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Cooling Tower Fire Caused by Debris
FM Certification Questions Answered
We received a comment on our first FM Approvals blog post and decided to dedicate another post to the answer. You can check out the original article ...
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How do you minimize Legionella bacteria contamination?
Since Legionella bacteria are present in almost every ground and surface water, it should be noted that the vast majority of cooling towers will have ...
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Water Distribution
Cross-stacking Improves Cooling Tower Water Distribution
We recently had a question about the installation scheme of our cross-fluted fill in a tower with 3 feet of fill depth.  When installing [3] ...
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Submerged Fixed Film Technology: AccuFAS vs. MBBR vs. Fabric
We’re often asked how our AccuFAS system compares to other submerged fixed-film systems, such as MBBR and fabric media. To answer such ...
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Drift Supporters
Crossflow Drift Eliminator Supports
Brentwood produces several drift eliminator supports for crossflow cooling tower applications which require non-integral drift eliminators, such as ...
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Stockton Nitrifying Trickling Filter
Can trickling filters be used in a BNR process?
Nitrogen and phosphorus are nutrients in a wastewater treatment system. A Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) process removes either portions of the ...
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“Buy American” Cooling Tower Products
Do Brentwood products meet “Buy American” requirements? Yes, all of Brentwood’s cooling tower products sold in the U.S. are made in America and ...
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Understanding Cooling Tower Drift Rate
What does “drift rate” mean?
For cooling tower products and applications, the industry defines the effectiveness of a drift eliminator product in terms of its drift rate. This ...
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