COOLING TOWER APPARATUS

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Mod. CT/EV manual
Mod. CTc/EV manual with data logging

INTRODUCTION
This equipment has been designed to experience with the
construction principles and operational characteristics of
cooling towers and it mainly consists of a packed tower of
transparent metacrylate.

The water heated in a tank is pumped to the top of the tower

and its flow rate is measured by a variable area flowmeter; then
the water is distributed onto the packing uniformly to avoid any
“channeling” phenomenon.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

The cooled water is collected at the tower bottom and then it

is sent again to the heated tank.
An additional tank will keep the level of heated tank constant
compensating the water lost by evaporation.

A forced air flow is blown by a centrifugal fan onto the column

bottom; the flow rate of air can be controlled by an air lock and
measured by a diaphragm at the column top.
After leaving the packing, the air will cross a demister.

The heated tank is equipped with 3 electric heaters and with a

safety thermostat.
Process temperatures are measured by digital thermometers;
a differential pressure gauge will measure the pressure drops
on the packing and on the diaphragm.

TRAINING PROGRAM
This unit enables to deepen
the following issues:
• Fluodynamics of different packings with different flow rates
of air and water
• Measurement of operational parameters in steady-state
conditions
• Representation of the state of the system on psychrometric
chart and energy balance
• Effect of the packing surface on the approach to wet bulb
and on the pressure drops
• Performance with different cooling loads and inlet
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temperatures

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
• Rectangular tower of Plexiglas; height of 550 mm
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• 3 packings of different specific surface (92, 131 and

235 m2/m3) being included in the tower and easily
interchangeable
• Additional water tank of Plexiglas, with capacity of 1 litre
• Centrifugal fan, with max. flow rate of 1340 m3/h and
maximum head of 80 mmH2O
• Tank of AISI 304 stainless steel for hot water, with capacity
of 9 litres and 3 electric heaters of 500 W
• Pump for water, Qmax = 3 m3/h, Hmax = 5 m H2O
• Switchboard IP55, complying with EC standards and
including digital thermostat, fan controls, resistors
and ELCB

Power supply: 230 Vac 50 Hz single-phase - 2,6 kVA

(Other voltage and frequency on request)
Dimensions: 100 × 650 × 1400 mm
Weight: 72 kg
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

For Mod. CT/EV only

• 6 digital thermometers with Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD)
• Flowmeter, with range of 20-200 l/h
• Inclined manometer, with range of 0-60 mm H2O

For Mod. CTc/EV only

• 4 thermoresistances Pt100 with sheath of AISI 304
stainless steel
• 2 digital thermohygrometers
• Flowmeter with transmitter
• Electronic transmitter of differential pressure
• Interface for the connection with a PC included in the
switchboard
• Data acquisition software for Windows

REQUIRED
UTILITIES (PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER)
• Distilled water: 10 litres + 2 l/h

ACCESSORIES (NOT INCLUDED)

• Personal Computer running Windows
(for mod. CTc/EV only)
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SUPPLIED WITH
THEORETICAL – EXPERIMENTAL
HANDBOOK

EV 15 ELETTRONICA VENETA S.P.A. - 31045 Motta di Livenza (TV) Italy - Via Postumia 16 - Tel. +39 0422 765 802 - Fax +39 0422 861 901 - E-mail: export@elettronicaveneta.com