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US 9,039,809 B2Granted
System and method for reducing mineral buildup on drift eliminators of a cooling tower
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorTy Sween
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Abstract
A method directed to reducing mineral buildup on drift eliminators of a cooling tower by allowing irrigation of the drift eliminators of the cooling tower with fluid in the basin of the cooling tower to reduce mineral buildup.
Claims8
A method to reduce mineral buildup on drift eliminators coupled with air inlets of a cooling tower, comprising:
- supplying fluid from a basin of the cooling tower to one or more irrigators;
- irrigating the drift eliminators using the one or more irrigators with the fluid supplied from the basin, wherein each drift eliminator comprises a plurality of openings through which outside air is drawn to the cooling tower;
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- collecting the fluid used to irrigate the drift eliminators in the basin of the cooling tower.
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