98-07: Implementing Regulations Under The Fastener Quality Act (FQA)Abstract: This paper covers the ins and out's of the new public law that covers graded product used by OEM companies as well as what it means to the cooling tower industry.

Guidelines for reducing uncertainty are provided for mechanical and natural draft towers

This specification offers recommendations for classification

Using ATC-128 in the field has distinct challenges associated with height

regulatory

Most cooling intake waters contain bromide ion (from traces up to 1

Recycled cooling water can contain very high levels of organics

however a growing interest in employee safety by the customers

water quality

Stopping and holding a fan to conduct maintenance operations can be dangerous to personnel

and in 1965

especially in the high pH environments common to many of today's cooling water systems

Substantial enhancement of fill geometry for fouling environments was documented and lab tests were correlated with substantial field experience for identical products