Abstract:
An evaporative cooler for cooling a fluid contained in an array of spaced heat exchange elements by heat transfer to a cooling liquid flowing downwardly around the elements in counter current flow to an upwardly flowing gas; comprises a casing (1 ) housing the array (2) of spaced heat exchange elements, the gas flowing upwardly through the casing, and humid gas leaving the casing at an upper end; a restrictor (3) comprising a series of apertures (3a) located below the array of spaced heat exchange elements; the spaces between the heat exchange elements being aligned with the apertures, such as to provide substantially straight upwardly directed gas-flow channels through the heat exchange array; gas being drawn into the casing through the restrictor apertures and producing a pressure drop sufficient to inhibit loss of cooling liquid from a lower end of the cooler; and a coalescer (6) located above the heat exchange array, such that liquid droplets entrained in the upward gas flow are captured and coalesced to a size whereby coalesced liquid droplets falls down onto the heat exchange array. The restrictor apertures may be slots or holes. The heat exchange elements may be tubes or hollow plates.
Abstract:
The invention provides a cooling method for a natural gas conversion complex. The method includes the steps of circulating sea water in a first, open, cooling circuit (12); contacting the sea water with a heat exchanger (14) to absorb heat; cooling the sea water from the outflow of the heat exchanger (14); circulating fresh water in a second, closed, cooling circuit (18); and contacting the fresh water with the heat exchanger (14) to lose heat.
Abstract:
An improvement in a cooling tower system (70) and operation thereof. The improvement comprises acid treatment of the cooling water, softening of the inlet water and controlling of drift. Drift is controlled by controlling fan (58) speed; controlling fan (58) operation time; adjustment of inlet louver (46) spacing; adjustment of wetfill (30) spacing; adjustment of mist eliminator (38) spacing; spraying of inlet louvers (46) with cooling or other water; and spraying of the mist eliminators (38) with cooling or other water. Water softening may be accomplished by replacing hardness cations with sodium cation or with hydrogen cation. The amount of softening performed is controlled by an adjustable system comprising the water meter/contact timer (78) and the solenoid valve (82). Optionally a filtration subsystem (130, 134) for the cooling water may be included.
Abstract:
A method and system (10) for utilizing water to transfer heat are provided. In one embodiment, the system (10) includes two water softeners (16) for removing the hardness of the feed water. The water softeners (16) are coupled to a filtration device (14) and deliver the softened water thereto. The filtration device (14) removes minerals from the water so as to produce a filtered water volume and a rejected water volume. The filtration device (14) delivers the filtered water volume to a heat exchanger (12). The heat exchanger (12) evaporates the filtered water volume and produces a mineral deposit volume. The mineral deposit volume is delivered to the filtration device (14) for removal of the mineral deposits so as to produce a recycled water volume and a blowdown water volume. Thereafter, the recycled water volume is delivered to the heat exchanger (12) for reuse, and the blowdown water volume is discharged to the waste vessel (24).
Abstract:
A method of controlling Legionella bacteria in cooling water systems is described. The method involves the heating of recirculating cooling water to temperatures of 70°C for sufficient time to kill the bacteria. The method functions best in combination with chemical bactericides.
Abstract:
Heat exchanger packs (10) having a first set of passageways (14) for receiving a stream of ambient air and a second set of passageways (16) for receiving a stream of warm water laden air is disclosed. The first set of passageways (14) and second set of passageways (16) being separate and permitting the warm water laden air stream to be cooled by the stream of ambient air so that water can condense out of the warm water laden air stream. Cooling tower configurations including the heat exchanger pack are disclosed for achieving effluent plume abatement, and capture of a portion of the effluent for replacement back into the cooling tower reservoir or as a source of purified water.
Abstract:
A cooling tower (1) having a fiberglass utilizing the typical advantages of the fiberglass material. The housing is manufactured as a unitary assembly of a water tank (7), a body member (2) and cooling fan (3). In consequence, risks of water leaks, corrosion and assembly problems are prevented by the unitary design.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for controlling the outflow in cooling circuits by supplementing the water content of the cooling circuit with make-up water, whereby, according to time, a maximum value cmax(t) is determined in the circulating water for a time-dependent balancing quantity c(t) which is selected from physical parameters of the make-up water or from constituents of the make-up water. In addition, the outflow is initiated when the value of the balancing quantity measured in the circulating water exceeds the maximum value cmax(t) that is determined using a predetermined equation, and the quantity of circulating water which has flown out is replaced by make-up water.
Abstract:
A method for demand directed liquid drainage, so called bleed-off, for a system, in which a liquid exit is performed by means of an evaporation, an evaporation compensating liquid supply as well as a bleed-off of liquid (3) circulating in the system with the object to lower the concentration of salts, etc. prevailing in the liquid. The method is characterized especially in that a liquid sensing means (9) to control the liquid supply to compensate for any evaporated liquid (3) even is adapted to control the bleed-off, the bleed-off then performing in relation to said liquid supply. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method.