Trickle Net Fill (PR-50)

General Description
The Trickle Net Fill (PR-50) is the popular choice for field-erected
or package counterflow cooling towers. Can also be used in
crossflow towers. For use in power, refining, chemical, steel, and
food processing applications where water quality is poor. It is
suitable for cooling waters with higher contents of suspended
solids, oils and high potential for scale build up.
Packs of Trickle Net Fill (PR-50) is comprised of extruded
polyethylene triangle prisms, allied by grid fittings or heat-fused
polyethylene wires to form blocks of splash media. The weave
of the triangle prisms provides even water flow and promotes
thermal efficiency.
The cooling fill can by walked upon without temporary boards,
it will not be eroded from the sprayed upon cooling water and it
can be flushed with high-pressure water jets.
Key features
• High density counterflow splash fill
• Water easily redistributes itself
• Ideal in “dirty water” applications and dusty environments
• Designs available for heavy ice loads
• Structurally superior to withstand foot traffic
• Resists erosion from water spray
• Made from a UV-protected polyethylene copolymer.

Benefits
• Packs supplied factory assembled
• Drastically improved thermal performance in many fouled, film-fill towers
• Chemical resistance of Polypropylene
• Can be cleaned with high-pressure sprayers
• Can be used above PVC film fills for high-temperature applications.
• Maximum continuous operation at 80°C.
• Available in standard 1 m, 1.2 m, 1.5 m and 2 m pack lengths

Technical Data
Parameter Unit Value
Fill type PR-50
Material low-pressure PE
Specific surface area m2/m3 60 (80)
Triangle prism height mm 50
Pack length mm 1000 (1200; 1500; 2000)
Pack width mm 450 (500)
Pack height mm 440 (50; 110; 160)
Spacing of supports mm 650
Width of supports. mm 50
Max. application temp °C 80
Fill weight kg/m3 34
Fill Performance
Fill height, m A, 1/m m ζ , 1/m Kf, (m x hour)/kg
0,5 1,392 5,72
0,75 1,127 8,58
1,00 0,971 0,36 11,44 0,393
1,25 0,864 14,30
1,5 0,768 17,16

Thermal Performance PR-50

Me = A ⋅ h ⋅ λm

Me – Merkel’s dimensionless criterion;

A & m – fill parameters to determine characteristic curve of cooling tower;
h – fill height;
λ – air/water mass ratio (kg air/kg water)

Pressure drop ПР-50

γ ⋅ω2
Pf = ⋅ζ f
2g

Pf – fill pressure drop, kg/m2

γ- air density, kg/m3
ω- air velocity inside fill, m/s
g - acceleration of gravity, m/s2
ζf - fill coefficient of resistance, dimensionless

ζ f = h ⋅ (ζ + K f ⋅ qw )

h – fill height, m
ζ – dry fill resistance , 1/m
Kf – resistance of rain inside fill, (m x hour)/kg
qw – water loading, kg/(m2 x hour)

Rarefied trickle net fill PR-50R

Supposed for extremely poor water quality.
• TSS is greater than 500 ppm
• Make-up from surface waters
• Little or no biological or scale control
• Oils or grease up to 500 ppm
• Fibers in process water

Additional information available on request.

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