Cooling Tower Photos

This towers drift eliminators had not been cleaned for several years due to difficult access to the top of the tower.

As you can see from the image, grass and moss had started to grow in-between the elements adding a substantial amount of weight to each unit. This kind of contamination can act as a source of nutrients for the proliferation of bacteria, greatly increasing the potential risk of harmful aerosol release.

This image shows the same drift eliminators after removal and cleaning. Roots from the grass were found to be about 450 mm long and had been wrapped around the distribution main header pipe.

Condenser tube bundle with scale formation reducing the systems ability to dissipate heat.

Evaporative condenser tube bundle free from scale and corrosion.

This cooling tower was found to contain large amount of organic matter blocking approximately 60% of the fill pack. In this case the packing had collapsed into the tower sump due to the excessive weight.

Image showing the formation of scale deposits within the fill pack.

Endoscopic image of pack after de-scaling and cleaning.

Endoscopic video and photographic inspection provides evidence of the internal condition of the pack. Results from the inspection are put onto disc and form part of the overall tower report.