Mumbai University > Mechanical Engineering > Sem 8 > Refrigeration and air conditioning

Marks: 05M

Year: May 2016

A cooling tower is a special type of heat exchanger in which the warm water and the air are brought in direct contact for 'evaporative cooling' it provides a very good contact of air and water in terms of the contact area and mass transfer coefficient of water and vapor while keeping air pressure drop low.

They can be classified as:

below chart will explain all types of cooling tower one by one: