A Service Test of Treated Louvres in a Cooling Tower |
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| Authors: | G S Vermaak |
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| Institution: | South African-Forestry Research Institute, Department of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation , Pretoria |
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| Abstract: | The performance of wooden louvres treated with four preservatives (Celcure A, copper sulfate + sodium pentachlorophenate, pentachlorophenol and Tanalith C) and exposed in a cooling tower in Pretoria is described. The copper-chrome-arsenate (CCA) preservatives Tanalith C and Celcure A (at retention of 30 kg/m3) protected the louvres very well against deterioration. Untreated Pinus canariensis wood outperformed P. pinaster and P. radiata wood. |
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