GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to Cooling Towers. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy and use these products.
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Q:
What new technologies are influencing cooling tower design?
20 answers
Answers:
The time of retention and the size of the water dropping is very important to have a very good heat transfer.
~German G, Engineer, Bogota, Colombia
FRP material used for Corrosion resistant, New FRP Aerodynamic Power Saver Fan.
~Manufacturing, Valsad, India
Ozone generators as replacement for chemical water treatment....
~Deodato G, Facilities Manager, Manila, Philippines
Materials of construction, fanless designs
~Krishnakumar S, General Management, Chennai, India
Performance, new material, new technology
~Luis Martinez Poot, Technical Support, CancĂșn, Mexico
Efficiencies of the system, pumps, fans
~Mike T, Marketing/Sales, Phoenix, AZ
Low energy, utilizing VFD's, etc.
~Elliott H, Engineer, Woodmere, NY
Hybrid systems in cooling towers.
~Islam G, Engineering Consultant, Cairo, Egypt
New water treatment technologies
~Anders Jensen, Process Engineer, Kalundborg, Denmark
Redundancy, passive capabilities
~Rich F., Operations Technologist, Florence, KY
Good construction material
~Musharraf K, Quality Control, Islamabad, Pakistan
Pipe lining. ie materials.
~Mark Rawles, Project Manager, Sta Rosa, Philippines
Fan blade and fill design
~Marketing/Sales, Las Pinas, Philippines
Flow rate & heat transfer
~Technical Support/Services, Pune, India
The material and software
~Manufacturing, Tainan, Taiwan
Efficient Fan operation
~Ross N, Engineering Consultant, Brisbane, Australia
Trickle fill packing
~Purchasing, Mumbai, India
Power optimizing
~Shahed H, Manufacturer, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Packing Design
~Alejandro V, General Management, Guadalajara, Mexico
BIM design
~Nguyen Atinh, Application engineer, Hcm, Vietnam

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Q:
From your perspective, which companies are creating the most innovative cooling towers?
18 answers
Answers:
Well known established Cooling Tower fabricators and Cooling towers packing suppliers.
~Alejandro V, General Management, Guadalajara, Mexico
I do not remember names of the best cooling tower developer.
~German G, Engineer, Bogota, Colombia
Most of them we deal with use traditional designs only.
~Krishnakumar S, General Management, Chennai, India
Local suppliers are: GEA, Germany VESTA, Denmark
~Anders Jensen, Process Engineer, Kalundborg, Denmark
Find many companies even local brand doing good.
~Technical Support/Services, Pune, India
Marley, smaller specialty shops
~Rich F., Operations Technologist, Florence, KY
Composite Cooling Solutions
~Mike T, Marketing/Sales, Phoenix, AZ
Phapur Cooling Towers
~Manufacturing, Valsad, India
Marley Baltimore
~Deodato G, Facilities Manager, Manila, Philippines
SPX, Midwest, BAC
~Marketing/Sales, Las Pinas, Philippines
Marley, Baltimore
~Islam G, Engineering Consultant, Cairo, Egypt
Teamical corp.
~Manufacturing, Tainan, Taiwan
Marley, Balcke
~Hareesh C, Feild instalation supervisor, Dubai, India
Evapco BAC
~Kostas A, Purchaser, Athens, Greece
Marley & BAC
~Shahed H, Manufacturer, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Marley, BAC
~Nguyen Atinh, Application engineer, Hcm, Vietnam
BAC, RYMSA
~Luis Martinez Poot, Technical Support, CancĂșn, Mexico
Marly
~Musharraf K, Quality Control, Islamabad, Pakistan

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