SPRINKLER AND WATER CATCHER ELEMENT FOR COOLING TOWER Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F28F25/08 

FIELD: heating.

SUBSTANCE: proposed element for sprinkler or water catcher for a cooling tower is a meshed shell with a triangular profile. The tips of the triangular profile are rounded with radius of 8…10 mm. The side edges of the profile are interweaved with wavy threads. On one of the side edges, a solid plate is welded, with thickness less than the thickness of the threads. When assembling the sprinkler or water catcher block, elements in neighbouring layers are installed with the solid plate facing right or left, and displaced by 5…15 mm. The height of the triangular profile lies in the range 50…80 mm. Distance between layers lies in the range 10…15 mm. When assembling the block, solid plates are fitted at an angle 60…90° to the horizon. On one or two edges, three plates are welded with equal spacing.

EFFECT: increased rigidity of the structure of the sprinkler or water catcher, increased degree of water cooling, reduced droplet entrainment from the cooling tower.

3 cl, 5 dwg