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•COOLING TOWERS

•KEY COMPONENTS OF TYPICAL COOLING TOWER

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 COOLING TOWERS

Description Capital Cost Relative Power Consumption

Natural draft wet towers 3.2 Low

Mechanical draft wet towers 1 High
Spray Pond 2.3 High
Natural / Mechanical dry tower 7.3 / 6.7 Medium / High
 COOLING TOWERS

Cooling Tower
Two-Speed Motor
or AVP Fan
(Recommended)

Condenser

Evaporator
Comp.

Load
KEY COMPONENTS OF TYPICAL COOLING TOWER

CROSSFLOW MECHANICAL DRAFT TOWER

THE KEY COMPONENTS OF A COOLING TOWER INCLUDE:

◆ STRUCTURE

◆ MECHANICAL

◆ ELECTRICAL

◆ AUXILIARY
APPLICATIONS / PRACTICAL ASPECTS

◆ SITING
◆ PIPING
◆ CAPACITY CONTROL
◆ SOUND
◆ DRIFT
◆ FOGGING
◆ MAINTENANCE
◆ WATER TREATMENT
◆ LEGIONELLA RISK
COMMON PROBLEMS IN COOLING TOWER

◆ In no fill tower, a pressurized spray system is used to

disburse the water into find drop less. It is better to
prolong contact time between water and air to promote
evaporation.

There are two type of tower fill

◆ Film Type fill
◆ Splash type fill

◆ Spraying nozzles are damaged.

◆ Re-circulation of some portion of warm saturated air
leaving the tower to be avoided.
GLASSARY OF SELECTED TECHNICAL TERMS

◆ APPROACH
◆ BLOWDOWN
◆ DRIFT ELIMINATORS
◆ FILL OR PACKING
◆ L / G RATIO
◆ LOUVERS
◆ MAKEUP
◆ RANGE
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