Enhancing the Efficiency of Cooling Tower

Abstract

ICI Soda Ash began its commercial production in 1944. Through various expansion projects plant’s original capacity of 18,000 tons/year has increased to 350,000 tons/year and by the end of 2018 it is expected to become a half million ton site. ICI soda ash plant caters to about 70% of the country’s total demand for this commodity. The purpose of this project is to design an optimized cooling tower to increase its efficiency. After literature review, consideration of current industrial practices and consultation with both supervisors, we calculated the performance of the Cooling tower on the existing parameters and provided an improved design of Cooling tower. The improved design of the cooling tower will help not only help in increasing the efficiency, but also reduces the cost of operation.