Patent ID: 8376323

Claim:
A cooling tower comprising: a support frame structure defining an interior volume and including a first column and a second column; a fluid distribution system to distribute fluid within the interior volume defined by the support frame structure; a heat transfer material within the interior volume defined by the support frame structure and for receiving fluid from the fluid distribution system and through which the fluid travels; a fluid collection basin disposed beneath the support frame structure; air moving equipment operable for causing air movement for heat transfer between the fluid and air; and a firewall structure, the firewall structure comprising, a first wall panel and a second wall panel, each of the wall panels having a first wall spaced laterally from a second wall, and wherein the first wall panel and second wall panel are coupled to and extend between the first column and the second column, and the firewall structure separates a first area of the cooling tower from a second area of the cooling tower, and wherein the first and second columns provide load-bearing support for the cooling tower.