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Timber vs. PFRP PDF
Timber vs. PFRP PDF
Pultruded FRP cooling tower offers many advantages over timber cooling tower. A small compari-
son between the two is enough to highlight the difference between the two.
Material Availability Good quality wood used for timber FRP is easily available. Certification
cooling tower is not readily avail- of quality available. Quality ban be
able in India and has to be im- easily checked.
ported. Inferior quality timber im-
ported. Generally no certification
of quality available.
Life and disposal 5 years (with present wood qual- 20 Years, recycling processes avail-
ity), treated wood is environmen- able.
tally unsafe
Environmental Impact Vast cutting of wood is causing en- No adverse impact on environ-
vironmental disaster. Getting envi- ment.
ronmental clearance not easy