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Construction type and material

Cooling towers are distinguished in principle of their construction type:
  • cell type construction (square and rectangular)
  • circular construction (hyperbolic, cylindrical, conical or pyramidal)

Large round cooling towers have a supporting shell of reinforced concrete. The load
supporting structures of cell type cooling towers consist of:
  • reinforced concrete
  • glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP)
  • hot dip galvanized steel
  • treated timber
Standardized GRP-profiles are more commonly applied. Profiled plastic plates are
preferred for the casing.

Noise protection = Environmental protection

Cooling tower operation generates noise from the rotating machinery and the falling water.
Our solutions offer an effective noise reduction at the source of emission:
  • low noise fans, motors & gears
  • water droplet absorbers

Additional structural measurements may be necessary in case of very high noise reduction requirements involving:
  • sound absorbers at air inlet and outlet
  • sound absorbing casing walls
  • sound absorbing walls next to the cooling tower