Preassembled Splash Bar Fill Module for Cooling Tower Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of splash bars in evaporative water cooling towers is difficult, tedious, and expensive due to their elongated and thin design, which makes the fill assembly process time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A fill module comprising a plurality of splash bars supported by a grid and a module frame, allowing for preassembly and installation as a unit within a rectilinear evaporative cooling structure, reducing the need for on-site assembly at height and minimizing labor costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If splash bars are installed individually in the cooling tower, then the fill structure can be assembled to provide water dispersal, but the installation process becomes difficult, tedious, and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The fill structure is divided into modular sections that can be pre-assembled and then installed as units, reducing the complexity of individual splash bar installation while maintaining the necessary water dispersal functionality
Solution Approach 2:
Splash bars and support structures are pre-assembled into complete fill modules before installation in the cooling tower, allowing ground-level assembly and simplifying the on-site installation process
2Productivity
If splash bars are made long and thin for efficient water dispersal, then water droplet breakup is improved, but the assembly becomes more difficult and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The long splash bars are segmented into manageable lengths that can be easily handled and assembled, while still providing effective water dispersal when configured in the complete fill structure
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple splash bars are combined into integrated modules with support structures, creating a unified assembly that is easier to install individually while maintaining the water dispersal efficiency of multiple bars
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AI summary
A fill in a rectilinear evaporative cooling tower includes a grid, grid support, module radial support, module column and module girts. The grid is to support a plurality of splash bars. The grid support is configured to provide support for the grid. The module support is configured to provide support for the grid support. The module column is configured to provide support for the module support. The module girts is configured to rest on a fill support frame of the rectilinear evaporative cooling tower and configured to provide support for the module columns.