COOLING TOWER SIZING. For most wet cooling tower applications, said Flaherty, optimum cooling tower size may be determined by a combination of four different metrics: heat load, range, approach, and ...

While eye-popping triple-digit heat forecasts may capture headlines, you may want to start paying attention to the “wet bulb” temperature, especially if you work outside.

The wet bulb limit was always theoretical, rather than experimental, he added: “Humans don’t sweat like a thermometer.” In fact, our physical tolerance for heat may be lower.

When it comes to the “wet bulb temperature,” nearly all of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas are under “extreme threat.” The wet bulb temperature measures multiple stressors on the ...