Date of Award

9-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Engineering Management

First Advisor

Tracy Willcoxon, Captain, USAF

Abstract

This study investigated the cost and effectiveness of three cooling tower water treatment programs. The programs studied were an acid program developed at WPAFB, a commercial solubilizer program manufactured by Lombardi, Inc, and a crystal modifier program developed by Dias, Inc. The experiment ran for 60 days at which time cost and effectiveness data were collected. Cost comparison was evaluated on the basis of tower performance in MBtu. The costs considered in this experiment were water costs, sewer costs, and chemical costs. All costs were recorded and totaled, then divided by the tower's performance. The effectiveness of each treatment method was evaluated on its ability to control scale, inhibit corrosion, and prevent microorganism growth.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GEM-DEM-91S-12

DTIC Accession Number

ADA244116

Comments

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics of the Air Force Institute of Technology

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