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Cooling Tower Direct Drive Motors Lead to Energy Efficiency Gains

By Sean Mullins, Product Manager – Laminated Frame Motors, ABB

Across industries, operators are adopting cooling tower direct drive (CTDD) motor technology. In particular, permanent magnet (PM) direct drive motors are delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, cleanliness and maintenance reduction. The change is more than a component swap; it represents a new approach to cooling tower design that reduces operating costs, supports environmental goals and improves reliability. 

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Sustainability Projects: Demand Control

By Thomas Mort, CEM

Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility. My studies have found key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year.
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Chillers

Evaluating Process Cooling Supply Temperatures
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Cooling Towers

Midwest Machinery Replaces a Cooling Tower for Bayer Crop Science
Bayer Crop Science runs a 240-acre fertilizer production facility with areas for active ingredient…
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Fluid Coolers

Water-Saving Dry Cooling Technologies for Industrial Applications
This article explores how air-cooled heat rejection systems are reshaping industrial cooling…
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Dry Coolers

Adiabatic Coolers: An Evolution in Sustainable Process Cooling
Adiabatic coolers are rapidly gaining ground in plastics processing as manufacturers seek…
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Water Filtration

Water Screen Maintenance Improves Cooling Tower Efficiency
Field-erected evaporative “wet” cooling towers, combined with heat exchangers, are an economical…
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Heat Exchangers

Practical Free Cooling System Operation Techniques
Free cooling offers a highly efficient alternative to chiller-based cooling, but its success…
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Cooling Controls

HydroThrift Debuts Advanced Cooling System Control Panel
The customers wanted to be able to monitor their system from a control room. They wanted to be able…
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