Published Articles
The Easy Way to Increase Cooling Efficiency on Crossflow Cooling Towers
The Easy Way to Increase Cooling Efficiency on Crossflow Cooling Towers(Click here to download PDF version)Metaphorically speaking, the Fill Pack and Heat Exchanger in a cooling tower system is what the lungs and heart are to the human body; when either fail or,...
Increase Operational Efficiency on Condenser Coil Systems
How Cottonwood Filter Screens Increase Operational Efficiency on Condenser Coil SystemsThere Is More to The Story Than Meets the Eye To the casual observer, Cottonwood Filter Screens look like a common mesh screen that simply stops airborne debris at it’s point...
NY Legionella Outbreaks Turns up The Heat on Cooling Tower Maintenance
Written By: Randy Simmons, President, Air Solution Company According to a New York Times Report, since the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Opera House Hotel in the South Bronx was discovered in July, twenty of the more than 135 other cooling towers...
legionnaire
Air Solution Company: Helping to Maintain Healthy Evaporative Cooling Systems Legionnaire’s Disease (Legionellosis) and Evaporative Cooling System Maintenance Recommendations What is Legionnaire's Disease It is a bacterial infection that is characterized by pneumonia....
Cooling Tower Safety and Maintenance
Aligning Debris Management and Water Treatment Procedures Is Key to Cooling Tower Safety and EfficiencyBy Randy SimmonsThe following is an important reminder of the need for all companies that use cooling towers, to adopt and keep diligent in their maintenance and...
Keeping Cooling Towers and Heat Exchangers Clean is Key To A Healthy and Efficient Process Cooling System
Filtration Systems Can Reduce Maintenance and Downtime.By Randy Simmons, Air Solution CompanyTo strike an interesting analogy, your cooling tower and heat exchanger is what the lungs and heart are to the human body; when either aren't working properly, it effects...
Air Intake Filtration Prevents & Solves Air Intake Problems
Improves Environmental Air Quality and Process Cooling Efficiency Today more than ever before, mechanical, maintenance and process engineers are being challenged to provide effective solutions that help to optimize environmental air quality and process cooling...
Periodic Cicadas Will Emerge In 16 States In 2004
They Can Overwhelm Your Cooling Towers, Evaporative Condensers and Air Handling Units If You're Not Prepared! Photos - Courtesy Dottie Tison By Randy SimmonsDid you ever wonder what insects make that very loud buzzing sound in trees during the daytime in summer? Well,...
The Disastrous Effects of Deferring Maintenance
By David Tod GeaslinWhen we attempt to force maintenance spending into specific lumps of time that do not meet the needs of our machines, we create the need to defer maintenance. Maintenance budgets fail because final budgeting authorities do not understand the...
Process Chillers & Condensing Coil Maintenance
Process Chillers & Condensing Coil Maintenance Balancing Deferred Maintenance Risks With Maintenance and Budgetary Decisions By Randy Simmons As most facilities and maintenance engineers know, proper maintenance on chiller and condensing units is critical to...
Case Studies / Success Stories
The Easy Way to Increase Cooling Efficiency on Crossflow Cooling Towers
The Easy Way to Increase Cooling Efficiency on Crossflow Cooling Towers(Click here to download PDF version)Metaphorically speaking, the Fill Pack and Heat Exchanger in a cooling tower system is what the lungs and heart are to the human body; when either fail or,...
ECEX Westminster City Hall Case Study
Test Site: Westminster City Hall, London 1. Overview / Methodology It has previously been documented and is self-evident, that the installation of Cottonwood Filter Screens prevents pollen, cottonwood seed, leaves, insects, construction debris and other airborne...
Hospital Cooling Tower Case Study
Airborne Debris Puts Baptist Hospital East Cooling Towers In Intensive Care! By Randy Simmons Whether cooling towers are used for process or environmental cooling, proper tower maintenance is critical for ensuring optimal performance in meeting the cooling demands of...
Snow Stopper Screens Relieve Snow Build-up In Louvered Air Intake Plenum
– Snow Stopper Case Study – Customer Got Greater Value Than Expected!Acrobat Reader is required to download a printer friendly version of this article.(free download) University Biomedical Building Integrating Snow Stopper Screen Technology to Reduce Maintenance Cost...
A Global Commitment to Going Green
A Global Commitment to Going Green One of the World's largest Internet Companies Improves Data Center Maintenance and Energy Efficiency Using Cooling Tower Air Inlet Filter Screens The Challenge: With ten LEED certified facilities and millions of more square feet in...
Press Releases
Air Solution Company Releases New Air Intake Filter System
(Detroit, Michigan), May 29, 2001 Helping To Prevent and Resolve Commercial and Industrial Air Intake Problems For use with Cooling Towers, Air Handling Units, Air Cooled Chillers and Air Intake Louvers. The Air Solution Company today announced that it has launched a...
