop (EUCW), International Water Conference (IWC), Virginia Society of Healthcare Engineers (VSHE) and National Association of Corrosion En-gineers (NACE).

With a concentration on Legionella minimization, Helen is Secretary of the ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 188 as well as Chair of the ASHRAE Techni-cal Committee 3.6, Water Treatment. In addition, she is active on the Water Treating and Program Committees with Cooling Technology Institute (CTI), having been a past member of their Board of Directors. She is currently Chair of GDL-159, the task group expanding CTI Guidelines for Control of Legionella. Helen holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University and is a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) and ASHRAE.

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2018 May 7: Deadline for Abstracts June 11: Authors Notified by Program Chair Aug 6: Copy of the first draft must

be sent to CTI office for review

Nov 12: Final draft, based on review comments and slides due in the CTI office

Abstract Forms can be obtained by contacting

the CTI office at 281.583.4087 or email:

[email protected]

CALL FOR PAPERS

2019 Annual ConferenceFebruary 5-9, 2019

Sheraton New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

The following schedule will begin the process for papers presented at the 2019 Annual Conference:

CTI Thanks The Following Sponsors For Their Contributions

To The Hospitality Suites For 2018

1. Aggreko Cooling Tower Services2. Amarillo Gear Company3. Bailsco Blades & Castings, Inc.4. Bedford Reinforced Plastics5. Brentwood Industries6. ChemTreat, Inc.7. CM Towers, Inc.8. Comefri USA Inc.9. Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P.10. Cooling Tower Depot, Inc.

Full Conference(s) Sponsorship11. Cooling Tower Technologies, LLC12. Enexio US LLC13. EvapTech, Inc.14. Evergreen Cooling Technologies, Inc.15. F.E. Moran, Inc.16. FasTec International17. Hansen Industrial18. Howden19. Hudson Products Corporation20. Infinity Fasteners, Inc.

21. Iwaki America, Inc.22. MasterTech Services23. Moore Fans LLC24. Precision Cooling Towers, Inc.25. Rexnord Industries26. C.E. Shepherd Co., LP27. Special Pathogens Laboratory28. SPX Cooling Technologies29. Strongwell30. Tower Engineering, Inc.31. Tower Performance, Inc.

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Cooling Technology Institute

Code of EthicsWe the members of the Cooling Technology Institute (CTI), when acting on behalf of CTI, its members and the industry, will always abide by:

• Behaving with honesty, trustworthiness, and in good faith in representing and performing duties for the betterment of the CTI.

• Always striving to provide the best and most up to date technological information so CTI remains current with industry standards, specifications, guidelines and recommended practices for the benefit of both our members and our industry.

• Insuring that all official works, statements and/or actions on behalf of CTI are so noted as official property of the CTI. All non-official works, statements and/or actions will be clearly recognized as not of CTI and are of personal opinion.

• Avoiding damaging or critical actions with other CTI members that might be personally hurtful or degrading to their employer.

• Exposing existing or past conflicts and rectifying these conflicts in an expedient manner to the best possible solution for all parties involved.

• Holding fellow CTI members in the highest regard of respect and admiration.

August 29, 2006

Key Features of CTI ToolKit Version 3.2• Air Properties Calculator. Fully ASHRAE compliant,

psychrometrics. Interactive.• Thermal Design Worksheet. in the “Demand Curve” Tab

which can be saved to file and retrieved for later review. Now with printable and exportable graphs.

• Performance Evaluator. in the “Performance Curve” Tab to evaluate induced draft or forced draft, crossflow or counterflow cooling tower performance. Now calculates percent performance or leaving water temperature deviation. Data can be entered manually or with an input file. Automatic Cross-Plotting. Now with printable and exportable graphs.

• New and Improved Help Files. guide you through the software, explain performance evaluation techniques and offer tips for use.

Now works with Microsoft Windows 10 and all earlier Win-dows Operating Systems back to Windows 95

(16 MB ram recommended, and 3 MB free disk space required)

Cooling Tower Software Tools by the Cooling Technology Institute

CTI ToolKit Ver 3.2”...now Windows 10 compatable

Dress code for the Annual

Conference is Business Casual

No Ties!

a question go to www.cti.org

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• FRP and Plastics Task Group [Jamie Bland] - STD-136 Thermoplastic Material for Fill, ESG- 152 FRP Structural Products and Design, ESG-164 Thermoplastic Fill, Information, R Seismic Factor • Tower Operations Task Group [Phillip Poll] - ESG-138 Long-term Storage of Cooling Towers; Chapter 1 Cooling Tower Operations • Hazard & Environmental Protection Systems Task Group [James Blake] - ESG-121 Safety, Chapter 12 Fire Protestion, Field Erection Practices

Attend the Committee Meeting of Your ChoiceFebruary 5-7, 2018

Below are the agendas - look to see with what committee you can be an active participantEngineering Standards and Maintenance Agenda

Philip Poll - OBR Cooling Towers, Inc., Vice Chair & SchedulerJohn Ahern - EvapTech, Inc., Vice Chair & Secretary

James F. Blake - American Lightning Protection, Vice Chair & Roster Ken Mortensen - SPX Cooling Technologies, ChairJon Bickford - Alliant Energy, AdHoc Coordinator

I. Review Minutes from the Summer 2017 ES&M Meeting II. Task Group Meetings by category

• Wood, Metal, and Concrete Materials Task Group [Bill Howard] – ESG-123 Concrete Restoration; ESG-153 Portland Cement, ESG-164 FRC Panels • Mechanical and Electrical Task Group [Craig Burris] - Chapter 11 Electrical Components

Make your plans to attend

Future Meetingsfor CTI

Annual ConferenceFebruary 4-8, 2018

Hilton Houston NorthHouston, TX

֎Committee Workshop

July 15-18, 2018La Cantera ResortSan Antonio, TX

֎Annual ConferenceFebruary 3-7, 2019



July 7-10, 2019The PeabodyMemphis, TN

֎Annual ConferenceFebruary 9-13, 2020The Westin Galleria

Houston, TX

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Press Release

Contact: Chairman, CTI Multi-Agency Testing

Committee

Houston, Texas2-November-2017Cooling Technology Institute, PO Box 681807, Houston, Texas 77268 - The Cooling Technology Institute announces its annual invitation for interested thermal testing agencies to apply for potential Licensing as CTI Thermal Testing Agencies. CTI provides an independent third party thermal testing program to service the industry. Interested agencies are required to declare their interest by March 1, 2018, at the CTI address listed.

Performance & Technology Agenda

Jared Medlan - McHale & Associates, Inc., Vice ChairKent Martens - SPX Cooling Technologies, ChairChris Lazenby - Southern Company, Vice Chair

Call to Order/AnnouncementsI. Introduction of AttendeesII. Approval of 2017 Summer Workshop P&T MinutesIII. Task Group Meetings – Overview of Key Issues & Meeting Schedule.

a. ATC-128 - Sound Test Cod b. STD-204 - Sound Certification Task Force

c. STD-202 - Publication of Custom Tower Thermal Performance Results d. PFM-143 - Airflow Testing e. ATC-105 - Thermal Performance Acceptance Test Code f. STD-201 - Thermal Performance Certification g. Water Usage and Measurement Task Force h. ATC-140 - Drift Measurement Test Code i. STD-105S - Acceptance Testing for Closed Circuit Coolers

Committee Meeting of Your Choice Continued

j. STD-106 - Acceptance Testing for Evaporative Condensers k. STD-107 Acceptance Testing for Air-Cooled Condensers l. Air-Cooled Fluid Coolers

m. ATC-150 - Acceptance Testing for Wet-Dry Plume Abatement Towers

n. PGT-156 Thermal Performance Test Preparation

o. CTI Manual Review:i. Chapter 2 Introduction to ii. Thermal Designiii. Chapter 3 Performance Variablesiv. Chapter 5 Field Testing

IV. New BusinessAdjourn

Water Treating Committee Agenda

Phil Kiser - PQ Corporation, ChairCharles Kuhfeldt - Athlon Solutions, Vice Chair

Brian Corbin - Dow Microbial Control, Secretary

Monday (Feb 5) Session (3:45p - 5:00p)• Water Treatment Committee Full Committee Meeting• WTG-161, Best Practices for Cooling Water Systems, Jack Bland, Chair

Tuesday (Feb 6) Session (10:00a - Noon)• 10:00a - 10:30a - WTG-126 - Brian Corbin Chair• 10:30a - 11:00a - WTG-130C - Pete Elliott, Chair• 11:00a - 11:30a - WTG-142 - John Zibrida, Chair• 11:30a - Noon - WTG-155 - Jim Kanuth, Chair (concurrent sessions)• 11:30a - Noon - WTG-158 - Mark Winter, Chair (concurrent sessions)• Noon - 1:00p - (Lunch) WTG-168 - Paul Puckorius, Chair

Wednesday (Feb 7) Session (1:30p - 5:00p)• Noon - 2:00p - GDL-139 - Legionella• 2:00p - 3:00p - WTG-130B - Bob Cunningham, Chair• 3:00p - 4:00p - Final Committee Wrap-up

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8:30a - 9:00aTP18-02Efficient Water Use to Boost the Air-Cooled Condenser PerformanceLuc De Backer, ENEXIO

Since Sep 2015, Dr. Luc De Backer has been Vice President of Tech-nology with GEA, now known as ENEXIO. In 2011, Luc founded his own consultancy company, mainly to set up a new Air Cooled Condenser product line for LACC, Inc. Between 2004 and 2011, he was employed by GEA with a technical management role in wet & dry cooling, and by Bechtel Power as technical specialist for power plant cooling systems. Dr. De Backer started his professional ca-reer with Hamon after obtaining a PhD in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering from the Free University of Brussels.During hot ambient conditions, it is often desirable to boost the

performance of an ACC (Air-Cooled Condenser) to avoid a steam turbine trip under full load conditions. A Simple way to accomplish this is to spray water into the ACC air inlet (evaporative cooling). But this approach has many drawbacks and does not work under certain operating conditions. A more efficient way is to use the water in a small wet section add-on. The water consumption and performance improvement of both ACC performance boosting methods will be compared and the advantages and disadvantages will be discussed.

9:00a - 9:30aTP18-04Investigation About Wastewater Profile to Reuse in Cooling Tower, An Operational Risk DiscussionSalvador Avita Filho, Jean M.P. Silva, José R.N. Lopes, Marco A.B. Araújo, Maria B. M. M. Nobrega, Federal University of Bahia

Chemical Engineer and Petrochemical Processing has actuated in Chemical Industry. Salvador specialized as: statistical techniques to investigate abnormalities in the industry and as Organizational Consultant for transforming culture. As manager of a small factory he set model for clean management. As teacher, he actuated at un-dergraduate courses in Administration, Chemical Engineering, and Production. He was a researcher in clean technologies to reduce water consumption. His doctorate research was in the area of hu-man and organizational cultures. He has conducted research and services in the areas of Risk Management, Organizational Culture,

Human Reliability, and Process and Operational.Cooling towers are fundamental equipment in the industry to remove process heat and cool the working fluid. When cooling is due to the use of water evaporation, the volume of water lost is substantial. In a scenario of reducing the supply of water to industry, reuse of non-potable water from liquid effluents has been used as a make-up feature in cooling towers. This paper discusses the main problems and risks associated with the use of reuse water in an oil refinery.

9:30a - 10:00aTP18-06Importance of Corrosion Monitoring in Cooling Water SystemsMichael Dorsey, AquaCorr Services

Prior to AquaCorr Services, Dorsey was a Senior Specialist in the Corporate Engineering Materials Group at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, where he had a successful career for over 36 years.While at DuPont, he initiated and led the development of a Cor-porate Water Treatment Initiative. He was the lead consultant for water-treatment and brine-treatment support to multiple plants globally across the company. He has authored papers and led com-mittees around corrosion and water treatment practices at various associationsCorrosion monitoring in cooling water systems is used primarily to

insure adequate water treatment program. Protecting the owner’s equipment should be the primary goal. In many instances, there hasn’t been enough importance placed on accurately measuring and reporting corrosion results. Most corrosion systems are installed in conve-nient locations and many of those locations do not properly provide accurate assessment. This paper will describe various methods and programs from standard corrosion coupons to various online corrosion monitoring systems and other techniques.

Monday, February 5, 2018

7:00a - 10:00a - Service, Atrium7:00a - 5:00p - Registration and Paper Sales, Atrium7:00a - 5:00p - Speakers’ Breakfast, Photo Session & Prep Room, Salon 17:30a - President’s Address - Bill Howard, Raphael Ballroom A7:40a - Long Range Planning - Trevor Hegg, Raphael Ballroom A7:50a - Eurovent Update - Paul Lindahl, Raphael Ballroom A8:00a - Multi Agencies Report - Frank Michell, Raphael Ballroom A8:10a - Certification Report - Tom Womack, Raphael Ballroom A

8:30a - 9:00aTP18-01Be Very Cautious When Removing a BiofilmEdward T. Ott, Sr., ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc.

Edward T. Ott Sr. is a Senior Technical Consultant for ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc., a major global instrumentation and control water treatment equipment company. He is based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania American headquarters and has provided technical support expertise in the chemical metering and monitoring field for the past 37 years.Most of us understand that a Biofilm could have several layers with a protective film or slime between each layer. When we are treating a biofilm different bacteria and viruses might be uncovered as each layer gets exposed. This could become a Pandora’s box

if we are not careful. In this paper, we will look at the various methods: of treating a process that contains a biofilm, methods of addition and control of the chemistries used and what might happen if the biofilm is removed too quickly.

9:00a - 9:30aTP18-03Determination of Service Life of Wood Framed Cooling TowersDennis R. Moran, CM Towers, Inc.

Dennis attended Milwaukee School of Engineering and graduated from Newark College of Engineering in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Profes-sional Engineer in the State of New Jersey since 1978. Served as Vice-President & General Sales Manager of Tower Performance, Inc.,1972-1979. President of CM Towers, Inc., formed in 1980, serving the repair and thermal upgrade of existing towers and construction of new towers the Cooling Tower industry. Has been involved in Cooling Technology Institute conferences and committee work since 1974. Previously authored and presented technical papers and workshop sessions for CTI.

The Cooling Tower Industry has a large population of older wood framed towers servic-ing power plants, petro-chemical and other process applications. As these installations age, they succumb to deterioration from natural aging and operational affects diminish strength. Combining a wood sampling program, physical properties analysis, detailed structural inspections and computer structural software analysis the current structural analysis can be determined.

9:30a - 10:00aTP18-05A Case for Structural Health Monitoring for Cooling TowersMark E. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., Narendra Gosain, Ph.D., P.E. and Matthew Pavelchak, P.E., Walter P Moore and Associates

Mark Williams, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., is a Principal and Senior Project Manager in Walter P Moore Diagnostics Group. He has 15 years’ experience in structural engineering analysis, design and manage-ment, as well as software engineering research and development. Dr. Williams has been involved with the restoration of several cooling towers as well as repair of several bridges and garage projects that have used state of the art carbon fiber reinforced polymers for structural enhancements.This paper will explore the current state of the art in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) concepts and instrumentation for evalu-

ating the structural behavior of cooling towers. The process of SHM project planning, sensor selection, remote and wireless sensing technology, data collection and acquisition systems to capture specific behaviors will be addressed in simplified and usable terms. Sensor technologies will also be discussed including inclinometers, accelerometers, strain gages, anemometers and thermocouples. Case studies of SHM executed successfully on different types of structures will be provided along with an instrumentation plan for a cooling tower structure as well. SHM has a tremendous potential in cooling tower struc-tures to economically address restoration and maintenance challenges facing engineers, facilities personnel and owners.

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

3:00p - 5:00p - Board of Directors’ Meeting with Committee Chairs Salon 1

4:00p - 8:00p - Registration, Atrium

5:00p - 12:00a - Hospitality Suite Open (Bar Closes @ 9:30p) Raphael Ballrooms A&B

- Super Bowl Party -6:00p - 8:00p - Speaker Ready Room, Raphael Ballroom C

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Again this year the Technical Sessions will run simultaneously between CONFERENCE PROGRAMtwo separate Ballrooms. Look closely to see which paper you want to attend.


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10:00a - 10:30aTP18-07Managing Pipe Stresses and End Loads Utilizing Rubber Expansion JointsLloyd B. Aanonsen, P.E., General Rubber Corp.

Lloyd B. Aanonsen is President of General Rubber Corp. General Rubber is best known for their performance rubber expansion joints utilized primarily in the Power and Industrial markets. He is a licensed Engineer, with 30-years of direct product development experience. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Dowling College. He has authored numerous articles on the design and application of performance expansion joints. Within the Fluid Sealing Association, he has held multiple terms as division chair and technical committee chair, as well as

being on their board.It is a fundamental principle that all piping systems require support and some degree of flexibility. Today’s pipe stress engineer must go beyond checking for just allowable pipe stresses but must also check for load limitations on the equipment and/or support structure. In this regard, it is helpful to look at several alternative solutions for the same application and compare the different end loading results. four alternative solutions can include rigid pipe loops, traditional unrestrained rubber expansion joints, as well as two other more advanced rubber expansion joint arrangements. An example application of a 36” diameter carbon steel pipe with a 100’ axial run under 90 psi with temperature fluctuation of 100°F will be used. Each solution will restrain the pressure thrust forces, absorb the axial thermal movement of 0.8” and keep the piping system within allowable stresses. However, each solution will have very different end loads.

10:30a - 11:00aTP18-09Thermal Performance Assessment Through Cooling Tower Modeling: Refinery CaseSalvador Avila Filho, Jean Marcel Prazeres Silva, Ivan Costa Passos, Jade Spinola Ávila, Federal University of Bahia

Chemical Engineer and Petrochemical Processing has actuated in Chemical Industry. Salvador specialized as: statistical techniques to investigate abnormalities in the industry and as Organizational Consultant for transforming culture. As manager of a small fac-tory he set model for clean management. As teacher, he actuated at undergraduate courses in Administration, Chemical Engineering, and Production. He was a researcher in clean technologies to re-duce water consumption. His doctorate research was in human and organizational cultures. He has conducted research and services in the areas of Risk Management, Organizational Culture, Human

Reliability, and Process and Operational.Water is currently a major object of interest in industries because it has a great applicabil-ity, mainly as a refrigerant fluid and in parallel there is a need to develop mechanisms that optimize its use. Cooling towers are the equipment responsible for reducing the tempera-ture of hot water from the process. In this work, we wi use the mathematical modeling as methodology for the determination of the thermal performance of a cooling tower located in an oil refinery in the state of Bahia, using design data and historical data for the related analysis.

11:00a - 11:30aTP18-11Cost/Performance Tradeoffs Among Wet, Dry and Hybrid Cooling SystemsJohn S. Maulbetsch and Michael N. Difilippo, Maulbetsch Consulting

Since 1999, Dr. Maulbetsch has been a private consultant to government and industry. Most of his work has been on water use and conservation in electric power production. He has published two major studies on alternative cooling systems for power plants for the California Energy Commission and the Electric Power Research Institute. Prior to establishing his consulting practice, he was at the Electric Power Research Institute for 23 years where he led the Institute-wide Exploratory Research/Strategic R&D effort. Prior to joining EPRI, Dr. Maulbetsch was the Director of the Energy Technology Center of Dynatech Corporation in Cambridge,

Massachusetts and before that on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Maulbetsch received his S.B., S.M. and Ph.D. degrees from M.I.T. in 1960, 1962 and 1965 respectively. He is a Life Fellow of the ASME, a former Council Delegate from the Engineering Section of the AAAS and has served on numerous governmental and academic advisory boardsThe needs for increasing amounts of electric power and to conserve locally limited fresh water supply can sometimes come into conflict. Since power plant cooling is the major use of water in most plants, it is the choice of cooling system that frequently mediates this conflict. Traditional wet-cooling systems have good efficiency and low cost but high water consumption); dry cooling virtually eliminates water consumption but at higher cost and reduced efficiency. Hybrid, wet/dry cooling systems enable significant water savings, albeit at higher cost, in comparison to wet cooling and provide improved plant efficiency and output at frequently lower cost in comparison to all-dry systems. This paper presents quantified tradeoffs among wet, dry and hybrid cooling systems for typical gas-fired, combined-cycle plants operating in a range of ambient conditions characteristic of the State of California in the US.

10:00a - 10:30aTP18-08Causes of System Failure Unrelated to Water ChemistryPat Guccione, Chem-Aqua, Inc. and Adam Green, Baker Donelson

Pat Guccione has a BS degree in Physics, a BS degree in Chemi-cal Engineering and Master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry. He began his career with Betz Water Management in 1976 where he held a variety of field sales and internal management positions. Pat joined Chem-Aqua in 1999 and spent time as Chem-Aqua General Manager in Europe until returning to the United States in 2004 to assume his current position with Chem-Aqua. Pat is a 35-year member of NACE (National Associations of Corrosion Engineers), as well as a member of AWT, ACS and AIChE.Identifying the true cause(s) of building water system failures is

critical to prevention, mitigation and where applicable, legal defense. Any system failure is generally the result of several, often complex, variables. Because of the specialized nature of chemical water treatment knowledge, chemical water treatment has become an easy scapegoat for a wide variety of system failure claims. However, the origin of these problems is frequently either unrelated to water chemistry, or water chemistry is just one of several variables contributing the failure. Common causes of system failure unrelated to water treatment include: (a) Operational Issues; (b) Design Issues; and (c) and the lack of Legacy Knowledge with respect to the system operation and maintenance practices. It is the intent of the authors that the understanding of the possible causes will aid in identifying the root cause of the occurrence.

10:30a - 11:00aTP18-10Is it Time to Reconsider How We Test for Total Bacteria and Legionella Bacteria in Cooling Tower Water SystemsPaul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc and John Dresty, Griswold Water Systems, Inc.

Paul Puckorius is an independent water consultant whose company does not sell chemicals or equipment. Paul has over 50 years’ experience with microbiological control in cooling water systems. He has also been involved in Legionella out breaks by working with state and federal agencies on investigations of legionella in cooling water systems. Paul has done work throughout the world with cool-ing water systems in major industry as well as HVAC facilities in trouble shooting problems, root cause determination, development of water treatment programs, litigation, utilization of DNA for cor-rosive microbiological organisms, plus the development of the scale

corrosion prodictive tool known as the Puckorius Scaling Index. He has been past president of CTI and has member of CTI for over 50 years. Microbiological testing, specifically for total bacteria and Legionella bacteria in cooling tower water systems has been using a methodology that basically has not changed for many years. The recent Legionnaires Disease outbreaks due to cooling tower water systems has prompted a closer look at the methodology to determine if there is a need to consider a change that would be more representative of the true microbiological levels in these sys-tems. Testing of “Bio-Film” instead of water samples suggests that this is a much better methodology that should be implemented which will very likely reduce total bacteria and Legionella bacteria levels in the cooling tower water system thus reducing outbreaks. A field-friendly procedure has been developed and is provided.

11:00a - 11:30aTP18-12Underwater Robotic Technology for Online Tower Basin CleaningJoe Leist and Randi Lee Morgan, Scantron Robotics USA, Inc.

Joe Leist is the Owner/CEO of Scantron Robotics USA, Inc., Educa-tion: Studied Electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Background: 7+ years of union boiler making prior to operating Scantron Robotics USA . Did you know that cooling tower basins can be cleaned without confined space entry and while facilities remain in full operation? Typically, cooling tower basins and other industrial water tanks are cleaned during facility wide outages and involve dangerous confined space entry and lengthy procedures. This presentation will introduce an innovative alternative method for cooling tower basin cleaning that

utilizes robotic technology to eliminate the dangers and lost productivity that is associated with traditional tank cleaning methods. A comprehensive review of the process and its benefits will be presented.

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This year instead of drawing ticket stubs for the prizes given at Monday’s luncheon CTI will be drawing names from those who have downloaded the CTI Conference App. Get the app for the possibility of winning a prize but use it as a tool for staying updated on any changes throughout the conference.

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2:00p - 2:30pTP18-16A Landmark Legionella Lawsuit: A Case Study Highlighting the Legal, Mechanical and Microbiological FactorsAdam Green, Baker Donelson; Janet Stout, Ph.D., Special Pathogens Laboratory; and Robert Cunningham, International Water Consultants, Inc.

Adam Green served as lead counsel for the target defendant in the Gross v. Baltimore Aircoil case. Over the past 16 years, he has suc-cessfully defended high value, catastrophic failures of building water systems across the country arising from a myriad of different causes. Over the same period, he has routinely defended wrongful death and personal injury actions arising from a litany of exposures to various toxins and toxicants. He is regarded as one of the nation’s foremost attorneys in cooling water systems and chemical water treatment.This publication addresses the highly complex nature of the legal, mechanical and microbiological factors underlying the landmark

decision in the Gross v. Baltimore Aircoil, et al. case believed to be the first reported Legion-naire’s disease case wherein a chemical water treater was alleged to owe a general duty to the public to protect it from Legionella related illness. The fundamental legal issues include: (1) the existence of a legal duty by a chemical water treater to prevent the formation of a ubiquitous bacterium; (2) the existence of a legal duty by a chemical water treater to test for or “control” Legionella bacterium; (3) the lack of any statute or regulation establishing the appropriate legal standard of care regarding Legionella prevention or control; (4) the intent of the treater and its customer with respect to the scope of services; (5) the existence of a legal duty for a chemical treater to warn a premises owner about Legionella; and (6) the Plaintiff’s burden of proving that insufficient treatment was the legal cause of the injuries.

2:30p – 3:00pTP18-18Legionella Litigation: How Cases are Won and Lost at the Microbial LevelJanet Stout Ph.D., Special Pathogens Laboratory

Dr. Janet E. Stout is the Director of the Special Pathogens Labora-tory in Pittsburgh, PA, and an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is an authority on Legionnaires’ disease, having studied Legionnaires’ disease for more than 30 years. She has authored of more than 100 papers and book chapters on Legionnaires’ disease in water systems. She is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),

and a member of the ASHRAE Legionella Standard Committee.Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease are well publicized and cases often make their way into court. Determining the source of exposure is a key factor in determining responsibility and involves many disciplines, including engineering, water treatment, epidemiology and microbiology. The microbiology of Legionella in the suspected environmental source is explored through examination of culture results. The role of microbiology in determining the source of infection will be discussed along with examples of cases and their outcomes from hotels and healthcare facilities.

11:30a - NoonTP18-14No Charge – A Novel Non-Ionic Containing Deposit Control Polymers for Water TreatmentMichael L. Standish, Radical Polymers

Michael Standish is founder of Radical Polymers, LLC, a busi-ness designed to specifically develop and provide technologies to the independent water treatment community. Mike has 30 years’ experience in water treatment additive design, development and evaluation. Prior to forming Radical Polymers, Mike served as Senior Business Manager for International Specialty Products and Global Business Manager for National Starch’s Alco Chemical business. Mike has served on the Board of Directors of AWT and holds a BS in Chemistry and Masters in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Less than 20% of all deposit control polymer offerings for water treatment incorporate non-ionic functionality. Where utilized, non-ionic monomers are typically incorporated into polymers at levels between 5-10% on a molar basis. A new polymer containing a greater incorporation level of non-ionic monomer has been recently introduced to the water treatment market with exceptional lab, pilot and field performance results. The new polymer has noticeably enhanced properties in a wide variety of areas such as performance for phosphate and transition metal stabilization, expansion of functionality to include organic debris and deposits, on-line cleaning, silica and magnesium silicate control, and surface tension reduction/wetting. This paper will detail the performance benefits of non-ionic monomer incorporation and provide lab, pilot and field data to sup-port its differentiated efficacy..

2:00p - 2:30pTP18-15Closing The Loop – Which Method is Best for Your SystemFrank Morrison and Andrew Rushworth, Baltimore Aircoil Company

Frank Morrison, currently Technical Director, Global Marketing at Baltimore Aircoil Company has worked in both Product Engineering and Research & Development at BAC, as well as managed the R&D Labs and the Design Operations Group, before moving to Marketing as Closed Circuit Cooling Tower Product Manager. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and an MBA from Loyola College in Maryland. Frank is a mem-ber of ASHRAE, voting member of ASHRAE SSPC 90.1, Chair of ASHRAE TC8.6 Standards Committee, and Past Chair of ASHRAE TC3.6 (Water Treatment). He currently serves as Chair of the AC/

EC Committee of the Industrial Refrigeration and Heat Transfer Section at AHRI. He is active in the Cooling Technology Institute, currently serving as Chair of the CTI Market-ing Committee. Frank is an inventor or co-inventor on ten U.S. patents and has authored numerous ASHRAE Journal articles and technical papers. Closed loop cooling systems deliver many benefits compared to traditional open loop systems, such as reduced fouling, less risk of fluid contamination, lower maintenance, and increased system reliability and uptime. Several methods are used to close the cooling loop, including the use of an open circuit cooling tower coupled with a plate & frame heat exchanger or the use of a closed circuit cooling tower. This study examines the total installed cost us-ing these two alternatives, including equipment, material, and labor costs and will contrast the operational and maintenance aspects of the two designs to help system designers and operators make the best heat rejection choice for their next project.

2:30p - 3:00pTP18-17Changes Through the Years, Great River Energy Coal Creek StationPat Schwartz, Great River Energy; John Ahern, EvapTech, Inc.; and Chris Ahern, Kansas State University

Pat is a Senior Systems Engineer at Coal Creek Power Station in Un-derwood, ND and has worked with Great River Energy for 35 years. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota. Pat is a Licensed Professional Engineer in North Dakota.This presentation will summarize the evolution of the plant and detail some of the major changes/improvements thru the years. This includes new concrete circulating water piping, a coal drying system, the addition of variable frequency drives on the cooling tower fan motors, and the replacement of the cooling tower fill rings. Coal burns. Water doesn’t. That is the founding principle behind a lignite

fuel enhancement system which includes both drying and refining lignite. As a result of the research efforts and our partnerships with other companies, Great River Energy is DryFin-ing all of the coal used at Coal Creek Station. The three cooling tower fill rings have each been replaced twice. These results and operating changes for both the cooling towers and the units will be discussed, focused on energy usage and power demands.

11:30a - NoonTP18-13From Reactive to Proactive: A Circulating Water Pipeline System Owner’s Change in PhilosophyMike Larsen and Anna Pridmore, Structural Technologies

Mike has a total of 34 years of experience in Estimating, Operations Management and Business Development within the Water/Wastewater Industry. Mike is a retired MSGT from the U.S. Air Force, which he served for 23 years within the Civil Engineering Combat Engineers. Mike earned two Associates Degrees from the Community College of the USAF. Mike has been focused on structural strengthening of commercial, industrial and underground structures since 2010. Prior to that for a decade, Mike focused on non-destructive condition as-sessment of large diameter pressure pipelines. Mike has provided numerous presentations to Owners & Consulting firms in addition to

numerous industry conferences, which include the Structural Engineers Association, ASCE, AWWA, NASTT, ACI and other organizations. Since pipelines comprise only one component of many systems managed within a power plant, in many generating stations regular inspection of pipelines has historically not been a standard practice. While power plants have historically taken a reactive approach to man-agement of their pipelines, the recent increase in leaks and failures in their large diameter circulating water pipelines is highlighting a need for proactive approach to pipeline manage-ment. This paper will help in gaining insight regarding pipeline owner’s shift in approach for management of circulating water pipelines as well as technologies being implemented for condition assessment and structural rehabilitation of circulating water pipelines.



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12:15p - 1:45p Group Luncheon, Raphael Ballrooms C&D 2:00p - 3:30p Water Treating Panel Discussion, Donatello 3:00p - 4:00p Break 3:45p - 5:00p Technical Committee Meetings • Engineering Standards & Maintenance, Raphael Ballrooms A&B • Performance & Technology, - Donatello • Water Treating, Salon 2

3:00p – 3:30pTP18-19Rental Cooling Towers and CTI CertificationBilly Childers and Atul Swamy, Aggreko

Billy Childers has been part of the cooling tower industry for the past 26 years and is currently the National Manager of Aggreko Cooling Tower Services (ACTS). Billy is responsible for Aggreko’s industrial cooling tower rental business for the Americas. Responsi-bilities over the past years have included R&, thermal performance testing, cooling tower design, CTI Std-201 certification, business development, and business management. His work in designing projects for rental cooling tower applications includes thermal performance, cooling tower selection, pumps, piping, and electrical distribution. Billy has authored and presented several technical

papers on rental cooling towers at national conferences including Cooling Technology Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, and Edison Electric Institute.Cooling towers are not one size fits all and are therefore designed and built to achieve a specific amount of cooling at a predetermined water flow. However, in the rental market a single cooling tower will be utilized in various applications, with varying water qualities, temperatures and flow rates without any changes or rating adjustments to adjust for the varying conditions. The paper will cover case studies including 3rd party test results that demonstrate how this effects performance and how having CTI Certification for rental cooling towers can help ensure the end user gets the results they are paying for.

3:00p – 3:30pTP18-20Facts and Myths Associated with Choosing the Right Materials of Construction for Your Evaporative CondenserRobert J. Cunningham, International Water Consultants, Inc and Zan Liu, Johnson Controls

Bob has 54 years of experience in the field of water treatment. He is currently the president of International Water Consultants Inc., a firm that he founded. He holds a BS in Chemistry as well as an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a registered profes-sional corrosion engineer in California, and the author of numerous papers on water treatment and corrosion issues. Bob is a member of the ASHRAE legionellosis committee; ASME; past president of CTI; a former member of the board at AWT; NACE; and a former member of the Advisory Committee of the IWC.Evaporative condensers are used almost exclusively in industrial

refrigeration systems, especially with ammonia applications in the U.S. Their unparalleled heat rejection efficiency, associated with the lowest first costs, comes from evaporative cooling, which means the inside of the condenser is being constantly exposed to aerated water for the majority of its operation time. It is critical to choose the right materials of construction, not only for protecting the equipment investment and maintaining the maximum efficiency, but also for safety and structural integrity. The common materials used in evaporative condensers are hot dipped galvanized carbon steel (HDG) and 300 series stainless steel (SS). Even though evaporative condensers have been widely used for decades, the complexity and variation of water chemistry, metallurgy, and the multiple environmental restraints encountered, has resulted in neither a good understanding nor a guideline on when it makes sense to upgrade to SS versus when it is better to stay with HDG.

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If you are new to our conference and seem to be a little overwhelmed look for the CTI Ambassadors (the members with ‘Yellow’ name badges). These members will be able to help you and answer any questions you may have.



7:00a - 10:00a - New Member’s Breakfast, Salon 10

7:00a - 10:00a - Service, Atrium

7:00a - 5:00p - Registration and Paper Sales, Atrium

7:00a - 5:00p - Speakers’ Breakfast, Photo Session & Prep Room, Salon 17:30a - 8:00a

TP18-21Visual Inspection by DroneAnne Vacque, EDF

Anne is a Civil Engineer in cooling tower monitoring.EDF survey the civil engineering of nuclear power plants. In ad-dition to topographic controls, the traditional visual inspection is operated from the ground, at a long distance from the buildings, to characterize civil engineer defects: cracks, corrosions, concrete peeling... and help to define the maintenance. To improve the quality of the controls EDF is testing innovative technologies especially with drones. A visual inspection was tried on a cooling tower with a drone, equipped with a high-resolution camera, and GPS system. The photos were assembled and corrected to generate a high-quality

orthophoto map of the inspected structure. The developments with R&D Department are focused on automatic detection of the defects.

7:00a - 10:00a - New Member’s Breakfast, Salon 10

7:00a - 10:00a - Service, Atrium

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TP18-22Strategies for Reducing Uncertainty in Legionella AnalysisBrian Swalla, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Brian Swalla is a Staff Scientist in the Water R&D group at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., where he leads interdisciplinary teams on the development of new products for water microbiology testing. Most recently, Brian co-led the development of Legiolert, a new culture method for detection of Legionella pneumophila. Brian has 15 years of experience in industrial microbiology, in diverse areas including water quality, bioinformatics, biofuels, protein engineering, and nucleic-acid technologies. Brian obtained his Ph.D. in Microbiol-ogy from the University of Illinois. Accuracy and efficacy of Legionella testing is affected by various

factors that can increase measurement uncertainty. Such factors include interference from non-Legionella organisms, subjective interpretation of test results, and differential perfor-mance of agar media, among others. Examples will be discussed in relation to strategies for minimizing uncertainty. Legiolert, a new culture-based method for detection of Legio-nella pneumophila, provides an alternate approach to reducing measurement uncertainty. A comparison of Legiolert with conventional culture methods will be presented with a specific focus on the challenges associated with testing nonpotable water from cooling towers and related sources.

Afternoon Schedule for Monday, February 5th 5:00p - 12:00a Hospitality Suite - Raphael Ballrooms C&D (Bar Closes @ 9:30p) 6:00p - 9:00p Monday Night / Hospitality Suite Raphael Ballrooms C&D

Come join us for fun, food, music and fellowship with others in the cooling tower industry. This venue will be open to every-

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8:00a - 8:30aTP18-24New Yellow Metal Corrosion Inhibitor with Better Performance, Improved Stability, and Lower ToxicityAndrew Yanjiao Xie and Daniel Meier, Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company

“Andrew” Yanjiao Xie is a lead chemical engineer at Nalco Water, an Ecolab company. Andrew has over ten years of research experi-ence in chemistry and analyzer development for cooling water and wastewater treatment. His research expertise covers cooling water treatment chemistry, wastewater treatment chemicals, sensor, and automation. Prior to Nalco, Andrew received a master degree and a doctoral degree in Environmental and Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Yellow metallurgy (copper and its alloy including admiralty brass) has been widely used in heat exchangers due to its high thermal

conductivity, antimicrobial properties etc. These metals suffer from corrosion in acidic-to-neutral and highly halogenated environments that are common in cooling water systems. This may result in failure of heat exchangers and consequently loss of production and costly replacement. In the last few decades, different triazole chemistries were used as a protective filming inhibitor for yellow metal. These chemistries have their limitations. To overcome these challenges, Nalco Water has developed an innovative non-triazole based yellow metal corrosion inhibitor with improved halogen stability, lower consumption rates, and reduced aquatic toxicity compared to triazole compounds. The new patent-pending chemistry has been evaluated for its performance in electrochemical tests, pilot cooling tower tests and customer field trials. The results from both lab and field trial will be discussed in detail. Additionally, a handheld analyzer has been developed and evaluated to precisely measure this eco-friendly, next generation non-triazole based yellow metal corrosion inhibitor.

8:30a - 9:00aTP18-26Risk Analysis of Legionnaires Disease: First Requirement for a Cooling Tower SystemMario Bellavance, Blue Heron Cooling Tower Inc.

Mario Bellavance is a mechanical engineer that graduated from l’École de technologie supérieure. Afterwards, he completed a Masters in Engineering from l’Université de Sherbrooke. He began working in the cooling tower industry in 1995. He’s the founder of Blue Heron Cooling Tower Inc. Now consultant, he works to help Cooling Tower operators to protect public health by successfully managing the risks of transmitting Legionellosis. He has delivered speeches during previous CTI Winter Conferences.It is usually recognized that a Cooling Tower System needs wa-

ter treatments and a maintenance program to prevent the transmission of Legionnaires Disease. Is it enough? Referring to ecology of Legionella pneumophila in water system, various cases studies, standard or guidelines, the author will illustrate how a risk analysis and consequently a risk management program are the first requirements for operating a Cooling Tower System safely..

9:00a - 9:30aTP18-28Novel Galvanized Cooling Tower Corrosion InhibitorMary Jane Felipe and Sidney Dunn, Baker Hughes Inc.

Jane is currently a Water Technology Specialist at Baker Hughes Inc. She leads the technical development and project management of new products for Industrial Water Treatment. Jane received her Ph.D. Chemistry degree at the University of Houston and BS Chemistry degree at the University of the Philippines. She authored and co-authored more than 50 publications and 10 patent pending applications and has recently won the 2017 Hart’s E&P Meritori-ous award for Engineering Innovation for Drilling and Stimulation Fluids category.Galvanized coatings for cooling tower systems have been used since

the 1950s. The galvanizing process binds a layer of zinc to steel and serves as a sacrificial anode to prevent corrosion of the underlying steel structure. However, galvanized cooling towers that have not been properly treated at start-up may experience rapid formation of a soft, white, fluffy, non-protective zinc-corrosion product known as “white rust”. Conse-quently, the corrosion of the underlying steel can become concentrated under the white rust bumps, quickly develop into pitting corrosion and if left unchecked, leads to leaks in the system. This study presents a novel passivation procedure and new chemistry for galva-nized systems. The procedure is free of white rust and calcium phosphate scale formation.

9:30a - 10:00aTP18-30A Cost Effective and Robust Non-Phosphorous Corrosion/Scale Control Program for Cooling SystemsBingzhi Chen, Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company

Bingzhi Chen received his Ph.D. from East China University of Sci-ence and Technology, 2003, majored in advanced organic materials. He services in water treatment industry since 2005. Presently, he is a senior staff scientist in Nalco Water. His areas of research include: scale & corrosion control in industry water process and reagent based sensor development. Non-Phosphorous programs for mild steel corrosion control in cooling system are often challenged by deteriorated performance, limited application window (medium/high Ca/Alkalinity water) and a potentially high treatment cost. The newly developed cost effec-

tive Non-Phosphorus program composes of both organic as well as inorganic components. This novel new program not only provides superior CaCO3 inhibition, but also provides excellent anodic and cathodic corrosion protection to mild steel. The extended application window to soft and high conductivity water, along with high tolerance to pH upset impart significant operation flexibility to the program when compared to stabilized phosphate program. The lab performance evaluation, field trial results and mechanistic study will be reported and discussed in this presentation.

8:00a - 8:30aTP18-23Comparative Evaluation of Pitot Tube Designs for Water Flow Measurement DevicesKenneth W. Hennon, P.E. and David E. Wheeler, P.E., CleanAir Engineering

Kenneth Hennon is a Senior Vice President of CleanAir Engineering and has long been associated with cooling tower and plant compo-nent performance evaluations. He has presented numerous papers associated with topics related to heat rejection issues. The Simplex pitot tube has long been used for water flow rate de-terminations. However, the accuracy of Simplex based flow mea-surements is known to be negatively impacted affected by a num-ber of commonly occurring flow conditions including high flow velocity, Reynolds number sensitivity, and disturbed flow profiles. CleanAir Engineering was contracted by the Cooling Technology

Institute to conduct research regarding the suitability of two new candidate pitot designs for water flow rate measurements. These alternate tube designs were analyzed under a variety of flow conditions in controlled settings, and their responses were compared to that of the Simplex design. This paper documents work conducted by CleanAir and the associated findings.

8:30a - 9:00aTP18-25Preventing Degradation And Improving Efficiency In Cooling Towers, How? “Wind Screens”James L. (Jim) Baker and Jaime Wilde, Galebreaker Industrial Limited

Jim Baker brings a unique marketing diversification to the industry through his 37 years of involvement throughout the Cooling Tower Industry. Mr. Baker worked from 1980 through 1992 for Phillips 66 as their cooling Tower Specialist. This role enabled him to ac-quire experience on the Owner and Operations side of the business. From 1992 through 2013, Mr. Baker worked for Marley Cooling Tower Company, SPX Cooling Technologies, Composite Cooling Solutions and Texas Air Systems. In his various managerial roles, he marketed everything from HVAC cooling Tower products to the large Petro-Chemical and Power Industrial Products. Since 2013

he has worked as an Independent Consultant and presently for Galebreaker Industrial.The use of windscreens has been utilized in the Industrial and Agricultural Markets to provide performance and maintenance improvement solutions for over 30 years. We are now focusing on improving the performance of Cooling Towers, Fin Fan Air Coolers, and Air-Cooled Condensers across refineries, power plants and many other manufacturing facilities. This paper will identify some of the performance and degradation problems associated with fill clogging and fouling, freezing and winterization, re-circulation and interference, and plume abatement and discuss the use of windscreens as industry leading solutions. Case studies will be provided to illustrate these solutions.

9:00a - 9:30aTP18-27Cooling Tower Sound: Data Comparisons and Recommended ImprovementsJean-Pierre Libert and Jennifer Hamilton, Evapco, Inc.

Jean-Pierre R. Libert holds a MS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Faculte Polytechnique of Mons, Belgium. As Vice-President of Advanced Technology at Evapco, he oversees the R&D, product development, testing, and rating of field-erected cooling towers and air-cooled steam condensers. Before joining Evapco, Jean-Pierre held technical and management positions in cooling technologies in Belgium, Mexico and the USA. An active CTI participant, he has chaired several technical committees. He is an Advisor to the Electric Power Research Institute and a member in good standing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has authored

and presented technical papers on cooling systems at CTI, EPRI and ASME conferences.CTI’s ATC-128, Europe’s ISO-3744 and China’s GB/T 7190 are test codes which describe methods to measure sound pressure levels from water-cooling towers to compute sound power levels. In accordance with these codes, our engineers collected sound pressure mea-surements on a variety of factory-assembled cooling towers of different types and shapes and computed the sound power levels. The data collected and the results of calculations from the different techniques will be compared. Recommendations to update ATC-128 will be proposed to improve the correlation of results between the codes.

9:30a - 10:00aTP18-29Fundamentals of Testing Cooling Tower Fill Packs for Load CapacityJoe Evans and Bob Petterson, SPX Cooling Technologies

Joe Evans has worked as a Materials Engineer for SPX for 6 years, where is primary function is development of new materials, includ-ing fill. He graduated from the University of Missouri Rolla in 2009 with a dual major in Metallurgical & Chemical Engineering. This paper covers the fundamentals of testing cooling tower fill packs for load capacity. Consistent testing methods guarantee accurate data, and therefore contribute to reliable design. Under-standing how temperature, support width & mil thickness affect the ultimate compression strength of the fill product is key to optimum design. Failure modes and the influence of pack geometry and sup-

port span are also discussed.

THE 2018 CTI ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM continuedDonatello Room (Water Treating Sessions)

continued from page15

Raphael Ballroom A&B (ES&M and P&T Sessions)

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7:00a - 10:00a Services7:00a - 5:00p - Registration and Paper Sales, Atrium7:00a - 8:00a - Speakers’ Breakfast, Salon 18:00a - 12:00p - Educational Seminar, Raphael Ballrooms A&B - info on page 312:00p - 1:30p - Lunch on your own1:30p - 5:00p - Technical Committee Meetings - (same rooms as Tuesday)2:00p - 3:00p - Services5:00p - 8:00p - Hospitality Suite (Bar closes @ 8:00p) - Raphael Ballroom C

10:00a - NoonTechnical Committee Work

• Engineering Standards & Maintenance Raphael Ballrooms A&B

• Performance & Technology Donatello

• Water Treating Salon 2

Noon - 2:00pOwner Operator Seminar (w/box lunch)

Raphael Ballroom D

Noon - 2:00pLunch on your own

2:00p - 3:00p Services

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Thursday, February 8, 2018Thursday’s activities involve the Board of Directors and Committe Chairs only

7:30a - 8:15a Board of Directors’ (includes Committee Chairs) Breakfast, Campobello Room8:30a - 2:00p Board of Directors’ Meeting, Salon 3

THE 2018 CTI ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM continuedcontinued activities for Tuesday, February 6, 2018

4:00p - 8:30p - Table Top Exhibits & Hospitality Suite (Bar Closes @ 9:30p)Atrium

list of Exhibitors as of October 31, 2017 on page 21

2:00p - 4:30pRaphael Ballroom A&B

Do you have a nagging question that concerns any aspect of your cooling tower operation? Maybe you have a question concerning one of the technical papers you heard at the con-ference. This is the place to get those questions answered. Put your question on cards provided or on a piece of paper and place it in the receptical at the regiatration area. As with last year the questions will appear on a monitor - helping all to understand what is being asked.

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Standing Committee Minutes from July 2017Engineering Standards and Maintenance

Philip Poll - OBR Cooling Towers, Inc., Vice Chair & SchedulerJohn Ahern - EvapTech, Inc., Vice Chair & Secretary

James F. Blake - American Lightning Protection, Vice Chair & Roster Ken Mortensen - SPX Cooling Technologies, ChairJon Bickford - Alliant Energy, AdHoc Coordinator

I. ES&M Summer 2017 – opening attendees 50, closing attendees 27 II. Minutes for Winter 2017 ES&M were acceptedIII. Lead Task Group Chair Reports

Wood, Metal, and Concrete Materials Task Group [Bill Howard]• Wood, STD-112 Pressure Treatment, and ESG-117 Maximizing Life of Lumber, Joe LaBove, Phillip Poll – AdHoc complete; awaiting submittal for BOD Approval

• ESG-153 Recommended Guidelines for Portland Concrete, Narendra Gosain and Tom Kline –Ad Hoc review is expected after summer meeting for this document.

• ESG-160 Corrosion of Concrete, Narendra Gosain, Tom Kline – AdHoc complete; awaiting submittal for BOD Approval.

• ESG-162 Cleaning Cooling Towers, Philip Poll, Don Zelek - This document is in AdHoc.

• Chapter 9 Materials of Construction, Ethan Chesnut, Augie Peterson – AdHoc complete, awaiting submittal for BOD Approval.

• ESG-166 Fiber Reinforced Cement Board, Joe Labove – In work.Mechanical and Electrical Task Group [Craig Burris] • STD-111 Speed Reducers - Craig Burris – This document is in AdHoc.• Chapter 11 – Electrical Components, Craig Burris - Working.• ESG-167 ACC Gearboxes – Natasha Peterson – Approved by BOD in August, 2017.

FRP and Plastics Task Group [Jamie Bland]• STD-131 FRP Siding Panels, John Ahern, Brian Fuqua – This document has been re-affirmed, awaiting submittal for BOD Approval.

• STD-154 Filament Wound FRP Pipe Bill Daugherty Greg Deshong, Tom Toth- Approved by BOD in August, 2017.

• ESG-157 Wood to FRP, John Ahern, Ken Mortensen – AdHoc complete, awaiting submittal for BOD Approval.

• ESG-164 on Thermoplastic Fill, Nina Woicke – The document is in major rework. • STD-136 Thermoplastic Material for Fill, Chris Bowman, Ken Mortensen – Working; discussion on the burn testing methods; discussion of plastics, their properties, and testing methods.

• Information, R Seismic Factor, Bill Howard, Tom Toth– Update on the status of the LRFD code. Looking into test plans.

Tower Operations Task Group [Phillip Poll] • STD-203 - Industrial Cooling Tower, Terry Ogburn, Tom Toth – This document is

in AdHoc.• Chapter 1, Richard Hebert , Geoff Eddy – Members recruited and voting members

established. Working.• Chapter 4, Winter Operations – John Ahern – This document has been re-affirmed,

awaiting submittal for BOD Approval.• ESG-138 Long-term Storage of Cooling Towers, John Ahern – Working. Hazard & Environmental Protection Systems Task Group [James Blake] • Chapter 8 (ES&M) Environmental Aspects of Cooling System Operation, Helen

Cerra, Ken Mortensen – Chapter 7 has been obsoleted by CTI. Chapter 8 being reviewed for revision or reaffirm.

• ESG-120 Lightening Protection, James Blake – AdHoc complete, awaiting submittal for BOD Approval.

• ESG-121 Safety, Philip Poll – Working.• Chapter 12, Fire Protection – In AdHoc.• Field Erection – Tom Toth, Ken Pate – Working. Old Business • None New Business• None

IV. Adjourned

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package tower sound data per ISO 3744 for comparison to ATC-128.o Developed draft wording to alter far field measurement positions when there

is interference from obstructions or background noise.• ATC-140 Drift Measurement Test Code (Chris Lazenby, Chair)

o Debated the use of conductivity measurement, which is not currently included in the code

o Discussed need for an R&D project to address surface tension measurement. Will work with Water Treatment Committee. Plan to have a draft proposal in time for the next Annual Meeting.

• STD-146 Standard for Water Flow Measurement (David Wheeler, Chair)o Discussed impact of completion of the pitot study.o Discussion on possible re-definition as a guideline rather than a standard.o Targeting a vote before the end of 2017.

• Documents due for review cycleo CTI Bylaws require that each document is reviewed every five years to deter-

mine if updates are needed. The following documents were discussed, and task group assignments were made on a voluntary basis:

• STD-105S Closed Circuit Coolers • STD-106 Evap Condensers • STD-107 Air Cooled Condensers• Air-cooled Fluidcoolers (New document: no current code or standard) • ATC150 Plume Abatement • PGT-156 Thermal Performance Test Preparation • CTI Manual Chapter 2 Intro to Thermal Design • CTI Manual Chapter 3 Performance Variables • CTI Manual Chapter 5 Field Test

Standing Committee Minutes from July 2017 continuedPerformance and Technology

Jared Medlan - McHale & Associates, Inc., Vice ChairKen Martens - SPX Cooling Technologies, ChairChris Lazenby - Southern Company, Vice Chair

Task Group Chair Reports• ATC-105 – Acceptance Test Code for Water Cooling Towers (Larry Burdick, Chair)

o Reviewed Ad-Hoc comments to main document and some appendices and voted to approve.

o Discussion on Appendices K, L, M N & Q; Ad-hoc review still pending for these. Plan to have complete prior to Annual Meeting.

o Discussed impact of recent Pitot Tube Study.• Water Usage Task Group (Zan Liu, Chair)

o Purpose and scope was defined and discussed. Scheduled to vote/approve at next Annual Meeting

• Sound Certification (Doug Randall, Chair)o Now identified as STD-204o Began development of Data of Record (DOR) format and discussed contento Working in parallel

with ATC-128 as revi-sions are made.

o Teleconference planned in advance of next An-nual Meeting.

• STD-202 Standard for Publication of Custom Cooilng Tower Thermal Performance Test Results (Paul Lindahl, Chair)o Reported on the chang-

es that were recently approved.

o Discussed definitions of qualifying versus candidate tests to ad-dress confusion.

o Clarified administrative details.

• STD-201 Standard for the Certification of Water Cooling Tower Thermal Performance (Mike Lippy, Vice Chair)o Reviewed and address-

es/approved Ad-hoc re-view comments which were sent to the CTI Board for approval

o Discussed impact of implementation of the new pitot tube design

o Made editorial changes to 201-OM (Operations Manual)

• PFM-143 Recommended Practice for Airflow Testing of Cooling Tow-ers (Mike Daley, Chair; Sander Venema, Vice Chair)o Continued page-turn

review of standard. Expect to have a final draft by the next An-nual Meeting.

• ATC-128 Code for Mea-surement of Sound From Water Cooling Towers (Larry Burdick, Chair)o Reviewed presentation

on surface area con-siderations for sound power computation.

o Discussion regarding concerns that ATC-128 is not as recognized globally as STD-201. Other codes were discussed (Chinese GB5 7190, ISO 3744). Action item: collect

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If you are new to our conference and seem to be a little over-whelmed look for the CTI Ambassadors (the members with ‘Yellow’ name badges). These members will be able to help you and answer any questions you may have.

Water Treating Committee

Phil Kiser - PQ Corporation, ChairCharles Kuhfeldt - Athlon Solutions, Vice Chair

Brian Corbin - Dow Microbial Control - Secretary

WTG 161, Best Practices Guidelines for Cooling Water Systems, Jack Bland/Bill Pearson. Task group had one conference call since CTI 2017 winter meeting. Task group decided on a spreadsheet type format that industry can reference regarding best practices on microbial counts, cor-rosion rates, etc. covering all evaporative cooling towers. Anticipate that the document can be a panel discussion topic for the CTI 2019 meeting. WTG 126, Application of Non-Oxidizing Biocides, Brian CorbinThe task group made significant progress since the CTI Winter meeting. The document is in a spreadsheet format listing all currently registered non-oxidizing biocides. Anticipate water treaters to use the document as a reference for treating against bacteria, fungi and algae based on their specific water quality. A planned teleconference is scheduled for September. WTG 130C, Microbiological Monitoring, Pete Elliott (chair)The document is currently in Ad Hoc. One reviewer has returned with

Standing Committee Minutes from July 2017 continuedfavorable comments. Two outstanding reviews are needed as they are at the thirty day mark. WTG 130A, Corrosion Monitoring, Matt Wangerin (chair), no vice chair named – currently in AD Hoc130B, Deposit Monitoring. Bob Cunningham, Dwight Emerich. Document is 95% complete. Took existing document and summarized what deposits are and why monitoring is required. Nice review of current instruments in use today. Task group looking into additional devices that may be included in current draft. Asking suppliers to provide any additional info for inclusion (illustrations). WTG 155, Cooling Water Reuse, Jim Kanuth. Task group discussed section updates and are identifying additional contributors. Bibliography needs updat-ing as references stop at 2005. Teleconference scheduled for mid-September. WTG 168, External Reuse of Cooling Water Make up, Paul PuckoriusTask group focused on constructing a new document discussing water gener-ated off site for reuse in cooling water systems. Want operators to know the potential impact on the system from use of water of varying quality. Anticipate sending a draft out to the group by mid -August followed by a teleconference likely in the fall. WTG 158, Physical Water Treatment, Mark Winter. Document is currently at Adhoc. Did not meet at the CTI summer meeting. WTG 125, Instrumentation and Control, Mike Dorsey – complete and ap-proved by boardWTG 142 Galvanized/White Rust John Zibrida, Dwight Emerich (Vice Chair). Task Group is reviewing the current white rust document. Effective meeting

discussing the sections currently in the document. Need to update the bibliog-raphy and add additional resources if needed, but should be minimal. Task group anticipates wrapping up the docu-ment by the 2018 Winter CTI meeting. SPX and Evapco were mentioned as possible contributors. GDL 159, Legionella (Helen Cerra). The document needs to be reformatted. Looking at going to Ad Hoc later this year. WebEx planned for early fall 2017 to discuss edits. Upcoming Meetings2017 AWT Annual Convention and Exposition. Annual meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 13-16. Attendance is growing and exhibitors expanding to over 150. 2017 International Water Conference. Annual meeting in Orlando November 12-16. Good program planned and being reviewed currently. 2017 AHR Exposition. ASHRAE and AHR combined tradeshow with 50,000 in attendance.ASHRAE. Winter meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois on Jan 20-24. CTI. 2018 Annual Conference will be held on February 4-8 in Houston, Texas. The CTI committee summer workshop

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Earn PDH Credits while meeting and

working with others in the industry.

(Information when you register)

Owner/Operator Seminar(box lunch included)

TuesdayFebruary 6, 2018

Noon - 2:00pRaphael Ballroom D

lead by:Jeffrey Parham w/Xcel Energy

(details on page 3)

Prizes x Prizes x Prizesat Monday’s Luncheon

This year instead of drawing ticket stubs for the prizes given at Monday’s luncheon CTI will be drawing names from those who have downloaded the CTI Conference App. Get the app for the possibility of winning a prize but use it as a tool for staying up-dated on any changes throughout the conference.

Prizes x Prizes x Prizes

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2018 CTI Annual ConferenceExhibitors

Hilton Hotel • Houston, TexasTuesday, February 6, 2018, 4:00p - 8:30p

As of October 31, 2017, the following companies have reserved their space for exhibiting:

1. EuroventCertitaCertification3. SPX Cooling Technologies6. Arvind Composites7. Amarillo Gear company8. Structural Group9. Baker Hughes, a GE Company10. Hewitech GmbH & Co KG11. FasTec International12. International Cooling Tower13. Enduro Composites14. Midwest Cooling Tower Services15. C.E. Shepherd Co., LP16. Galebreaker Industrial17. Moore Fans, LLC18. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.19. Cooling Tower Technologies

There are plenty of spaces still left for your company to exhibit. Spaces already reserved are indicated by the red boxes. Don’t

forget to reserve your space at $1,350/space.For information on reserving your table

contact Virginia Manser at 281.583.4087

or [email protected]

37. IMI Sensors / PCB38. Gaienne Lumber39. Resolite40. Rexnord Industries41. Composite Cooling Solutions45. West Texas Cooling Tower & Fab46. General Rubber Corp47. EvapTech, Inc48. Hudson Products Corporation49. CofimcoUSA,Inc50. ProMinent Fluids51. Buckman52. Global Treat, Inc60. Howden62 IDEXX63. Iwaki America

20. Cool Water Technologies LLC21. Bedford Reinforced Plastics22. Proco Products23. ChemTreat, Inc24. McHale Performance25. Brentwood Industries26. Environmental Safety Tech27. Midwest Cooling Towers, Inc28. Aggreko Cooling Tower Services29. CleanAir Engineering, Inc30. G&G Marine31. Denso North America32. Dynamic Fabricators33. Baltimore Aircoil Company34. Rain for Rent35. Enexio US, LLC36. Polser Fiberglass

Atrium

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Press ReleaseContact: Chairman, CTI

Multi-Agency Testing Committee

Houston, Texas2-November-2017Cooling Technology Institute, PO Box 681807, Houston, Texas 77268 - The Cooling Technology Institute announces its annual invitation for interested thermal testing agencies to apply for potential Licensing as CTI Thermal Testing Agencies. CTI provides an independent third party thermal testing program to service the industry. Interested agencies are required to declare their interest by March 1, 2018, at the CTI address listed.

As stated in its opening paragraph, CTI Standard 201... "sets forth a program whereby the Cooling Technology Institute will certify that all models of a line of water cooling towers offered for sale by a specific Manufacturer will perform thermally in accordance with the Manufacturer's published ratings..." By the purchase of a "certified" model, the User has assurance that the tower will perform as specified, provided that its circulating water is no more than acceptably contaminated-and that its air supply is ample and unobstructed. Either that model, or one of its close design family members, will have been thoroughly tested by the single CTI-licensed testing agency for Certification and found to perform as clained by the Manufacturer.CTI Certification under STD-201 is limited to thermal operating conditions with entering wet bulb temperatures between 12.8oC and 32.2oC (55oF to 90oF), a maximum process fluid temperature of 51.7oC (125oF), a cooling range of 2.2oC (4oF) or greater, and a cooling approach of 2.8oC (5oF) or greater. The manufacturer may set more restrictive limits if desired or publish less restrictive limits if the CTI limits are clearly defined and noted int he publication.

Those Manufacturers who have not yet chosen to certify their product lines are invited to do so at the earliest opportunity. You can contact Virginia A. Manser, Cooling Technology Institute at 281.583.4087, or vmanser.cti.org or PO Box 681807, Houston, TX 77268 for further information

Licensed CTI Thermal Certification Agencies Agency Name / Address Contact Person / Website / Email Telephone / Fax Clean Air Engineering Kenneth (Ken) Hennon 800.208.6162 or 7936 Conner Rd www.cleanair.com 865.938.7555 Powell, TN 37849 [email protected] (F) 865.938.7569 Cooling Tower Test Associates, Inc. Thomas E. (Tom) Weast 913.681.0027 15325 Melrose Dr. www.cttai.com (F) 913.681.0039 Stanley, KS 66221 [email protected] Cooling Tower Technologies Pty Ltd Ronald Rayner +61.2.9789.5900 PO Box N157 Bexley North [email protected] +61.2.9789.5922 NSW 2207 Australia DMT GmbH & Co. KG Dr. Ing. Meinolf Gringel +49.201.172.1164 Am Technologiepark 1 [email protected] 45307 Essen, Germany McHale Performance Jacob Faulkner 865.588.2654 4700 Coster Rd www.mchaleperformance.com (F) 865.934.4779 Knoxville, TN 37912 [email protected]

Cooling Technology Institute Certification ProgramSTD-201 for Thermal Performance

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Cooling Technology Institute Licensed Testing Agencies

For nearly thirty years, the Cooling Technology Institute has provided a truly independent, third party, thermal performance testing service to the cooling tower industry. In 1995, the CTI also began providing an independent, third party, drift performance testing ser-vice as well. Both these services are administered through the CTI Multi-Agency Tower Performance Test Program and provide comparisons of the actual operating performance of a specific tower installation to the design performance. By providing such information on a specific tower installation, the CTI Multi-Agency Testing Program stands in contrast to the CTI Cooling Tower Certification Program which certifies all models of a specific manufacturer's line of cooling towers perform in accordance with their published thermal ratings.To be licensed as a CTI Cooling Tower Performance Test Agency, the agency must pass a rigorous screening process and demonstrate a high level of technical expertise. Addition-ally, it must have a sufficient number of test instruments, all meeting rigid requirements for accuracy and calibration.Once licensed, the Test Agencies for both thermal and drift testing must operate in full compliance with the provisions of the CTI License Agreements and Testing Manuals which were developed by a panel of testing experts specifically for this program. Included in these requirements are strict guidelines regarding conflict of interest to insure CTI Tests are conducted in a fair, unbiased manner.Cooling tower owners and manufacturers are strongly encouraged to utilize the services of the licensed CTI Cooling Tower Performance Test Agencies. The currently licensed agencies are listed below.

Licensed CTI Thermal Testing AgenciesLicense Type A, B*

Clean Air Engineering7936 Conner Rd, Powell, TN 37849

800.208.6162 or 865.938.7555Fax 865.938.7569

www.cleanair.com / [email protected]: Kenneth (Ken) Hennon

Cooling Tower Technologies Pty LtdPO Box N157, Bexley North, NSW 2207

AUSTRALIA+61.2.9789.5900 / (F) +61.2.9789.5922

[email protected]: Ronald Rayner

Cooling Tower Test Associates, Inc.15325 Melrose Dr., Stanley, KS 66221

913.681.0027 / (F) 913.681.0039www.cttai.com / [email protected]: Thomas E. (Tom) Weast

DMT GmbH & Co. KGAm Technologiepark 1, 45307 Essen, Germany

+49.201.172.1164www.dmt-group.de / [email protected]

Dr. -Ing. Meinolf Gringel

McHale Performance4700 Coster Rd, Knoxville, TN 37912

865.588.2654 / (F) 865.934.4779www.mchaleperformance.com

[email protected]: Jacob Faulkner

Licensed CTI Drift Testing AgenciesClean Air Engineering

7936 Conner Rd, Powell, TN 37849 800.208.6162 or 865.938.7555

Fax 865.938.7569www.cleanair.com / [email protected]

Contact: Kenneth (Ken) Hennon

McHale Performance.4700 Coster Rd, Knoxville, TN 37912

865.588.2654 / (F) 865.934.4779www.mchaleperformance.com

[email protected]: Jacob Faulkner

* Type A license is for the use of mercury in glass thermometers typically used for smaller towers.* Type B license is for the use of remote data acquisition devices which can accommodate multiple measure-

ment locations required by larger towers.

Cooling towers are used extensively wherever water is used as a cooling medium or process fluid, rang-ing from HVAC to a natural draft cooling tower on a power plant. Sound emanating from a cooling tower is a factor in the surrounding environment and limits on those sound levels, and quality, are frequently specified and dictated in project specifi-cations. The project specifications are expected to conform to local building codes or safety standards.

Consequently, it may be in the interest of the cooling tower purchaser to contract for field sound testing per CTI ATC-128 in order to insure compliance with specification require-ments associated with cooling tower sound.

Cooling Technology InstituteSound Testing

Licensed CTI SoundTesting AgenciesClean Air Engineering

7916 Conner RdPowell, TN 37849

800.208.6162 or 865.938.7555Fax 865.938.7569www.cleanair.com

[email protected]: Kenneth (Ken) Hennon

McHale Performance

4700 Coster RdKnoxville, TN 37912

865.588.2654Fax 865.934.4779

[email protected]

Contact: Jacob Faulkner

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Cooling Technology InstituteAnnual Conference, February 4-8, 2018

HOTEL INFORMATIONHILTON HOUSTON NORTH, HOUSTON, TX

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Hotel Cut-Off Date - January 19, 2018• CHECK-IN TIME IS 3:00PM • CHECK-OUT TIME IS 12:00PM

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February 4-8, 2018 Complete and send this form to: Cooling Technology Institute • PO Box 681807 • Houston, TX 77268

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