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Blowdown / bleed

Water purged on purpose to keep dissolved solids from concentrating without limit

Used across 3 Anvilfield field guides, most in HVAC.

Also defined as

  • Datacenter: Water deliberately discharged from the tower to keep dissolved minerals from concentrating and scaling
  • Concentrated water drained off to control cycles and scaling

Where this shows up

DatacenterData center water use and WUEHVACCooling tower types and operationHVACCooling tower commissioning

Related terms

Cycles of concentrationDriftApproachMakeupRangeWet-bulbMake-up waterPUE

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