JPH0289990A - Cooling tower - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain an inexpensive water cooling tower having aesthetic appearance which can be installed at various places for maximum water cooling effect by arranging a large number of filling structure sections around the entire circumference of a central filling chamber at a constant interval, receiving an air flow substantially horizontally and simultaneously from the sections and delivering the air upward. CONSTITUTION: A dispenser nozzle 20 sprays high temperature water to the lying region on the upper surface of a filling structure 46 and the water flows down gravitationally therefrom to a water collecting board 16. A fan blade 26 turns to suck the air into the central filling chamber 52 through four filling structures 46 simultaneously. The air flowing horizontally through each filling structure 46 strikes the high temperature water to exchange heat with the high temperature water flowing downward thus cooling the high temperature water. A large number of modular towers 10 can be arranged aesthetically side by side in diamond shape with one upright support 56 for each tower 10 abutting directly against the upright support 56 for adjacent tower 10 and four inlet faces 48 being exposed perfectly to the atmosphere. The cooling tower is suitably employed in a system requiring a relatively small cooling tower unit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention is a suction vent cross-flow water cooling tower in which a plurality of upright packing structure sections are generally evenly spaced around the entire tower and have only the smallest The only non-air inlet surfaces are those facing outwardly from the tower. This structure maximizes the area available for exposing the air inlet surface of the filling structure out of a given planar area of the tower.

In order to strengthen the rust resistance of tower components, especially in coastal areas where salt precipitation is a problem, the high-temperature water basin, low-temperature water basin, and parts of the tower between the filling structures are made of rust-resistant materials such as reinforced synthetic resin. It is preferable to make it with The filling structure provides a chevron-shaped synthetic resin film filling sheet that resists rusting or decomposition in areas where there is a high risk of rusting. Similarly, the fan portion of the tower is preferably constructed from a rust-resistant material such as aluminum, stainless steel, steel, reinforced synthetic resin, or the like.

In one preferred embodiment, the tower has four filling structure sections. These sections provide a quadrilateral planar structure with upright triangular corner column supports between adjacent sections. The lower cold water basin is connected to the corner columns, and the upper hot water basin is also connected to and supported by these columns.

The present invention is particularly useful for small to medium sized towers used in commercial buildings and small scale industrial applications.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Mechanically vented cross-flow water cooling towers generally include a hot water dosing basin, a cold water collection basin, and a filling structure disposed between the rain basins. The hot water conveyed to the upper basin falls by gravity to the filling structure below via a dispensing means forming part of the hot water basin. Water flow that gravity falls downwardly through the filling structure in transverse relation to the horizontal flow of air flowing transversely through the filling structure from the inlet to the outlet moves downwardly through each filling section. It is then cooled down. The internal upright outlet surface of the packing structure communicates with a fan cylinder located at the top of the tower or at a vertical wall of the casing spaced from the outlet surface of the packing body. A motor-driven fan in this fan cylinder draws air through the inlet face of the filling structure, moves it horizontally through the filling, and discharges it from the tower through the fan cylinder.

Cross-flow water cooling towers have been manufactured and sold in various forms. A cross-flow water cooling tower used for small commercial and large multi-family air conditioning has a cold air inlet surface in one upright side wall and a hot air outlet in an upper horizontal plane. , has a rectangular casing. The filling pack, which is basically made of a film sheet filling structure, allows the hot water discharged from the upper hot water basin to be sucked into the packing body through the air inlet and finally discharged through the hot water discharge hole. It is used to convey cross-flow water into a cooling relationship with respect to air. Cooling towers of this type are mostly sold as complete packages that are shipped to the point of use.

Another widely used cross-flow cooling tower is similar to the packaged tower described above, but is larger, has a higher capacity, is field-assembled, is used in industrial and processing industries, and is used for air conditioning. Some require large buildings requiring significantly greater water cooling capacity.

Field-assembled cross-flow cooling towers are of the so-called single airflow type or double airflow type. In the single airflow configuration, cooling air enters a single cooling air inlet face, passes horizontally through the filling structure in lateral relation to the gravity-falling hot water, and exits the final trapped hot air outlet. is discharged vertically from the The three remaining sides of the tower casing are closed.

Double airflow towers have cooling air inlet faces on opposite sides of a rectangular casing, two separate filling structures near each air inlet face, and a single central section between the tower's hot water dosing discs. Equipped with an air exhaust fan and cylinder,
Air is drawn in simultaneously through both air inlets and then discharged upwardly from a central internal air-filled chamber defined by the inner spaced upright surfaces of each filling structure.

In this double air flow type tower, the distance between opposing air inlet surfaces of the tower casing is typically significantly greater than the horizontal dimension of the tower between opposing closed side walls.

The increased energy cost of operating the fans of water cooling towers and the wicking of water to be cooled to the hot water dosing plate requires that the overall economics of the cooling tower be carefully examined. Initial equipment costs are important, as are operating costs and the overall theoretical life of the tower. Ultimately, in the case of small cooling towers for special, light industrial, commercial and many unit residential installations, aesthetics must be factored into the cooling tower design.

When completed, the present invention will provide a compact package for use in small capacity cooling tower applications that is constructed of extremely strong rust-resistant materials and has a long service life even in geographic locations where salt rust is a problem. towers that have an aesthetic appearance and operate equally effectively regardless of the direction of surrounding airflow, either as a single tower or as a series of towers that are not substantially related to the arrangement of adjacent structures or the general direction of airflow. It has not been possible to obtain water cooling towers that can be assembled in various locations at low cost.

Additionally, to date, water cooling towers have been designed to be compact, yet allow the use of filling structures of minimal dimensions in the air flow direction for overcoming air flow and maximizing water cooling effectiveness. Water cooling towers of the above characteristics offer greater water cooling capacity than previously available cross-flow water cooling towers because a cross-filling structure is provided on the four-sided metal body of the tower for most effective cooling. could not be provided.

To achieve maximum water cooling in a minimal footprint while having desirable rust resistance properties, the cross-flow cooling tower of the present invention provides a number of filling structure sections, with the central are substantially evenly spaced around the entire periphery of the air discharge plenum, so that opportunities for air to enter the filling structure of the tower exist substantially around the entire periphery of the tower.

Thus, for a tower of a given size, the volume of the filling structure is advantageously increased, the side casing is substantially reduced, and the water cooling effect is independent of the normal wind direction.

In addition, the various travel paths provided by the air entering the air inlet face of different areas of each filling structure have uniform lengths, so that the entire surface of the filling structure receives substantially the same amount of cross-flow. admits air, thus enhancing the overall cooling effect of the tower.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the tower has four upright filling structure sections. These sections are arranged squarely in the horizontal plane around the four sides of a central square filled chamber. Four upright triangular corner supports and air baffle members or columns made of reinforced synthetic resin material are arranged to support an overlying hot water dosing plate.

Furthermore, horizontal tubes extending opposite the adjacent corner supports or columns serve as attachment structures for the cooperating filling structure sections, which sections are made of synthetic resin having a plurality of predetermined shapes. It consists of a film-filled sheet. Best results are obtained when the packed sheet is chevron-shaped so that the gravity-falling water has maximum contact with the air flowing transversely therethrough.

The upper high-temperature water supply basin and the lower low-temperature water collection basin are integrally constructed of a glass-reinforced synthetic resin material such as polyester, which is cheaper and has better rust resistance than components made of metal materials or wood. is formed into.

In a preferred embodiment having a four section packing structure, air enters the tower simultaneously along four essentially horizontal paths through each section of the packing structure. A fan centrally located at the top of the tower draws airflow through each filling structure, combines it, and then discharges it vertically from the top of the tower. Triangular corner air baffle supports are provided such that the upright ends of the air exhaust surfaces of adjacent fill structure sections are positioned close to each other, thereby minimizing the overall floor area of the tower. The outer portion of each air baffle support terminates near the outermost edge of the corresponding packing section to prevent air introduction between adjacent packing sections. The hot water dosing basin at the top is supported by four air baffle corner supports, which substantially reduces significant impediments to air movement within the tower fill chamber.

The tower may also be constructed by arranging a plurality of independent towers side by side with the support columns of each adjacent tower abutting and opposing upright triangular support columns. Such a dual-tower arrangement provides an overall aesthetic on its own, yet the entire four air inlet faces of each tower are completely exposed to the atmosphere, and the airflow through each filling structure is similar to that of the adjacent tower. It is not negatively affected by its existence.

The cold water collection basin is an integrally formed element of synthetic resin material and has a circular raised central portion and a recessed collection bridge extending around the bottom of the circular raised portion. This central bulge allows cold water to flow into the bridge section, reducing the amount of cold water in the collection basin at any given time and reducing the amount of water required for satisfactory operation of the entire cooling system.

Operation The present cross-flow cooling tower has multiple filling structure sections. These sections are equally spaced around the entire perimeter of the central filling chamber. The filling chamber simultaneously receives a substantially horizontal flow of air from all filling structure sections and exhausts the air upwardly from the tower. In one embodiment, the tower is comprised of four upright packing structure segments arranged in a square arrangement when viewed from above, and the towers are juxtaposed adjacent to each other in a diamond configuration, such that each air inlet face of each tower is communicates easily with the atmosphere. The hot water dosing basin and the cold water dosing basin are formed as a single piece, with four upright air baffle angular supports carrying the weight of adjacent fill structure sections as well as the loads provided by the upper hot water basin. I support it. Thus an additional support member,
Beams or provide the necessary structural integrity. This reduces the need for casing.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Figures 1 to 4 show a suction ventilated cross-flow cooling tower 10 which has a particularly preferred embodiment in which the horizontal airflow from all sides is centrally located. The air is drawn into the tower by a fan assembly 12 that is blown into the tower. The tower 10 has a hot water trough member or basin 14 for receiving incoming hot water to be cooled, and a cold water collection means or basin 16 below the hot water basin 14. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the hot water dispensing disk 14 is preferably made of glass-filled polyester to provide a horizontally extending floor surface 18 having a plurality of dispensing nozzles 20 for distributing the moisture. It is made of a single piece of material. The water basin 14 has an outer wall 22 that is approximately in the shape of an inverted U. This outer wall 22 rises from the floor 18 and completely surrounds the periphery of the tower 10. The basin 14 also provides an orifice bounded by a cylindrical fan area 24. The fan area 24 includes a lower tapered portion and an upper cylindrical portion adjacent the tips of the fan blades 26 forming the fan assembly weight 2. The high-temperature water supply basin 14 is formed with four horizontally extending upright ribs 28 to strengthen the basin 14, and the adjacent ends of the ribs 28 are formed as shown in FIG. They are slightly spaced apart from each other.

As can be easily seen in FIG. 5, the cold water collection means 16 is constructed from an ester material. The collecting means 16 includes a peripheral raised wall 30 and an upwardly extending frustoconical central portion 32 covered by a dome-shaped cap 34 . The outer wall 22 of the high-temperature water distribution plate 14 and the rising wall 30 of the low-temperature water collection means 16 have substantially the same peripheral shape, which is basically a square with cut-off corners.

FIG. 2 1ff: # In view, two laterally aligned reinforcing ribs 36 extend along the length of the cold water collection means 16 on the lower surface of each of the four long surfaces of the collection means 16. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the cold water collection means 16 is connected to the gutter 3.
8 with an extending recess around the periphery. This trough 38 communicates directly with a drip corner sump 40 which leads to a cold water outlet 42 shown in broken lines in FIG. If desired, a base 44 may be provided on the underside of the tower 10 in a supporting relationship to the surrounding area.

The filling apparatus of the tower 10 includes, for example, four upright filling structures 46 located between the hot water dosing basin 14 and the cold water collection basin 16. The hot water leaving the basin 14 passes by gravity through each filling structure 46 to the cold water collection basin 16 . Each light-filled structure 46 has a direct air inlet surface 4.
8 (Figures 1 and 2). This air inlet surface 48
introduces a generally horizontal air flow across portions of the filling structure across the gravity-falling hot water. Each filling structure 46 further has an upright air outlet surface 50 for discharging air passing through each structure 46.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, the filling structures 46 are arranged in a rectangular shape when viewed in horizontal section.The first two structures 46
are arranged oppositely and at a distance from each other, and the remaining two 46 are located between the first two structures 46 at an opposite distance from each other. Thus, the air outlet surface 50 of each structure 46 is connected to each adjacent structure 46.
0 is oriented laterally to the nitrogen outlet surface 50.

Four exit faces 50 are oriented inwardly into the tower 10 to allow a nearly horizontal airflow to be received simultaneously from all four structures 46 and to exhaust air upwardly from the tower. A square filled chamber 52 is formed between the structures 46. Each filling structure 46 goes to the bottom of the tower 10 in order to ensure that the water falling through it remains within it and is not drawn excessively into the filling chamber 52 under the influence of the horizontally inwardly directed air flow. It is tilted inward according to the

Each filling structure 46 is preferably
A plurality of film-filled sheets 54 as shown in No.
Consists of. Each sheet 54, shown in broken lines in FIG. It is formed to provide an exit area around 50% of the wall surface area. A second integral spacer projecting in opposite directions from each sheet 54 supplementally receives the outer portion of each spacer of an adjacent sheet 54 to maintain the correct overall horizontal spacing between adjacent sheets 54. By using a film sheet as shown in the above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,548,766, the film sheet can be approximately
It is adapted to provide a horizontal air passage of less than 1.5 inches. The short air movement paths significantly reduce the overall tower flat area and reduce tower costs without compromising overall cooling capacity.

The use of short air transfer film filler sheets also results in a reduction in the required dimensions of the four corner supports and air baffle columns 56. These columns 56 extend from the low temperature water collection basin 16 inwardly of the top wall 30 to the hot water distribution basin 14 and support each filler structure 46 and basin 14K. As seen in FIG. 6, the valley upright air baffle and support 56 is
shaped walls 58, which walls define each adjacent filling structure 4.
It comes into contact with the endmost sheet 54 of No. 6 (・ru).

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the diagonal plate 60 is attached to the support body 5.
6, the triangular structure is fully formed and provides an aesthetic appearance. The minimization of the lateral dimensions of the corner posts not only reduces the material of the tower, but also makes it difficult to cooperate with additional structures to provide air seals or filling casings at the corners. Furthermore, the triangular shape of each column 56 allows the use of supports with the greatest inherent strength in dimension.

It is also apparent from FIG. 3 that the L-shaped walls 58 of each air baffle column 56 form two inwardly convergently oriented inner wall members. These wall members have a horizontal dimension in the direction of air flow through each filling structure, which dimension is substantially equal to the length of the air passageway. Additionally, the legs of each rounded wall 58 are substantially planar structures adjacent to the side edges of each filling structure 46 such that the columns 56 act as air baffles so that surrounding air is bypassed to the filling structure. This prevents the liquid from flowing into the filling chamber 52. The corner air baffle columns 56 thus serve to support the filling structure therebetween.

Two elongate members or tubes 62 extend between each leg of the L-shaped wall 58 of the support 56 to the opposing wall 58 of the support 560 adjacent in parallel relation to the fourth outer elongated portion of the tower 10. The tube 62 extends through a hole formed in the filler sheet 54 to support one end of the filling structure 46 and direct the filler structure 46 in the desired direction of inclination.

Within the filling chamber 52, a beam 64 extends from one inner corner of the upright support 56 to an opening 6 formed in the opposite support 56.
6 (FIG. 4) and extends diagonally across the tower 10. Two shorter cross beams 68 are attached to the beam 64 near the center of the tower 10, and two other supports 560
They extend alternately toward the inner corners. Brackets 70 (FIG. 2.3) are attached to securely connect the ends of the beams 64, 68 to the supports 56.

Plate 7 is attached to beams 64 and 38 at the junction of beams 64 and 38 to support right angle gearbox 74 of fan assembly 12.
2 is installation. Further support 560 one L-shaped 958
There is a plate 76 carried therebetween by a beam 64 and a motor 78 connected to a gearbox 74 by a shaft 80.
is supported.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a member 82, preferably formed of a metal plate, is connected to the underside of the hot water dispensing plate 140 and the floor 18 to direct a portion of the water dispersed by the nozzle 20 therethrough. A seven-way 84 is provided which deflects towards the center of the lower filler sheet 54. This member 82 also has an inner wall 86. The flange 86 extends around the upper inner corner of each filling structure 46. A second member 88 is provided on the outside of each of the four inner members 82 for redirecting the water discharged by the nozzles 20 in the outward direction of the tower IO towards the central region of the lower filling structure 46. .

In use of the tower 10, incoming hot water from the supply pipe is discharged onto the floor 18 of the distribution basin 140 at a location located inside the lip 28 adjacent to one of the truncated corners of the basin 14. be done. If desired, a plastic lash box is provided to reduce turbulence of the hot water before it is discharged onto the floor surface 18, and the supply pipe is located outside of the tower 10.

The tower 10 is supported horizontally and has a hot water distribution plate 14.
0 floor surface 18 extends in a horizontal plane, and all moisture dispensing nozzles 20 are formed by an outer upright wall 22 as well as a centrally extending upwardly extending fan cylinder area 24. have equivalent heads. The dispensing nozzle 20 sprinkles hot water onto the upper surface of the body 46 in the recumbent area.The water then flows down by gravity through the filling structure 46 towards the collection basin 16. Fan blades 26 , driven by motor 78 , rotate and simultaneously draw air through four filling structures 46 into central filling chamber 52 . Air flowing horizontally through each filling structure 46 impinges on the hot water and flows down through the structure before expelling through the bottom of each filling structure 46. High temperature water and heat: 9: The high temperature water is completely cooled using the conversion process.

Referring to Figure 2, the cooled water exiting the plate structure 46 enters the cold water collection basin 16, the circular trough 18, the sump 40, and is discharged through outlets 42. tower l
υ〉During normal operation, there is no backlight on the low temperature water collection basin 16.
There is a large amount of water up to the top of the lower end of each film-filled sheet 54 that is slightly spaced from the basin 16, which causes air drawn into the plenum 52 to flow below the structure 46. The structure 46 is prevented from being bypassed along the passage.

Air passing through the air outlet face 5o of each filling structure 46 enters the filling chamber 52 and is drawn upwardly for vertical discharge from the tower JO by the inlet air flow provided by the blades 26. Air thus enters the filling structure 46 from four different directions simultaneously, mixes within the filling chamber 52, and then moves upwardly to exit vertically through the far zone 24 of the hot water dosing plate 14.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, each outlet face 5 of the filling structure 46
0 are immediately adjacent to the sides of the air outlet surface 50 of the adjacent filling structure 46, such that substantially the entire periphery of the filling chamber 52 is defined by the air outlet surface 50, and the four upright columns Only a small portion of the body 56 is exposed to the filling chamber 52.

No elements such as end canes or other features are provided and the filling structure 46 forms as practical a perimeter as possible of the filling chamber 52 and for a given amount of the structure 46 the portion The average travel path of air flowing through the entire area is shortened. The horsepower requirements of the fan assembly 12 are therefore reduced, and air flow rate variations between, for example, the center of a particular filling structure 46 and its outer regions are minimized, and the difference between flowing water and horizontal air flow is minimized. The heat exchange between them is substantially uniform over the entire width of the M structure 46.

Furthermore, the high-temperature water supply basin 14 and the low-temperature water collection basin 16, which are integrally molded, are extremely easy to assemble, and,
The tower 10i has a simple and efficient (and strong structure).Furthermore, the filling chamber 52 has beams 64, 68 and plates 72.
There are no other obtrusive structures or other elements, increasing the efficiency of the fan assembly 12.

Referring to FIG. 7, a number of towers 10 can be arranged in a modular, adjacent, side-by-side diamond-like relationship, with one of the upright supports 56 for each tower lO It is in direct contact with the support 56. Thus, the four inlet faces 48 of each tower 10 are fully exposed to the atmosphere, giving equal opportunity for air to enter all of the filling structures 46 of each tower 10. Moreover, the arrangement shown in the seventh cabinet is particularly aesthetically pleasing and suitable for use in shopping centers and the like where a large number of commonly located relatively small cooling tower units are required.

Other embodiments of the invention are possible, in which the filling structure consists of three or more sections. However, in both cases, the air outlet surfaces of the filling structure sections are spaced approximately evenly around the entire periphery of the common filling chamber, and the total horizontal width of the element structure for a given tower size and planning area is This increases air flow while simultaneously facilitating airflow through all parts of the tower.

Tower 10 can be easily completed by minimizing components and eliminating end casings, etc., and by integral construction over the entire horizontal plane of tower 10. First low temperature water collection basin 16
are mounted on the base 44 and secure four upright air baffle columns 56 to the cold water collection basin 16 by clips or other attachment devices.

Next, the high-temperature water dosing plate 14 is placed on the four columns 56 as shown in FIG. Black for cross beam 68)
70 are attached to the inner corners of the two opposing columns 56 at appropriate heights.

The sump 40 is then assembled into the bore of the cold water collection basin 16 and the dome-shaped cap 34 is placed over the central portion 32. The beam 64 is then attached to the corner of one support 56 by another bracket 70.

The plates 72, 76 are then assembled as shown in FIG.

Next, assemble the gear box 74, motor 78, shaft 8o and fan blade 26, and place the tower lO on the plate 72.76.
Connect to.

Next, the film-like filling sheet 54 of each filling structure 46 is
is assembled to one side of one support 56 by means of a fluctuating tube 62.62, and the container tube 62.62 and the other support 56
Make sure to leave some space between. Each filling sheet 54,
Place on the tube 62 until the desired number of sheets 54 is reached, and then
The tube 62 is moved in a longitudinal direction until it projects approximately equally through both walls 58 of the support 56 as shown. Finally, a somewhat shorter diagonal plate 60 may be used for the support 56 supporting the motor 78 to provide space and expose the space for use when desired. The diagonal plate 60 is placed on the support 56 as shown in FIG.

It will, of course, be understood that various additions or modifications may be made to the particularly preferred embodiment of the invention shown for illustrative purposes in FIGS. 1-7. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is limited only by the appended claims and their mechanical equivalents.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a flow-type cooling tower showing two of the four filling structure sections equidistantly spaced around a central rectangular filling chamber; FIG. It is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the tower shown, showing an upper daytime water supply plate, three light gutter structure sections,
FIG. 3 shows a cold water collection basin with a raised central portion below the filling structure and a fan located within the integral fan cylinder of the hot water dosing basin; FIG. 3-3 is an enlarged horizontal cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 arranged essentially in a square configuration with four upright corner supports having L-shaped walls connecting the ends of adjacent fill structure sections; FIG. Figure 4 is an enlarged side view, partially broken away, taken along line 4--4 of Figure 3 showing the motor and right angle gearbox associated with the fan; FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a partially assembled tower similar to the tower shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the corner supports shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of another corner support of the invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which three towers each having four filling structure sections are arranged along a line, with corner supports of adjacent towers in abutting relationship with each other; . Description of symbols 10: Cooling tower 12: Fan assembly 14: High-temperature water distribution basin I6: Low-temperature water collection basin 20: Water distribution nozzle 22: Outer wall 24: 7A/area 32: Frame-shaped central portion 38:
Gutter 40: Water sump 46: Filling structure 48: Air inlet surface 50: Air outlet surface 52: Filling chamber
54: Filling sheet 56 biangular support body and air baffle column 74: Gear box 78: Motor (four other people)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A suction vent cross-flow cooling tower comprising: hot water dispensing means for receiving incoming high temperature water to be cooled; low temperature water collection basin means disposed below the dispensing means; , between said hot water dispensing means and said cold water collection basin means, for receiving hot water from said hot water dispensing means and passing said hot water by gravity to said cold water collecting basin means below. four upright fill structure sections, each with an upright air inlet surface for introducing a substantially horizontal air flow into each section of the fill structure in cross-flow relation to gravity-falling hot water; said upright packing structure sections providing an upright filling structure section, and said upright packing structure sections each providing an upright air outlet surface for discharging air passing through each section; said sections spaced apart from each other and arranged rectangularly in horizontal section with the remaining two sections spaced apart and positioned transversely between said first two sections; an upright packing structure section and each air outlet surface of the packing structure section oriented transversely to the air outlet surface of each adjacent packing structure section, facing inwardly of the tower; said air outlet surface providing a common generally rectangular filling chamber centrally located between said four filling structure sections for receiving substantially horizontal air flow from all four filling structure sections simultaneously; , fan means in communication with said filling chamber for drawing cold air into the interior through the filling structure section and discharging hot air upwardly from the tower; and dispensing means supported on the filling structure section. extending from the cold water collection basin means to the hot water dispensing means, acting to support the fill structure sections between adjacent pairs of air baffle columns, and for allowing ambient air to flow between adjacent fill structure sections; an air baffle corner support positioned to substantially prevent air inlet cross-flow cooling tower; 2. The cooling tower of claim 1, wherein the air baffle corner supports, the hot water dispensing means, and the cold water collection basin means are constructed of rust resistant materials. 3. The cooling tower according to claim 2, wherein the rust-resistant material is a glass-reinforced synthetic resin material. 4. The cooling tower of claim 2, wherein the fan means is constructed of a rust-resistant material. 5. The hot water dispensing means comprises a gutter having a wall extending horizontally above the filling structure section and defining a central orifice positioned above the filling chamber for discharging air from the filling chamber. The cooling tower according to claim 1, comprising: 6. The cooling tower of claim 5, wherein the wall defining the orifice includes an upright cylindrical portion for use as a fan cylinder. 7. The cooling tower of claim 1, wherein the packet support includes four upright outboard air baffle corner supports extending from the cold water collection basin means to the hot water distribution means. 8. The cooling tower of claim 6 including an elongated member extending between each adjacent pair of corner supports for supporting each fill structure between the corner supports. 9. The cooling tower of claim 8, wherein the filling structure section comprises a plurality of film filling sheets. 10. extending between each adjacent pair of corner supports at a location spaced from the elongated member to align the film-filled sheet and substantially prevent lateral movement of the sheet; 10. The cooling tower of claim 9 comprising tubes. 11. The corner supports are L-shaped in plan cross section for contacting the ends of each adjacent fill structure section to substantially prevent the inflow of cold air into the fill chamber in bypass relation to the fill structure section. 8. A cooling tower according to claim 7, further comprising walls. 12. The cold water collection basin means comprises a basin having an upwardly curved wall extending below each said fill structure section and across the bottom front area of each fill structure section. The cooling tower according to claim 1. 13. A suction vent cross-flow cooling tower comprising: hot water dispensing means for receiving incoming high temperature water to be cooled; cold water collecting basin means disposed below the dispensing means; and said hot water dispensing means. and said cold water collection basin means for receiving hot water from said hot water dispensing means and gravity passing said hot water downward to said cold water collection basin means;
at least three upright fill structure sections, each with an upright air inlet surface for introducing a substantially horizontal air flow into each section of the fill structure in cross-flow relation to gravity-falling hot water; said upright fill structure sections each providing an upright air outlet surface for discharging air passing through each section; and each opposing vertically oriented air outlet surface providing a common fill chamber between at least three fill structure sections for receiving substantially horizontal air flow from all of the fill structure sections simultaneously. said air outlet surface having lateral areas extending from said air outlet surface to said air outlet surface, each lateral area of said air outlet surface adjoining a lateral area of an adjacent air outlet surface, thereby forming an expanse of the plenum and discharging air from the tower; said filling structure sections arranged at intervals around the periphery of said filling chamber, facilitating the evacuation of air upwards; fan means in communication with said filling chamber for discharging hot air upwardly; and extending from said cold water collection basin means to said hot water dispensing means for supporting said dispensing means on said filling structure section and adjacent said an air baffle corner support operative to support the fill structure section between the pair of air baffle columns and positioned to substantially prevent the flow of ambient atmosphere between adjacent fill structure sections; A suction ventilation cross-flow type cooling tower consisting of; 14. Air baffle corner supports and hot water distribution means;
14. The cooling tower of claim 13, wherein the cold water collection basin means is constructed of a rust resistant material. 15. The cooling tower according to claim 14, wherein the rust-resistant material is a glass-reinforced synthetic resin material. 16. Claim 1, wherein the fan means is constructed of a rust-resistant material.
4. The cooling tower according to 4. 17. The hot water dispensing means comprises a gutter having a wall extending horizontally above the filling structure section and defining a central orifice positioned above the filling chamber for discharging air from the filling chamber. 14. The cooling tower of claim 13, comprising: 18. Claim 1, wherein the wall defining the orifice includes an upright cylindrical portion for use as a fan cylinder.
7. The cooling tower according to 7. 19. The filling structure section comprises a plurality of film filling sheets supported by the upright corner supports.
Cooling tower as described in. 20. A cooling tower apparatus, each comprising a hot water dispensing means, a cold water collection basin means, and at least three upright filling structures disposed between each hot water dispensing means and the cold water collecting basin means. a plurality of cooling towers having body sections, each having an upright air inlet for introducing a substantially horizontal air flow into each section of the filling structure in cross-flow relation to gravity-falling hot water; said upright filling structure sections each providing an upright air outlet surface for discharging air passing through each section; and providing a common fill chamber of each tower between at least three fill structure sections of each tower for simultaneously receiving substantially horizontal airflow from all of the fill structure sections of each tower. an air outlet surface, each having opposing, vertically extending lateral regions spaced at a distance around the periphery of the plenum; said filling structure sections, each of said lateral regions adjoining a lateral region of an adjacent filling structure section thereby defining the extent of said filling chamber; and cold air flowing into the interior via said filling structure sections. fan means in communication with said plenum chamber for drawing in hot air and discharging hot air upwardly from the tower; the air baffle column is positioned to act to support the fill structure section between adjacent pairs of air baffle columns and to substantially prevent the inflow of ambient atmosphere between adjacent fill structure sections; each said tower including an air baffle corner support in the central tower; a cooling tower arrangement comprising: said tower disposed in adjacent laterally juxtaposed relationship so as to be disposed adjacent to a support. 21. Each tower has four filling structure sections arranged horizontally in a rectangular configuration, the air baffle corner supports being in bypass relationship to the filling structure sections to the corresponding tower filling chambers. 21. The cooling tower apparatus of claim 20, further comprising an L-shaped wall positioned in close central relationship to the end of each adjacent packing structure section to prevent inflow of cold air thereto.