This standard reference serves the industrial community as an authoritative source on cooling water problems. The problems of corrosion measurement and control are intensively examined and the more recently developed cooling water additives are reviewed. Advances in treatment chemicals and chemical cleaning are thoroughly explored.

Contents - 

I.  Principles of Open Recirculating Cooling Water Systems
1. The Cooling Tower
2. Variables Affecting Performance
3. Relationships Among Operating Variables

II. Corrosion
1. Chemistry of Corrosion
2. Corrosion Control

III. Scaling and Fouling
1. Precipitation and Crystal Growth
2. Control of Deposition

IV. Microbiology
1. Microorganisms in Cooling Water Systems
2. Microbicides
3. Microbiological Control

V. Chemical Treatments
1. Selecting a Program
2. Practical Aspects of Cooling Water Treatment

VI. Operating Procedures
1. Mechanical Operations
2. Emergency Measures
3. Maintenance
4. Water Pollution
5. Safety

VII. Analytical Methods
1. Inorganic Ions
2. Dissolved Gases
3. Organic Inhibitors
4. Microbiological Methods

Appendix A. Newton's Method of Approximation
Appendix B. Suggested Reading
Appendix C. Glossary
Appendix D. Numerical Problems
Index