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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Timothy P. Facius, Ellicott City, MD (US);
André Helsen, Keerbergen, BE;
Inventors:
Timothy P. Facius, Ellicott City, MD (US);
André Helsen, Keerbergen, BE;
Assignee:
Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc., Jessup, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical draft cooling tower is provided. The cooling tower includes a direct cooling section having a plurality of fill sheets. Water is sprayed downwardly over the fill sheets and is collected in a collection sump. The collection sump includes two end walls, two side walls, a floor and a drain. The end walls are sloped at the floor intersection. The floor is sloped to a center section where the drain is located.