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Topics
Basic cooling tower
Analysis of existing Cooling Towers
ARMEC and Jet Tower
Installations
Case Study
Life cycle cost analysis
CLASSIFICATION
Cooling Tower
(1)
Natural Draught
1(A)
Spray pond
1(B)
Hyperbolic
Natural Draught
(2)
Mechanical Draught/ Non Mechanical Induced Draught
1(C)
Spray Filled
(Atmospheric)
2(A)
Induced Draught
Counter Flow /
Cross Flow
2(B)
Forced Draught
2(C)
Jet Tower
1(B) : Hyperbolic
Natural Draught
Induced Draught
Merits
* These are most popular towers and can be
designed upto any capacity and any approach.
* Space required is less than natural draught
tower.
Induced Draught
Demerits
* As fan is mounted at top a proper balancing of
fan assembly is required.
* Fan is always in contact with hot and humid air.
So proper MOC for fan becomes essential.
* They are noisy. Continuous humming noise of
Fan will be there.
* Vibrations due to Fan.
Forced Draught
Merits
* Vibration is kept down, since mechanical
assembly is near the ground and on a solid
foundation.
* Slightly more efficient than Induced draught.
* The location of mechanical assembly is
comparatively in dry air stream. So less corrosion
in gear assembly.
* Possible to install indoor.
Forced Draught
Demerits
* As air is forced in, it is met with extra resistance
against gravity so more power is required.
* Possibility of recirculation is more.
* Limited fan size (12 feet or less).
* They are noisy. Continuous humming noise of
Fan will be there.
* Vibrations due to Fan.
Jet Tower
The Most User Friendly
Energy Saving
Maintenance Free
Constant Efficiency
Jet Tower
Merits
* No special mechanical device like fan / blower is
required for air circulation.
* As water is sprayed, tower becomes spray filled,
hence nothing like pack or fills is required.
* Construction is modular so expansion is very
easy.
* Single tower can be used for multi-application.
* 100 % fan power is saved.
* Practically zero maintenance.
Jet Tower
Demerits
* Air is discharged from side.
* Looks like natural draught tower
Jet Tower
working principle
Jet Cooling
Towers work on
Water Jet
principle. So
when water
comes out of
Jet nozzles, it
pushes the air
below it,
creating a low
pressure zone;
hence
surrounding air
tries to rush in
and air current
from top to
bottom is
established.
TABLE - I
Fan Horse Power for conventional Towers Induced
or Forced
Tower Capacity
ACR Application
TR
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
250
300
D.G.Set Application
KVA
600
900
1200
1500
1800
2100
2400
3000
3600
Fan H.P
2
3
5
7.5
7.5
10
10
10
10
- 5
- 7.5
- 10
- 12.5
- 15
- 15
- 15
- 20
- 25
TABLE - II
Assumption
Cost of Power
Rs.4.5 / Unit.
Utility Factor
0.7
TABLE - III
Cost of Fan Power for various capacity Cooling
Towers
(which is saved by replacing with Jet tower.)
Tower Capacity
ACR Application
TR
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
250
300
D.G.Set Application
KVA
600
900
1200
1500
1800
2100
2400
3000
3600
40 - 100
60 150
100- 200
150 -250
150 -300
200-300
200-300
200-400
200-500