06 — Cooling Tower Performance
Heat rejection calculations, tower approach trending, fan power analysis, and free-cooling feasibility assessment.
chiller-plant cooling-tower heat-rejection free-cooling
Pythonpandasnumpymatplotlib
Key Findings
- ● Cooling tower approach rises by +1.5°C over the period indicating degradation
- ● Free-cooling feasibility: 0% of hours qualify with 3°C approach
- ● Night-time fan control bias detected via 24-hour SMA smoothing
Comprehensive cooling tower performance analysis: physics-based heat rejection calculations, approach temperature trending over time, fan power vs approach relationships, CW supply vs wet-bulb analysis, free-cooling feasibility check, and night-time fan control bias detection.