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US 4,543,218 AGranted
Cooling tower with concrete support structure, fiberglass panels, and a fan supported by the liquid distribution system
AssigneeCeramic Cooling Tower Company
InventorsCharles J. Bardo, Jesse Q. Seawell, Anthony J. Dylewski, John L. Clark, Jr.
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Abstract
A liquid cooling tower includes precast concrete support legs and cross beams and fiberglass reinforced polyester resin side and top panels. A liquid distribution system is supplied with liquid by a vertically extending main pipe, and a fan and fan motor are supported by the main pipe.
Claims9
A liquid cooling tower comprising:
- (a) a plurality of concrete legs, each of the legs having a beam portion and pair of foot portions extending downwardly from the ends of the beam portion;
- (b) a pair of concrete cross members extending between each adjacent pair of legs and attached thereto;
- (c) porous means for heat/mass exchange supported by the concrete legs and the concrete cross members;
- (d) a liquid supply pipe extending vertically upwardly through the heat-mass exchange means;
- (e) liquid distribution means about the heat/mass exchange means and connected to the liquid supply pipe for supplying liquid to the heat/mass exchange means;
- (f) a fan above the liquid distribution means and supported by the liquid distribution means and the liquid supply pipe for drawing air through the heat/mass exchange means;
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- (g) side panels formed from fiberglass reinforced polyester resin and supported by said legs and extending upwardly therefrom, the side panels being required to support substantially only their own weight, wind loads, and seismic loads.
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