08/05/2024
The Best Practices 2024 EXPO & Conference, taking place October 29-31 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA, has announced speakers and topics for the Cooling Technology Institute’s (CTI) two-hour conference session on Tuesday, October 29, at 8:00 a.m. This session lies within "Track 2: On-Site Utility Reliability, Safety and Quality" offering up to 13 PDH credits to engineering, maintenance, reliability, hygiene, safety and environmental monitoring personnel.
Manufacturing, engineering firm and equipment sales personnel will meet, on the EXPO Floor, with the leading global manufacturers of compressed air, vacuum and cooling/chilled water technologies. Early-Bird EXPO Registration rates are $50.
About the Presentations
The CTI Session presenters are Mark Pfeifer, Technical Services Manager, SPX Cooling Tech; Bill Miller, Managing Partner, L S Enterprise; Jon Cohen, Digital Innovation Fellow, Buckman Chemical; and Jason Heilbrunn, Applications Lead – Industrial, Baltimore Aircoil Company. Mr. Pfeifer will present, “Sustainability & Reliability for Towers.” Mr. Miller will present “Rx: Re-Energizing Your Cooling Tower with Performance, Quality & Savings.” Mr. Cohen will present “Cooling Tower Water Reuse.” Mr. Heilbrunn will present “Save Time and Money with Closed Loop Cooling Solutions.”
Mr. Pfeifer has done numerous presentations to engineers, architects and contractors on the subject of cooling towers and their application to HVAC and Industrial projects. The presentation will provide attendees with a review of the fundamentals of cooling towers.
Mr. Miller will present how cooling towers lose efficiency due to multiple factors such as the buildup of scale and/or fouling and the deterioration of various components due to age, wear, and tear. When it comes time to replace components, tower owners have choices and options to satisfy their requirements of performance, quality, and cost savings. The presentation focuses on fills, drift eliminators, and louver products used in modern tower repairs when discussing these factors.
Jon Cohen will cover treated municipal wastewater as a viable makeup water source for a cooling tower. Jon has been involved in water treatment for over 30 years, covering laboratory, R&D, Sales, Equipment, technical consulting, and management.
Learn how clean, closed loop heat rejection systems can benefit your facility during Jason Heilbrunn’s presentation. Several alternatives to close the loop will be explored, including open cooling tower & heat exchanger combinations, closed-circuit cooling towers, and dry and adiabatic designs.
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About the Speakers
Mark Pfeifer, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Overland Park, KS, SPX Cooling Technologies. Mark holds a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University, is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Kansas and is a LEED accredited professional. His cooling tower career spans over 30 years in various roles including materials engineering, proposal management and applications engineering. In his recent role Mark manages the Technical Services department providing technical support for sales representatives and customers. Mark is currently secretary of ASHRAE’s Technical Committee for Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers (TC8.6) and a member of USGBC.
Bill Miller is a is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Bill has been in the cooling tower industry for over 25 years, having worked at Brentwood Industries for over 20 years, ending as their Director of Application Engineering in charge of all global cooling tower technical concerns and all corporate R&D functions. Bill has a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society, and has presented multiple papers at CTI and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conferences. He is currently Vice-Chair of CTI’s R&D Committee.
Jon Cohen is an active participant in trade organizations, serving as a past BOD member at the CTI and participating in the drafting and subsequent adoption of numerous standards and guidelines, including ASHRAE/ANSI 188. Jon holds a Bachelors degree in Biology, Masters in Chemical Engineering, and an MBA. He is also accredited with LEED AP.
Jason Heilbrunn holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University and an MBA in finance from Loyola University of Maryland. He began his career as a Mechanical Design Engineer for a major engineering consulting corporation before accepting a position with BAC. Jason has held various roles within BAC including Aftermarket Engineer and Sales & Applications Engineer. In his current role as the Industrial Applications Lead, he manages the Industrial Applications group to ensure that all light and heavy industrial customers receive the highest level of technical support. Jason has given numerous presentations to engineers and end users for a variety of applications in the HVAC and Industrial spaces.
About Best Practices 2024 EXPO & Conference
The Best Practices 2024 EXPO & Conference is the leading North American event focused on sustainable, safe and reliable on-site utilities powering automation. The event takes place October 29-31, 2024, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendees come from engineering firms, manufacturing plants and equipment companies responsible for specifying, purchasing, operating, selling and maintaining on-site utility equipment in industrial compressed air, vacuum, nitrogen generation and cooling water systems. For more information, visit https://cabpexpo.com/attend.
