Modular cooling tower structure, design, and method of assembly

A method of assembling in-situ a modular cooling tower cell for use in a cooling tower field, comprising:

• (a) removing a first single cooling tower cell in a cooling tower field having a plurality of cooling tower cells, including removing vertical columns which form an original structure of said first single cooling tower cell, exposing said cooling tower cell basin footing of said first single cooling tower cell;
• (b) providing a first framework structure of said modular cooling tower cell, said first framework structure including an adjustable rectangular framework with horizontal members and vertical members, said vertical members each having a top and a bottom end and an axis in the vertical direction, said vertical and horizontal members having dimensional measurements and a predetermined bolt hole pattern consistent along a length of each of said vertical and horizontal members, said predetermined bolt hole pattern including a plurality of connection points;
• (c) lifting said first framework structure of said modular cooling tower cell, and positioning said first framework structure above a selected installation location;
• (d) lowering said first framework structure onto the selected installation location;
• (e) adjusting dimensions of said first framework in-situ during assembly without altering locations of said plurality of connection points and/or locations of said bolt hole pattern on said vertical or horizontal members;
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• (f) securing said first framework structure to said selected installation location and/or to an adjacent cooling tower cell within said cooling tower field.