Problem Statement #1: Cooling Towers Mad-Lib!

Note: there are true correct answers to this problem, which will be graded. However, you are welcome to try a true mad lib game (where you choose the words without context) for fun and amusement.

A cooling tower is a piece of process equipment designed to restore _______________ (a chemical) to its original __________________ (process variable) after it is used as a ________________ (function) in various places in the chemical plant. ___________ (Hot/Cold) ___________ (liquid chemical) is pumped to the top of the tower and distributed evenly, while _____________ (dry/wet) _____________ (gas chemical) is forced through the column with a giant fan from the outside environment. There are two mechanisms of heat transfer in a cooling tower: ______________ (heat transfer method #1) is due to motion of two fluids relative to one other. ________________ (heat transfer method #2) is due to a phase change of a very small portion of the _______________ (chemical).

Cooling towers are shaped like a tapered ________________ (3-D shape) in order to ______________ (increase/decrease) the velocity of _______________ (fluid) moving through the tower. Non-chemical engineers often mistake the cloud of ______________ (chemical in a certain phase of matter) emanating from the column as smoke, but cooling towers are actually great for the environment because they reduce ______________________ (deviation of the natural temperature in a habitat).