A cooling system includes a cooling tower providing a housing that has a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, and a sidewall extending between the top and the bottom, an air intake vent provided on the sidewall and through which external air can enter an interior of the cooling tower, a plurality of louvers arranged at the air intake vent and vertically offset from each other to direct the external air into the interior, and a cooling assembly attached to at least one of the plurality of louvers, the cooling assembly including a tube through which a coolant is circulated and one or more fins extending from a surface of the tube. A temperature and a humidity of the external air is reduced as the external air contacts the cooling assembly while being drawn into the interior through the air intake vent.

A cooling system includes a cooling tower providing a housing that has a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, and a sidewall extending between the top and the bottom, an air intake vent provided on the sidewall and through which external air can enter an interior of the cooling tower, a plurality of louvers arranged at the air intake vent and vertically offset from each other to direct the external air into the interior, and a cooling assembly attached to at least one of the plurality of louvers, the cooling assembly including a tube through which a coolant is circulated and one or more fins extending from a surface of the tube. A temperature and a humidity of the external air is reduced as the external air contacts the cooling assembly while being drawn into the interior through the air intake vent.

A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section includes a series of serpentine tubes, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the indirect heat exchange section.

An improved heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section including a series of serpentine tubes with run sections and return bend sections of both normal and increased height. A direct heat exchange section may be provided in the vertical spacing between run sections formed by the increased height return bends.

A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section includes a series of serpentine tubes, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the indirect heat exchange section.

An improved heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section including a series of serpentine tubes with run sections and return bend sections of both normal and increased height. A direct heat exchange section may be provided in the vertical spacing between run sections formed by the increased height return bends.

The present disclosure provides a fluid flow augmenting device to augment a fluid flow in any fluid circulation system without significant additional power consumption. The device includes an annular body extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an internal volume. The annular body includes a fluid inlet on one longitudinal end and a fluid outlet on another end and a first and second fluid directing structures. The first fluid directing structure receives a first fluid flow with a first fluid flow rate from a fluid source via the fluid inlet while the second fluid directing structure induces a second fluid flow with a second fluid flow rate from around the device to combine with the first fluid flow and generate an augmented fluid flow having an augmented fluid flow rate to be exhausted via the fluid outlet.

The present disclosure provides a fluid flow augmenting device to augment a fluid flow in any fluid circulation system without significant additional power consumption. The device includes an annular body extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an internal volume. The annular body includes a fluid inlet on one longitudinal end and a fluid outlet on another end and a first and second fluid directing structures. The first fluid directing structure receives a first fluid flow with a first fluid flow rate from a fluid source via the fluid inlet while the second fluid directing structure induces a second fluid flow with a second fluid flow rate from around the device to combine with the first fluid flow and generate an augmented fluid flow having an augmented fluid flow rate to be exhausted via the fluid outlet.

A system and a method for promoting improved air flow through a cooling tower and reduced inner air pressure losses caused by rain in the rain zone of a cooling tower. Aerodynamic modules are mounted on the lower edge of the cooling tower shell in order to deflect the downward-flowing air about the lower edge of the tower shell and into the rain zone. The aerodynamic modules can be modularly mounted, can be replaced, and do not affect the statics of the tower shell. Aerodynamic modules can also be built on the base area to deflect the incoming air over any obstacles. Troughs or dripping elements can also promote flow by reducing the rain falling in an outer area.

A system and a method for promoting improved air flow through a cooling tower and reduced inner air pressure losses caused by rain in the rain zone of a cooling tower. Aerodynamic modules are mounted on the lower edge of the cooling tower shell in order to deflect the downward-flowing air about the lower edge of the tower shell and into the rain zone. The aerodynamic modules can be modularly mounted, can be replaced, and do not affect the statics of the tower shell. Aerodynamic modules can also be built on the base area to deflect the incoming air over any obstacles. Troughs or dripping elements can also promote flow by reducing the rain falling in an outer area.

A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section is comprised of a series of serpentine tubes, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the indirect heat exchange section. An improved heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section consisting of a series of serpentine tubes comprised of tube runs both of normal and increased height between tube runs. A direct heat exchange section may be provided in the increased vertical spacing between tube runs.

A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section is comprised of a series of serpentine tubes, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the indirect heat exchange section. An improved heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section consisting of a series of serpentine tubes comprised of tube runs both of normal and increased height between tube runs. A direct heat exchange section may be provided in the increased vertical spacing between tube runs.