I was under the impression that in cooling towers, hot water was pumped up the cooling tower somewhat and then allowed to fall through the air. By surrounding the water drops with air, you maximize the surface area for evaporation and heat exchange.
I could imagine that combining the heat exchanger and chimney makes condensation collection an integral part of the system (kind of like a tagine or doufeu) rather than something separate that has to be dealt with. From there, it's a question of engineering: which "cone with a hole on top" shapes are strongest/cheapest/lowest maintenance?
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Date: 2010-08-03 12:07 am (UTC)I could imagine that combining the heat exchanger and chimney makes condensation collection an integral part of the system (kind of like a tagine or doufeu) rather than something separate that has to be dealt with. From there, it's a question of engineering: which "cone with a hole on top" shapes are strongest/cheapest/lowest maintenance?