Patent ID: 6502807
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: F28F,Y10S

Abstract:
A cooling tower, comprising:a housing; pressurized liquid distribution means located at the upper portion of said housing; a liquid collection vessel located at the lower portion of said housing; at least one evaporative media located inside said housing between said liquid distribution means and said collection vessel; said evaporative media being constituted by multi-layered, corrugated cardboard sheets arranged to form a cross-fluted structure having wettable surfaces, an array of inlet openings on a first side of said structure, and an array of outlet openings on a second side of said structure substantially opposite said first side; at least one blower located within said housing for producing air flow within the cross-fluted structure of said evaporative media; characterized in that the hydraulic diameter of the flutes of said structure is less than 1.5 cm; the wettable surface area of said structure is more than 250 m2 for every cubic meter thereof, and said blower produces an air flow within said cross-fluted structure of the evaporative media having a Reynolds number of less than 2,000.