Papers, Articles and Presentations
“Cooling Tower Heat Transfer Basics - Part 3”, co-authored with B. Buecker. August 2020 Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine.
“Cooling Tower Performance Curves - A Primer”, Presented at the 2018 CTI Annual Conference Educational Seminar, Houston, Texas, USA.
“Improving Efficiency of Coal Based Thermal Power Plants by Retrofitting Outdated Fill and Water Distribution Systems with Modern High Efficiency, Low Fouling Fill”, co-authored with V. Upadhyaya. 2016 NTPC/India Power Stations O&M Conference, New Delhi, India.
“Study on the Combustion of Polymers Within Cooling Towers”, Co-authored with C. Bowman and J. Shen, 17th IAHR Conference on Cooling Towers and Heat Exchangers, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2015.
“Thermal Fill - Does Material Selection Effect Cooling Tower Performance”, co-authored with J. Wallis. January 2014 Process Cooling Magazine.
“Modern Modular Fills to Optimize Cooling Tower Performance”, 2013 NTPC/India Power Stations O&M Conference, New Delhi, India.
“CTI ToolKit Software - User Advantages”, Presented at the Performance and Technology Educational Seminar, 2013 CTI Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
“Wet Cooling Towers: A Review of Current Technology, Products Under Development and Research Needs”, November 2012 ASME-IMECE Congress/NSF-EPRI Workshop on Advanced Power Plant Cooling: Reducing Water Consumption, Houston, Texas, USA.
“Cooling Tower Fill Selection”, co-authored with B. Buecker. February 2012 Energy Tech Magazine.
“Chemical Treatment and Fill Selection Methods to Minimize Scaling/Fouling in Cooling Towers”, co-authored with R. Post and B. Buecker. 2011 International Water Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.
“Modern Concepts for Cooling Tower Water Treatment”, co-authored with R. Post and B. Buecker, March 2011 Energy Tech Magazine.
“Cooling Tower Heat Transfer 201”, co-authored with B. Buecker. November 2010 Power Engineering Magazine.
“Understanding and Specifying Quality Plastic Cooling Tower Products”, 2009 Electric Power Research Institute’s Cooling Tower Technology Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
“Sea Water Cooling”, co-authored with J. Wallis. May 2009 Process Cooling Magazine.
“Preparing for, Executing and Interpreting a CTI Cooling Tower Thermal Performance Test”, 2006 Electric Power Research Institute’s Cooling Tower Technology Seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
“Material Matters”, co-authored with J. Wallis. November 2006 Process Cooling Magazine.
“Getting Your Fill”, co-authored with J. Wallis. July 2005 Process Cooling Magazine.
“Tower Power”, co-authored with J. Wallis. May 2003 Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine.
“Cooling Tower Status Testing. Why?, When?, How?”, 2003 Electric Power Research Institute’s Cooling Tower Technology Educational Seminar, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
“Drift Eliminator System Performance”, 2003 Electric Power Research Institute’s Cooling Tower Technology Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
“Analysis of Thermal Performance Test Data of Large Cooling Towers Using CTI ToolKit Software”, co-authored with F. Michell, 2002 Cooling Technology Institute’s Annual Conference, Houston, TX, USA.
“Locking into Cooling Tower Fill Assembly”, co-authored with J. Wallis. November 2002 Process Cooling Magazine.
“High Performance Cooling Tower Fill”, 2000 Electric Power Research Institute’s Cooling Tower Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA.
“Improving Cooling Tower Performance with Thermal Fills”, co-authored with J. Wallis. March 2000 Process Cooling Magazine.
“Design Features of Cross-Fluted Film Fill and Their Effect on Thermal Performance”, 2000 CTI Journal, Vol. 21-2.
“Improving Cooling Tower Performance”, co-authored with J. Wallis. May 1999 Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine.
“Cooling Tower Thermal Design Guidelines”, Cooling Technology Institute’s 1999 Annual Conference Educational Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
“Evaluation of Anti-Fouling Replacement Fills in Utility Cooling Service”, 1994 Electric Power Research Institute’s Conference on Advanced Power Plant Cooling Systems, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA.
“Theoretical Study of Counter Flow Natural Draft Tower Performance Under Arid Weather Conditions”, 1985 ASME National Heat Transfer Conference, Denver Colorado, USA.