Cooling tower

Patent · Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5988593

Liu, W H

This patent describes a cooling tower comprising: an outer structure composed of a side wall and a top cover; the top cover having an opening on its center with a deflection device for reducing re-circulation of air within the housing; a motor which is fixed in a motor seat and whose shaft forms a spindle which rotates a rotatable cylinder; a rotatable cylinder having sides which have a plurality of small apertures, a centrifugal fan being an integral part of the rotating cylinder, the bottom portion of the cylinder engaging the shaft of the motor, the centrifugal fan comprising: a first flange on the top portion, a second flange on the portion with apertures, a plurality of blades which are equally spaced and fixed between the first and second flanges; a screen positioned concentrically around the rotatable cylinder and secured onto the inside of the top cover of the outer structure, the screen comprising a net and a frame, the frame further comprising a flange and skirt, the frame being secured onto the inside of the top cover of the outer structure with the flange, the skirt extending upwards and inwards through the bottom portion of the rotatable cylinder, the net adherent to the frame.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-077453; EDB-87-163019
• Patent Number(s): US 4687603
• OSTI ID: 5988593
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 3 Mar 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COOLING TOWERS
DESIGN
OPERATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
AIR FLOW
APERTURES
COVERINGS
CYLINDERS
FLANGES
MOTORS
SHAFTS
WALLS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPENINGS
TOWERS
320303* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Equipment & Processes