COOLING TOWER SPRINKLER Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: cooling circulating water at industrial enterprises and power plants. SUBSTANCE: cooling tower sprinkler has vertical hexahedral thermoplastic tubes with transverse corrugations and projections; the latter are disposed on corrugation surfaces throughout entire length of tube and tilted to tube axis through at least 20 deg; projections on internal and external surfaces of corrugations are arranged at different tilting angles. Device incorporates provision for augmenting swirling and its heat-transfer surfaces are permanently renewed. EFFECT: simplified design, enhanced reliability and heat-and- mass transfer. 2 dwg