Water Usage Rates Info

Cooling towers and other evaporative cooling equipment technologies use water up at a rate that varies depending on the application.

It is not uncommon for a system to use up to 2 gallons per hour per ton of cooling capacity.

In GLD, 2 gallons per hour per ton would be entered as 0.033 gallons per minute per ton.

For best practices information on cooling towers, visit the U.S. Department of Energy at:

As with all engineering designs, it is ultimately the responsibility of the designer to choose the appropriate design inputs.

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