2014-07-31

Natural Draft Cooling Towers

The natural draft or hyperbolic cooling tower is designed to take advantage of the temperature differences between the ambient air and the hotter air inside the tower. The design creates a chimney effect that causes the cold air at the bottom of the tower to push the warmer air out the top.

The natural draft-cooling tower further divided in two types.

Cross flow:-
In a cross flow tower, air is drawn across the falling water. In this design the fill is located outside the tower.

Counter flow:-

The fill is contained within a counter flow tower since the air is drawn up and through the failing water. Design selection depends upon conditions at the particular site.