Bi-directional fill for use in cooling towers
AssigneeEvapco, Inc.
InventorsDavey J. Vadder, Sarah L. Ferrari, John W. Lane, Jean-Pierre Libert, Thomas W. Bugler
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Abstract
Cooling towers and cooling tower fill configured for the cooling of process water with air by indirect heat exchange, in which the fill is configured with a first set of channels and a second set of channels, said first and second set of channels interleaved with one-another so that heat exchange occurs across material separating said channels from one-another.
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A cooling tower comprising cooling tower fill arranged for the cooling of process water with air by indirect heat exchange, in which the fill is configured with a first set of channels and a second set of channels, said first and second set of channels interleaved with one-another so that heat exchange occurs across material separating said channels from one-another.
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A cooling tower fill pack comprising a stack of identical plastic sheets, each sheet having a first face and a second face, said first face having a first set of ridges that define a first set of channels, said second face having a second set of ridges that define a second set of channels, and wherein in said fill pack, said plastic sheets are stacked so that a first face of a first sheet, is mated with a first face of a second sheet, turned upside down, and a second face of said second sheet is mated with a second face of a third sheet, turned upside down relative to said second sheet.
A cooling tower fill pack comprising a stack of two different plastic sheets, each sheet having a first face and a second face, said first face having a first set of ridges that define a first set of channels, said second face having a second set of ridges that define a second set of channels, and wherein in said fill pack, said plastic sheets are stacked so that a first face of a first sheet, is mated with a first face of a second sheet, and a second face of said second sheet is mated with a second face of a third sheet identical to the first sheet to form two sets of channels, said first and second sets of channels interleaved with one-another so that heat exchange occurs across material separating said channels from one-another.
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