SPX Cooling Technologies 160 manual

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    / Mar le y Class 160 Cooling T ower /[...]

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    2 / The Mar ley Dif f er ence / Y ou’ll enjoy single sour ce responsibility and reliability because we design and manufacture virtually all major cooling tower components. All Marley components are designed and selected to be part of an integrated system . For example, the spray pattern from nozzles and the pr essure dr op through drift eliminato[...]

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    3 / Constr uction and Components / ■ Fill/Louvers/Drift Eliminators Marley high-performance lm ll is the heart of every Class 160 tower . A r epeating chevron patter n provides the wetted surface and air turbulence necessary for proper heat transfer , while minimizing resistance to airow so you’ll save on fan power . Molded pr otrusion[...]

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    4 Class 160 towers offer the benets of adjustable pitch propeller type fans. All fans used on Class 160 towers include hollow GRE (glass-reinfor ced epoxy) blades and epoxy-coated cast iron or galvanized steel hubs. Blades ar e adjustable in pitch, so you can take full advantage of rated horsepower or adjust the pitch to compensate for unusual j[...]

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    5 The primary structural elements of all Class 160 towers are the nominal 4 ″ x 4 ″ columns spaced on 4 ′ -0 ″ longitudinal centers. A system of nominal 4 ″ x 4 ″ tower diagonals carries loads in both tension and compression to heavy-duty hot dip galvanized steel anchor plates. Pressur e-treated Douglas Fir is the standar d material for[...]

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    6 / Oper ating and Envir onmental Consider ations / Caution The cooling tower must be located at such distance and direction to avoid the possibility of contaminated tower discharge air being drawn into building fresh air intake ducts. The purchaser should obtain the services of a Licensed Professional Engineer or Registered Architect to certify th[...]

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    7 / T o wer Sc hematic / 1. Last number of model indicates number of cells. Change as appropriate for your selection. Primary engineering data is per cell. 2. Fan hp is usually less than shown here. 3. Height shown is from base of tower columns to fan deck. W ood basin, if used, elevates tower 6 ¹⁄₄ ″ . If concrete basin is used, subtract 1 [...]

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    8 / St eel Basin Support / 1. Use this bulletin for preliminary layouts only . All dimensions show column locations, not anchor bolt locations. Obtain current drawings from your Marley sales r epresentative befor e designing supports. 2. Other contractors or purchaser must design and er ect support- ing steel. 3. If steel beams are used, they must [...]

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    9 1. Use this bulletin for preliminary layouts only . Do not use for construction. Obtain current drawings fr om your Marley sales repr esentative. Concrete basin design and construction ar e by other contractors or purchaser . 2. Operating weight is total wet operating weight of tower only , excluding water in concrete basin. 3. Maintain at least [...]

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    10 / Inlet Piping Plan / G BASE OF T OWER COL. INLET C L B DIA. FLOW CONTROL V AL VE AND CROSSO VER PIPE R E W O 4 L E D O - - 0 ' L L E # R E P S N O I S N E M I $ ! " # $ % & '                             q   q   q   q   [...]

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    11 ■ Cell Partition Options Every Class 160 tower includes plenum partitions and hot water distribution basin partitions between adjacent cells. Plenum partitions keep air from entering an operating cell through an adjacent idle fan—assuring consistent thermal performance. Basin partitions let you inspect and clean individual basins while the r[...]

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    / A v ailable Options / Accessory Description and Remarks Accessory Description and Remarks Fan Cylinder Extension Optional ared fan cylinder extensions improve fan efciency to r educe your operating costs. Cell Partition Extra partitions between fan cells for specic operating considerations. See page 11. Vibration Limit Switches Air Inlet[...]