Open cooling towers discharge heat from water-cooled systems into the atmosphere. The hot process water is distributed over a fill pack (heat transfer media) to interface with air blown by a fan through the cooling tower. During this evaporative cooling, a small part of the water evaporates while cooling the remaining process water.
The key benefits of open cooling towers are:
- optimal cooling, as proved by lab tests
- allowing low process temperatures
- open cooling towers have a small footprint
A benefit for all BAC cooling tower customers:
Baltimore Aircoil has various open cooling tower configurations, the specific benefits of which are listed below.
Overview of BAC open cooling towers
| BAC open cooling towers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3000D | S1500E | FCT | VTL-E | VXT | |||
| Induced draft | • | • | • | ||||
| Forced draft | • | • | |||||
| Axial fan | • | • | • | ||||
| Centrifugal fan | • | • | |||||
| Crossflow | • | • | |||||
| Counterflow | • | • | • | ||||
| Specific product line benefits | |||||||
| Low Sound | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ||
| Energy Efficiency | +++ | +++ | +++ | + | + | ||
| Easy Maintenance | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ||
| Operational safety (hygiene) | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ||
Want to know more about open cooling towers? Ask your local BAC representative for more information.