Types of Cooling Tower

Types of Cooling Tower

• Natural Draft [Uses buoyancy effect]

• Mechanical Draft [Uses power-driven fan motors to force or draw air through the tower]

– Induced Draft

– Forced Draft [Centrifugal & Axial]

Natural Draft

• Natural Draft utilizes buoyancy via a tall

chimney. Warm, moist air naturally rises due to the
density differential compared to the dry, cooler
outside air. Warm moist air is less dense than drier
air at the same pressure. This moist air buoyancy
produces an upwards current of air through the
tower
 Types of Cooling Tower

Induced Draft
• 1. A mechanical draft tower with a fan at the discharge
(at the top) which pulls air up through the tower. The fan induces
hot moist air out the discharge.

• 2. Axial fans are always used for this type of draft..

• 3. This fan/fin arrangement is also known as draw-

through.

Forced Draft – Centrifugal Fan

• 1. Forced draft means an exhaust fan placed at
the base of the cooling tower which then causes
overpressure.

• 2. Both axial and centrifugal fans can be used.

• 3. This fan/fin geometry is also known as blow-

through.

Forced Draft – Axial Fan