Cross Flow Cooling Tower – Spray Water & Air Inlet Flows At Right Angle

Cross flow cooling tower is a cooling device that is designed to remove the heat of the process fluid, thereby cooling the process fluid. With tubular exchangers placed in the tower, the whole cooling process is achieved through heat change among cross flow air, spray water & circulating water via tubular exchanger inside.

The Difference Between Cross Flow Cooling Tower and Counter Flow Cooling Tower:

• They have different air inlet directions. In the cross flow cooler, the air is introduced from the side of the tower and flows horizontally, making a right angle to the direction of spray water. However, in the counter flow cooler, the air is introduced at the bottom of the tower and flows from bottom to top, in the opposite direction of spray water.
• Cross flow cooling tower is equipped with access doors and channels in the middle of the tower, while the counter flow cooling tower does not.
• In the counter flow cooling tower, coil or tubular bundle serves as heat transfer, however, in the cross flow cooling tower, a combination of coil and packing or a combination of tube bundle and packing serves as heat transfer.

The Difference Between Cross Flow Cooling Tower and Mixed Flow Cooling Tower:

They have different air inlet directions. In the cross flow cooler, the air inlet direction and spray water flow direction make a right angle. However, mixed flow closed circuit cooler has two air inlet directions. In one direction, the air enters from the top of the cooling tower. In the other direction, the air enters from one side of the tower at the bottom.

The Similarity Between Cross Flow Cooling Tower and Mixed Flow Cooling Tower:

Both cooling towers are equipped with access doors in the middle to create convenient access conditions. They are specifically developed for high capacity applications, such as data centers, factories, and large HVAC systems.