Cooling tower with direct and indirect cooling sections
AssigneeBaltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.
InventorsTimothy P. Facius, Frank T. Morrison
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Abstract
A mechanical draft cooling tower includes an air inlet and an air outlet. A liquid spray assembly is provided below the air outlet. A fill shell assembly is provided below the liquid spray assembly such that liquid can be sprayed onto the fill sheet assembly. An indirect heat exchange assembly is mounted beneath the fill sheet assembly. The indirect assembly usually comprises a series of coils through which a fluid to be cooled is circulated. A first air inlet is provided beneath the fill sheet assembly and includes a closing assembly. A second air inlet is provided beneath a top surface of the indirect assembly and includes a closing assembly.
Claims10
A mechanical draft cooling tower comprising:
- an air inlet and an air outlet,
- a liquid spray assembly adapted to spray liquid downwardly between the air inlet and the air outlet,
- a fill sheet assembly mounted beneath the liquid spray assembly,
- an indirect heat exchange assembly mounted beneath the fill sheet assembly, the indirect heat exchange assembly adapted to receive a fluid to be cooled and to outlet the fluid after cooling,
- a first air inlet in a side of the cooling tower, a first closing assembly whereby the first air inlet can be closed to inlet air,
- a second air inlet in a side of the cooling tower, a majority of the second air inlet being located beneath a top surface of the indirect heat exchange assembly, a second closing assembly whereby the second air inlet can be closed to inlet air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.