Title: Drift eliminators for evaporative cooling towers

Abstract: Crescent shaped vanes are so disposed in an evaporative cooling tower that the vanes generally have their leading edges aligned with a plane which forms an acute angle with a vertical plane and that adjacent vanes form a continuous smooth curve flow path which is generally directed upwardly and changes less than 90.degree. in direction to form an effective, low-pressure drop drift eliminator.

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Inventors: Grimble, Ralph E. (Finleyville, PA, US)

Application Number: 448860
Filing Date: 1974-03-07
Publication_date: 1976-09-28
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
Primary Class(es): 96/356 55/440, 55/DIG37, 261/111, 261/DIG11, 261/DIG77
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1181470	May, 1916	Massip	55/440.
1818994	Aug, 1931	Kreisinger	55/440.
2348163	May, 1944	Zimmerman	55/440.
2662553	Dec, 1953	Dimmock	55/DIG.
3224175	Dec, 1965	Beach	55/440.

Other Refs: 773,7861,901,014203,068

Nov, 1934	FR
Nov, 1970	DT
Sep, 1923	UK

Primary Examiner: Lutter, Frank W.
Assistant Examiner: Lacey, David L.
Attorney: Baehr, Jr.; F. S.