Cooling Towers
- Relative cooling tower size is sensitive to the difference between the exit and wet bulb temperatures (see the table):
- In commercial units, 90% saturation of the air is feasible.
- Tower fill has a highly open structure to minimise pressure drop, which, typically, is a maximum of 2 in. in H²O.
- Water in contact with air under adiabatic conditions eventually cools to the wet-bulb temperature.
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