Evaporative cooling tower and method
AssigneeRush Air, Inc.
InventorsKelly D. Rushmore, James H. Shoffner
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Abstract
A cooling tower for evaporating water from a brine solution is provided and may include an air inlet, a brine inlet for receiving the brine solution, and a heat-exchange assembly receiving the brine solution from the brine inlet and receiving air from the air inlet. The heat-exchange assembly transfers moisture from the brine solution to the air received from the air inlet to reduce the moisture content of the brine solution.
Claims17
A cooling tower for evaporating water from a brine solution, the cooling tower comprising:
- a housing having an air inlet and a brine inlet for receiving the brine solution;
- a first heat exchanger disposed proximate to said brine inlet and operable to heat the brine solution entering said housing;
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- a heat-exchange assembly receiving the heated brine solution from said brine inlet and receiving air from said air inlet, said heat-exchange assembly transferring moisture from the brine solution to said air received from said air inlet to reduce the moisture content of the brine solution.
A cooling tower for evaporating water from a brine solution, the cooling tower comprising:
- a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a first heat exchanger disposed proximate to said air inlet and operable to heat air entering said housing;
- a second heat exchanger disposed proximate to said air outlet and operable to heat air exiting said housing;
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- a heat-exchange assembly including a heat-exchange media disposed generally within said housing and suspending the brine solution therein, said heat-exchange media receiving heated air from said first heat exchanger to transfer moisture from the brine solution to said air to reduce the moisture content of the brine solution.
A method comprising:
- heating a brine solution;
- distributing said heated brine solution on a heat-exchange media within a housing;
- drawing air into an inlet of said housing;
- heating said air proximate to said inlet;
- passing said heated air through said heat-exchange media;
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- transferring moisture from said brine solution to said air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.