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Cooling towers are structures for cooling water or other working medium to near-ambient temperature. With respect to the heat transfer mechanism employed the main types are:
In a wet cooling tower the warm water can be cooled to a temperature lower than ambient, if the ambient air is relatively dry. (see: Dew point). With respect to drawing air through the tower there are three types of cooling towers:
If ambient conditions are right plumes (fog) can be seen rising out of a wet cooling tower (see image). |
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