Cooling tower
OverviewClassification by useHistoryClassification by buildHeat transfer methodsAir flow generation methodsCategorization by air-to-water flowWet cooling tower material balance
An HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) cooling tower is used to dispose of ("reject") unwanted heat from a chiller. Liquid-cooled chillers are normally more energy efficient than air-cooled chillers due to heat rejection to tower water at or near wet-bulb temperatures. Air-cooled chillers must reject heat at the higher dry-bulb temperature, and thus have a lower average reverse–