Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air
AssigneeSPX Cooling Technologies, Inc.
InventorsEldon F. Mockry, Jidong Yang, Gregory P. Hentschel, Jason Stratman, Glenn S. Brenneke, Darrin Ray Clubine, James Douglas Randall, Ohler L. Kinney, Jr.
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Abstract
A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a fill medium. The method for heating a fluid also includes passing a fluid over the fill medium along with discharging the air stream from the heating tower through an outlet. The method further includes isolating the inlet air stream from the outlet air stream.
Claims17
A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower having a vertical axis, comprising:
- drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet, wherein the inlet is positioned at a first vertical location alone the vertical axis;
- passing the air stream over a fill medium;
- passing the fluid over the fill medium;
- imparting heat from the air stream to the fluid;
- discharging the air stream from the heating tower through an outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned at a second vertical location along the vertical axis below the first vertical location;
- and
- isolating the inlet air stream from the outlet air stream.
A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower having a vertical axis, comprising:
- drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet, wherein the inlet is positioned at a first vertical location along the vertical axis;
- passing the air stream over a fill medium;
- circulating the fluid to be heated over the fill medium;
- imparting heat from the air stream to the fluid to be heated;
- discharging the air steam from the heating tower through an outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned at a second vertical location along the vertical axis below the first vertical location;
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- isolating the inlet air stream from the outlet air stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.