What is the cooling tower?

The cooling tower is a structure that is designed to dispose of waste heat. The heat is pulled away from the process that generates it and points it to the cooling tower to vent it. Cooling towers are used in a number of different industries and I will introduce many people with them, even if they are not sure what they are because they visually associated with nuclear power plants. The distinguishing towers that are seen on the basis of such devices are actually cooling towers, not the plant itself.

Some cooling towers work with evaporation processes. In this case, the hot water is directed by the cooling tower and part of the water evaporates, which allows to distract the heat and causes cold water to settle back into the reservoir. Other cooling towers use a hastive process in which heat is transferred between hot liquids and cold atmospheric air, but evaporation is missing. The choice of a dry or wet process depends on the designer's settings and preferences. Others use fAnaoušky and other mechanical devices for the concept, especially if they are smaller because height is needed for effective natural thrust. One of the advantages of natural tension cooling is that it will continue to function without electricity and minimal maintenance, because the thrust is completely automatic.

Electric power plants use cooling towers to process hot fluids that generate, as well as other industrial equipment such as factories and refineries that create a large amount of waste heat. Some use heat exchangers to restore a part of the waste heat to be used for energy, which increases energy efficiency and allows more environmentally friendly equipment. The cooling tower is also used as part of the heating and cooling system.>

Due to their size, cooling towers may be vulnerable to certain types of damage. High wind and heavy weather can damage the cooling tower or completeCE cause to collapse, especially if it is built on less solid soil. These structures can also be visually attractive, while some companies mask or decorate their cooling towers to address the community complaints to their appearance. The cooling tower can also represent the path for contamination unless the associated devices are properly maintained, with dangerous substances unintentionally released.

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