EVAPORATIVE RECIRCULATION COOLING WATER SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING AN EVAPORATIVE RECIRCULATION COOLING WATER SYSTEM

An evaporative recirculation cooling water system, the system having a recirculation loop to recirculate water through the system, a space to cool the water in the recirculation loop by evaporation, and an ion removal apparatus to remove ions. The ion removal apparatus has a flow through capacitor to remove hardness ions while leaving silica ions in the water. The flow through capacitor has an inlet connected to a water inlet and an outlet having a regulator to direct the flow of water to the recirculation loop or to a waste water output. 1. An evaporative recirculation cooling water system , the system comprising:a recirculation loop to recirculate water through the system;a construction with a space to cool the water in the recirculation loop by evaporation;an input to provide water into the recirculation loop; andan ion removal apparatus to remove ions from the water, the ion removal apparatus comprising a flow through capacitor constructed and arranged to remove hardness ions from the water while leaving silica ions in the water.2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the flow through capacitor comprises a waste water output to discharge waste water with an increased concentration of hardness ions.3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the flow through capacitor is between the input and the recirculation loop so as to remove hardness ions from the water of the input before the water from the input is provided to the recirculation loop.4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the flow through capacitor is in a bypass of the recirculation loop so as to remove hardness ions from water in the recirculation loop.5. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a sensor to measure a chemical and/or physical property of the water in the recirculation loop.6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the ion removal apparatus comprises a flow adjuster to adjust a velocity of the water flowing through the flow through capacitor.7. The system ...

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Evaporative recirculation cooling water system, method of operating an evaporative recirculation cooling water system.

The invention relates to an evaporative recirculation cooling water system, the system being provided with: a recirculation loop to recirculate water through the system; a space to cool the water in the recirculation loop by evaporation; and, an ion removal apparatus for removing ions. The ion removal apparatus is provided with a flow through capacitor for removing hardness ions while leaving silica ions in the water. The flow through capacitor having an inlet connected to the water inlet and an outlet provided with a regulator to direct the flow of water to the recirculation loop or to a waste water output.