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US 4,267,130 AGranted
Portable auxiliary cooling tower
OwnerHarold D. Curtisinventor
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Abstract
A portable auxiliary cooling tower which is transportable over-the-highway for temporary or permanent use at a desired site. The tower is typically constructed on a trailer frame and is designed to provide maximum air flow for maximum cooling to temporarily replace or supplement larger fixed cooling tower cells. Another use of the portable cooling tower is to aerate stock ponds, chemical holding ponds and the like.
Claims11
A portable auxiliary cooling tower for performing cooling and aerating of liquids comprising:
- (a) a housing having shape and size compatible for movement with traffic along the highways without disassembly, air intake ports along each side of the housing, air outlet ports along the top of the housing, a frame member for supporting the housing and a plurality of wheels axially supported by the frame suitable for movement along the highways;
- (b) a plurality of closely spaced blowers carried within an upper portion of the housing for pulling outside air through the intake ports and expelling the air through the outlet ports;
- (c) packing provided within the housing between the inlet and outlet ports for filming the liquid being cooled and aerated;
- (d) a liquid distribution system for pulling liquid into the housing and distributing the liquid to the packing;
- (e) drift eliminator means provided in the outlet ports for stripping liquid from the air after it has passed through the packing;
- (f) liquid expulsion system for removing the cooled aerated liquid;
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- (g) leveling means carried by the frame and contactable with the ground for leveling and adjusting elevation at the site.
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