Article | REF: BE8942 V1

Cooling towers - Indirect cooling towers

Author: Renaud FEIDT

Publication date: October 10, 2011, Review date: March 21, 2017

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4. Construction, installation, commissioning and operation

As already mentioned, the most common configuration for high-capacity chillers is the natural draft cooling tower. These coolers are characterized above all by their hyperboloid reinforced-concrete chimneys, which can reach heights of over 160 m. Without going into too much detail, this section first describes the construction principle behind this very special concrete structure.

Diagram and photo of the shell of a natural draft air-cooled cooling tower.
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