Open cooling towers

Open cooling towers discharge heat from water-cooled systems into the atmosphere. The hot process water is distributed over a fill pack (heat transfer media) to interface with air blown by a fan through the cooling tower. During this evaporative cooling, a small part of the water evaporates while cooling the remaining process water.

The key benefits of open cooling towers are:

  • optimal cooling, as proved by lab tests
  • allowing low process temperatures
  • open cooling towers have a small footprint

A unique benefit for all BAC cooling tower customers:

Baltimore Aircoil has various open cooling tower configurations, the specific benefits of which are listed below.

 Overview of BAC open cooling towers

  BAC open cooling towers
  S3000D TXV FXT RCT PTE VTL VXT
Induced draft  •    
Forced draft      •  
Axial fan    
Centrifugal fan          
Crossflow        
Counterflow        •
Specific product line benefits   
   
Low Sound ++ ++ + ++ ++ +++ +++
Energy Efficiency +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ + +
Easy Maintenance +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ ++
Operational safety (hygiene) +++ +++ + +++  ++  ++ ++

Want to know more about open cooling towers? Ask your local BAC representative for more information.

Benefits

 

  • Very efficient cooling
  • Low process temperatures
  • Small footprint design
  • Baltibond® Corrosion Protection System
  • Simple support requirements
  • Low energy consumption