Definition of Cooling Tower
There are two main configurations of factory assembled cooling towers: crossflow and counterflow.
In crossflow cooling towers, the water flows vertically down the fill as air flows horizontally across.
In counterflow cooling towers, the water flows vertically down the fill as air flows vertically up.
Cooling towers reject heat from watercooled systems to the atmosphere. Hot water from the system
enters the cooling tower and is distributed over the fill (heat transfer surface).Air is induced or forced
through the fill, causing a small portion of the water to evaporate. This evaporation removes heat from
the remaining water, which is collected in the cold water basin and returned to the system to absorb
more heat. Each cooling tower line, although operating under the same basic principle of operation,
is arranged a little differently.

