Problem 2.7: A cooling tower removes 6000000 BTUhr How many
From Chapter 2 Problem Set. Level 2: Applied Thinking.
Question
A cooling tower removes 6,000,000 BTU/hr. How many pounds of water must evaporate per hour? Convert to GPM.
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6,000,000 BTU/hr ÷ 970 BTU/lb = 6,186 lb/hr. 6,186 lb/hr ÷ 8.34 lb/gal = 742 gal/hr ÷ 60 min/hr = 12.4 GPM.