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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
R Douglas Hancock, Dothan, AL (US);
Russell T Noble, Birmingham, AL (US);
Andrew A Romano, Sparta, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ashland Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28C / ; B01F / ; F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
95154 ; 261108 ; 261110 ; 261D / ; 261D / ;
Abstract
The invention is a process for increasing the system thermal capability of a splash filled cooling tower where cooling water is circulated and splashed against splash bars during the cooling process. The process includes contacting the circulating water of the cooling tower with a nonionic surfactant composition in an amount effective to increase the system thermal capability of the cooling tower.