TP16-17: Polyvinyl Chloride Use in Cooling TowersPolyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is a unique material in cooling tower history. It has been used for many and varied components over a long period of time. This paper is intended primarily as a discussion of the suitability and history of Polyvinyl Chloride material in evaporative cooling systems. What material properties are important to proper application? What are its limitations? These questions will be explored in this paper.