Cooling tower wind wall system

A cooling tower comprising

• a heat exchange section,
• a fan for moving air through the heat exchange section,
• a water distribution assembly to provide water onto and through the heat exchange section,
• an air inlet section through which air is drawn into the cooling tower and the heat exchange section,
• the air inlet section having outside edges and corners,
• and a wall assembly in the air inlet section,
• the wall assembly extending from the corners of the air inlet section inwardly
• wherein the air inlet section is comprised of a structure having outside edges and corners,
• and the wall assembly is comprised of a plurality of wall panel sections, each wall panel section having an outer edge at a corner of the air inlet section, each wall panel section extending inwardly from the corner of the air inlet section to a junction point wherein an inner edge of each wall panel section meets, and
• wherein at least one of the wall panel sections is configured to be at least one of folded inwardly, folded to an open position, and slid to an open position.

A cooling tower comprising

• a heat exchange section having a bottom edge,
• a fan for moving air through the heat exchange section,
• a water distribution assembly to provide water onto and through the heat exchange section,
• an air inlet section through which air is drawn into the cooling tower and the heat exchange section,
• the air inlet section having outside edges and corners,
• and a wall assembly in the air inlet section,
• the wall assembly extending from the corners of the air inlet section inwardly,
• further comprising a center wall section in the air inlet section,
• wherein the air inlet section is comprised of a structure having outside edges and corners,
• and the wall assembly is comprised of a plurality of wall panel sections, each wall panel section having an upper edge and an outer edge at a corner of the air inlet section, each wall panel section extending inwardly from the corner of the air inlet section to a junction point wherein an inner edge of each wall panel section meets with the center wall section, and
• wherein the wall assembly is arranged in the air inlet section to form a wind relief gap between the upper edge of the wall assembly and the bottom edge of the heat exchange section, the wind relief gap having a size configured to allow at least a portion of wind entering the air inlet section to pass over the upper edge of the wall assembly without entering into the heat exchange section.

A cooling tower comprising

• a heat exchange section,
• a fan for moving air through the heat exchange section,
• a water distribution assembly to provide water onto and through the heat exchange section,
• an air inlet section through which air is drawn into the cooling tower and the heat exchange section,
• the air inlet section having outside edges and corners,
• and a wall assembly in the air inlet section,
• the wall assembly extending from the corners of the air inlet section inwardly,
• further comprising a center wall section in the air inlet section,
• wherein the air inlet section is comprised of a structure having outside edges and corners, and the wall assembly is comprised of a plurality of wall panel sections, each wall panel section having an outer edge at a corner of the air inlet section, each wall panel section extending inwardly from the corner of the air inlet section to a junction point wherein an inner edge of each wall panel section meets with the center wall section,
• wherein at least one of the wall panel sections can be folded inwardly, folded to an open position, or slid to an open position.

A cooling tower comprising

• a heat exchange section,
• a fan for moving air through the heat exchange section,
• a water distribution assembly to provide water onto and through the heat exchange section,
• an air inlet section through which air is drawn into the cooling tower and the heat exchange section,
• the air inlet section having outside edges and corners,
• and a wall assembly in the air inlet section,
• the wall assembly extending from the corners of the air inlet section inwardly,
• further comprising a center wall section in the air inlet section,
• wherein the air inlet section is comprised of a structure having outside edges and corners, and the wall assembly is comprised of a plurality of wall panel sections, each wall panel section having an outer edge at a corner of the air inlet section, each wall panel section extending inwardly from the corner of the air inlet section to a junction point wherein an inner edge of each wall panel section meets with the center wall section,
• further comprising an actuator to retract the wall panel sections.