Panel wall structure for use in a tower/frame structure and cooling tower

A panel wall for use with a cooling tower, the panel wall:

• a first double wall panel member and a second double wall panel member, wherein each double wall panel member comprises:
• a first outer wall spaced laterally from a second outer wall, the first and second outer walls comprising fiber reinforced material,
• a first end having a tongue-type portion extending from the first and second outer walls and having a width narrower than a width of the double wall panel member, and
• a second end having a groove-type portion and having a first groove wall portion extending from the first outer wall and a second groove wall portion extending from the second outer wall, the first groove wall portion extending further outward than the second groove wall portion;
• and
• wherein the first end and the second end of the first double wall panel are interconnected to the second end and the first end, respectively, of the second double wall panel.

A cooling tower comprising:

• a support frame structure defining an interior volume and having at least a first column and a second column;
• a fluid distribution system to distribute fluid within the interior volume defined by the support frame structure;
• a heat transfer material within the interior volume defined by the support frame structure and for receiving fluid from the fluid distribution system and through which the fluid travels;
• a fluid collection basin disposed beneath the support frame structure;
• air moving equipment operable for causing air movement for heat transfer between the fluid and air;
• and
• an exterior panel wall coupled to and spanning between the first column and the second column, the exterior panel wall comprising,
• a first double wall panel member and a second double wall panel member, wherein each double wall panel member comprises:
• a first outer wall spaced laterally from a second outer wall, the first and second outer walls comprising fiber reinforced material;
• a first end having a tongue-type portion extending from the first and second outer walls and having a width narrower than a width of the double wall panel member;
• and
• a second end having a groove-type portion and having a first groove wall portion extending from the first outer wall and a second groove wall portion extending from the second outer wall, the first groove wall portion extending further outward than the second groove wall portion,
• wherein the first end and the second end of the first double wall panel are interconnected to the second end and the first end, respectively, of the second double wall panel, and
• wherein the second ends are oriented upward and the first ends are oriented downward.