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What type of material can be used as paneling for the structural steel or wood framing in cooling towers?
What type of material can be used as paneling for the structural steel or wood framing in cooling towers?
- Brick
- Aluminum (correct)
- Glass
- Concrete
In a forced draft tower, where are the drift eliminators located?
In a forced draft tower, where are the drift eliminators located?
- Where the air exits the packed section (correct)
- Where the warm water enters the tower
- At the top of the tower
- At the bottom of the tower
What type of tower has fans that draw air upward against the downward flow of water?
What type of tower has fans that draw air upward against the downward flow of water?
- Forced draft tower
- Dry cooling tower
- Induced draft tower (correct)
- Counter-flow tower
Which type of cooling tower requires large electric motors due to the cumbersome path that the air has to take?
Which type of cooling tower requires large electric motors due to the cumbersome path that the air has to take?
What is the purpose of using dry towers instead of other types of cooling towers?
What is the purpose of using dry towers instead of other types of cooling towers?
Where should the fans in mechanical draft cooling towers be lubricated?
Where should the fans in mechanical draft cooling towers be lubricated?
What is the purpose of the drift eliminators in a cooling tower?
What is the purpose of the drift eliminators in a cooling tower?
In a crossflow tower, what type of airflow do the fans provide as the water falls through the packing?
In a crossflow tower, what type of airflow do the fans provide as the water falls through the packing?
Which type of cooling tower has the fan, basin, and piping located within the tower structure?
Which type of cooling tower has the fan, basin, and piping located within the tower structure?
What is the main advantage of a crossflow cooling tower?
What is the main advantage of a crossflow cooling tower?
In which direction is the airflow in a counter-flow cooling tower?
In which direction is the airflow in a counter-flow cooling tower?
Where should cooling towers be located in relation to the systems they serve?
Where should cooling towers be located in relation to the systems they serve?
What could happen if a cooling tower is located below the system it serves?
What could happen if a cooling tower is located below the system it serves?
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