Water Treating

Panel Discussion
Monday, February 4, 2008
2:00p to 3:45p
John Zibrida, Chairman of the Water Treating
Committee is busy working with several of the
Cooling Technology Institutes members to prepare a panel discussion on the proper control of
cooling systems and its importance to thermal
and economic efficiency. Technological advances have improved the capability of control
of cooling water systems. The panel will examine the use of control technology from an engineering, operator,
instrumentation and supplier perspective. CTI has assembled industry experts in this field to present and review control technologies and advances in managerial and opertional tools, which have
improved the operation of thermal heat transfer systems.

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Owner/Operator Seminar
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
10:00a - 1:45p
(box lunch will be included)
Jon Bickford of Alliant Entergy,
chairperson for the Owner/Operator
Council has come up with another
great program for the 2008 Annual
Conference. The Owner/Operator
Seminar will be held on Tuesday,
February 5, 2008 from 10:00p 1:45p. The program will consist of
three presentations with time included for questions after
each presentations and talk about the Owner/Operators
website. The three presentations presented will be:
Preparing a Scope of Work for a Tower Rebuild
Wood to Fiberglass Conversion, How to Make the
Switch
Repairing and Inspections of Fan Stacks

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Seminar
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
2:00p - 4:30p
Prepare your questions now for
the Ask the Expert Seminar

Education Seminar
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 8:00a - 12:00p
Ancillary Equipment and Services Relating to Cooling Towers
The 2008 CTI education program will include 4 sessions on structural issues with cooling towers. We will
focus on lightning protection, fire protection, water treating and safety. The 4 - 1 hour sessions will be as
follows:
Lightning Protection in Cooling Towers presented by James F. Blake, Jr., of American Lightning Protection Systems,
Inc. - The selection of the correct materials and the installation and operation of lightning protection on cooling towers
will be presented. Highlights of existing deficiencies on past towers and some of the newer techniques found in todays
marketplace including issues revolving around safety will be reviewed and discussed as well.
James grew up in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, and is a third generation lightning protection installer with over 25
years in the lightning protection industry. He was educated at Texas Tech University and the University of Texas at
Arlington, and in 1982 earned the title of Certified Master Installer of Lightning Protection Systems fro the Lightning Protection Institute. James is currently Vice-President of American Lightning Protection Systems, Inc. where he primarily designs and manages the
installation of their systems across the United States and overseas. He is married with three children.
Fire Protection in Cooling Towers presented by Dave Schmidt, of SimplexGrinnell-LP - History of fire protection in
cooling towers and various sprinklers and nozzles will be presented. Various types of systems will be discussed in both
counter flow and cross flow cooling towers. Fire partition walls for multi cell towers will be reviewed and discussed
including NFPA 214 requirements in the discussion on various fire protection systems.
David W. Schmidt is a sales representative for SimplexGrinnell-International Group located in Cleveland, Ohio. Dave is
a 1972 graduate from the University of Akron, and holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Technology degree. He has been in
the fire protection business specifically the special Hazards field, for 34 years and is a principal member of the MFPA Technical Committee on Water Cooling Towers.
Water Treating in Cooling Towers presented by Dr. Mike Trulear,of ChemTreat, Inc. - Water treating in general will
be discussed relating to cooling towers. Various chemicals and water treating systems will be highlighted int he discussion as well as a review of the safety issues involved in water treating.
Director of Research and Laboratory Services, at ChemTreat, Inc., headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Mike joined
ChemTreat in May 1995 and has over 25 years experience in Cooling Water and Water Treatment technology. Mike has
24 publications including papers preseented here at CTI, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and
the International Water Conference (IWC), is an active member of CTI and a recent past member of the CTI Board of Directors.
Mike received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Environmental Engineering in 1982 from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and
his Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in 1979 from Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Mike, his wife Ramona, and two children Gregory and Briana, reside in Richmond, Virginia.
Safety and Safety Equipment Relating to Cooling Towers presented by Julia Taylor, President and Owner of Cooling
Components, Inc. - The importance of safety in our industry and keeping our employees safe while dealing with increasing regulations will be discussed. The main categories presented will be: fall protection, confined space protection, air
monitoring, PPE, respiratorts, controlling hazardous energy, ground fault, etc. Discussions will include how to properly
use the equipment and wear PPE in conjunction with a hands on safety equipment demo which will include all of the
above categories. There will be a certified safety consultant from LAAP to answer any questions related to safety management, programs etc.,
Ms. Taylor has twenty years in the cooling tower industry. She started in the cooling tower business in 1989 as Comptroller/General
Manager of Cooling Towers, Inc. In 2000, she purchased the company and reorganized under Cooling Components, Inc. Located in St.
Louis, Missouri the company is a successful contractor specializing in cooling tower restoration and is working in many states around the
country. Julia has an extensive safety background. She currently is serving as Safety Director for two cooling tower companies. Julia
has OSHA 10 and 30 hour training and is First-Aid and CPR Certified. She is a member of several industry organizations including,
DISA, ISN, NCMS, ISTC, HACSC and Browz Group. Her commitment to safety int he workplace has won her opportunities to lead
safety discussions not only at the CTI National Conference, but also with prestigious fortune 500 companies.

The above order does not necessarily reflect order of presentations.

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