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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicants:
Philip Clayton Hicks, Humble, TX (US);
Mark Lewis Merrifield, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Philip Clayton Hicks, Humble, TX (US);
Mark Lewis Merrifield, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01); F28C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28C 1/02 (2013.01); B01F 3/04049 (2013.01); B01F 3/04078 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooling tower including a hot-water basin comprising a first cooling cell and a second cooling cell; and at least one means for controlling fluid communication between the first and second cooling cells is provided. A method of maintaining the efficiency of a cooling tower and a method of servicing a cooling tower are also provided.