When sizing a cooling tower, the tower is sized to handle the cooling load of the conditioned area plus about ____% for heat of compression.

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Cooling towers are used to reject waste heat from HVAC systems, mechanical equipment, or industrial processes to the atmosphere. The tower's size should be calculated based on the cooling load of the conditioned area plus around 25% extra capacity to account for the heat of compression in the chiller or compressor. Therefore, choice C (25) is the correct answer.

When Sizing a Cooling Tower, the Tower Is Sized to Handle